BIW Technical Lead — Deputy Manager RNTBCI - Renault India - Chennai, India
(2024-01 - 2026-12)
Closures: Leading BIW structure design for multi-platform on Passenger vehicle (5-Seater, 7-Seater) with full accountability for cost, mass, and schedule targets.
- Project Planning & Execution: Developed and maintained comprehensive project plans encompassing scope, schedule, budget, and resource allocation across multiple concurrent vehicle programs; utilized Jira to track engineering tasks, action items, and milestone progress, ensuring full program visibility and on-time delivery.
- Cross-functional Coordination: Led interface convergence across Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supplier teams covering Architecture, Style, Stamping, CAE, Trims, Harness; conducted multi-disciplinary workshops to drive alignment and generate innovative solutions. Managed convergence actions and open issues through Jira, enabling real-time tracking and closure accountability across teams.
- Risk Management: Identified program risks early and implemented proactive mitigation strategies to protect delivery timelines and cost targets while managing stringent schedule, mass, and cost constraints across Duster 5-Seater and 7-Seater
- Stakeholder Communication: Served as primary point of contact for program status, providing regular updates on quality, cost, and schedule metrics while proactively escalating issues with clear resolution plans; leveraged Jira dashboards and sprint reports to deliver data-driven status updates to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Quality & Compliance: Successfully achieved all CAE requirements across Crash, NVH, Ergonomics, Panel stiffness, over slamming, Sagging requirements
- Supplier Management: Led technical convergence with suppliers for manufacturing feasibility, tooling sign-off, and on-time part delivery to plant. Validated technical feasibility in supplier assembly lines, including investment in new stages, welding fixtures, and inspection gauges. Ensured accurate cost estimation and procurement processes for optimal product quality
- Budget Management: Successfully negotiated supplier pricing through strategic process optimization and yield improvement initiatives, consistently achieving right-first-time cost targets
BIW Technical Lead — Asst Manager RNTBCI - Renault India - Chennai, India
(2022-01 - 2024-12)
Closures: Leading BIW structure design for multi-platform on Commercial vehicle
- Successfully managed Sliding door parts across multiple variants, ensuring full compliance with European plant processes and supplier requirements
- Successfully validated sliding door all key validation (Slamming, Sagging)
- Maximized carryover parts strategy across all variants, delivering significant cost reduction and accelerated development timelines
- Successfully led interface convergence initiatives across all stakeholders including Architecture, Style, Harness, and Machanisam, Trim teams
- Studied master sections based on styling data and modified styling inputs accordingly.
- Designed tailgate assemblies using styling, master section, and hinge inputs.
- Maintained gap and flush per standard requirements and proposed optimized tailgate cut-lines.
- Ensured hinge axis alignment and tailgate opening angles.
- Coordinated convergence with interfaces such as motor, glass, harness, and interior/exterior trim.
- Engineered a single inner panel compatible with two brand-specific outer panels, overcoming styling and hemming flange challenges.
- Innovated outer panel design by splitting into four pieces manufactured with only two tools, reducing stamping/tooling investment.
- Designed B-Pillar and Cantrail components for concept freeze milestones.
- Coordinated convergence with interfaces including door seals, hinges, strikers, and interior trim.
- Achieved integration of height-adjustable seat anchorage in the B-Pillar.
- Delivered performance requirements for side and frontal crash compliance based on Euro NCAP standards.
BIW Technical Engineer — Sr Engineer RNTBCI - Renault India - Chennai, India
(2018-01 - 2022-12)
Global project lead for Renault Master: Closures
- Led Renault Master project LCV project from india
- Responsible for master section creation, styling input preparation
- Successfully met all digital validations like slamming, Sagging, Panel stiffness
- Supported suppliers in obtaining PSW sign-off with Plant PE and PQA teams
- Achieved cost reduction through yield improvement initiatives and parts optimization strategies
BIW Technical Engineer — Engineer RNTBCI - Renault India - Chennai, India
(2015-01 - 2018-12)
Local project: Upperbody
- Design engineer Renault Triber upperbody engineer.
- Responsible for master section creation, styling input preparation, Sealing track creation.
- Successfully met all customer requirement like incress and egress, visibility targets.
- Supported tool maker and stamping team for BSO in 4 operation dies
- Achieved cost reduction through yield improvement initiatives and parts optimization strategies
New Product Development — Design Engineer - Mahindra & Mahindra — Designtech systmen - Chennai, India
(2013-01 - 2015-12)
New fuel tank development
- Successfully developed steel fuel tank for existing package volume and existing mountings
- Designed and developed all fuel tank mounting brackets with existing mounting points
- Conducted comprehensive product feasibility studies based on Mahindra customer CAD data and BOM requirements
