Senior Engineer-PPC (NPI) at Tata Electronics (2025-04 – Present)
- Led end to end planning activities for global mobile enclosure and assembly projects coordinating with design, procurement, and quality to ensure on-time NPI program launches.
- Tracked tooling, fixture, and component readiness against NPI milestones, flagging schedule risks proactively to cross-functional teams
- Conducted capacity and line feasibility studies for new product programs, validating manpower, machine, and material readiness ahead of pilot builds
- Tracked BOM routing structures in MES / SAP / IIoT system in coordination with engineering during process freeze.
- Planned and scheduled pilot trial runs, balancing NPI builds with ongoing production commitments without disrupting delivery schedules
- Built phased ramp-up plans incorporating yield and scrap assumptions
- Monitored ramp-up output vs. plan, standardizing changeover times post-stabilization to improve on-time NPI delivery
- Defined buffer stock norms and DOIH targets for new/critical components, raising and tracking PRs with procurement for long-lead and single-source items
- Reduced 12% ramp-up time and improved on-time NPI delivery by 6% through structured planning and cross-functional coordination.
- Monitored capacity utilization and OEE in specified IIoT resolving routing errors and enhancing production efficiency by 9%.
- Built and maintained KPI dashboards using power Bi and Macros for MIS.
Design Engineer (Pre-Sale processing) at Rittal India (2024-06 – 2025-04)
- Analyze project specifications, drawings, and other documentation to determine the scope of work and associated costs.
- Co-ordinating with Sourcing team to finalize vendor cost and closing the order.
- Categorization of BOM with respect to Stream, Make and Buy-out items.
- Creation of SAP quote based on the costing sheet.
PPC Engineer at Nash Industries (I) Pvt. Ltd. (2022-05 – 2024-05)
Commodities handled: Sheet metal components for enclosure and switch gears.
- Developed and optimized production plans and delivery schedules based on delivery plans.
- Conversion of quarterly / monthly schedules to weekly and daily schedules based on OEE.
- Released production orders to multiple production teams considering process lead time.
- Created monthly sales forecast report based on the demand.
- Worked with purchase team to ensure timely availability of materials.
- Proposed cost saving initiatives and process improvements.
- Managed Raw material and FG inventory to prevent overstocking and material shortages.
- Reduced excess inventory and waste through inventory optimization strategies.
- Implemented automated cost reporting systems using Power BI, for KPI monitoring thus reducing manual effort and improving the timeliness and accuracy of data for decision-making.
- Successfully avoided BOM Cost of enclosures by ~6% by collaboratively working with Purchase team.
- Implemented Batch production in handled projects resulting in a ~10% reduction in overall lead time thus improving timely deliveries.
Production Engineer at Kaizentek Aerospace (2018-06 – 2022-04)
Commodities Handled: Precision machined components and assemblies.
- Developed and maintained production schedules based on customer demand.
- Coordinated with purchasing team to understand Lead time requirement of BOP and raw materials.
- Monitor inventory levels of raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods.
- Assessing the production capacity of the facility and adjusting production plans to match capacity constraints.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement, cost reduction, and efficiency enhancement in production planning and control.
- Mitigate risks related to supply chain disruptions, machine breakdowns, or labor shortages.
