Vijaykumar Parmar

Engineered precise 3D CAD models and assemblies using UG-NX and SolidWorks, improving design accuracy and reducing rework during production.

Applied

Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles to optimize component designs, reducing production complexity and cost. Evaluated design feasibility and manufacturability, ensuring alignment with project requirements and minimizing production issues.

CAD Design Engineer - SHREERAM AEROSPACE & DEFENCE - Rajkot

(2024-08)

• Engineered precise 3D CAD models and assemblies using UG-NX and SolidWorks, improving design accuracy and reducing rework during production.
• Applied Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles to optimize component designs, reducing production complexity and cost.
• Evaluated design feasibility and manufacturability, ensuring alignment with project requirements and minimizing production issues.
• Performed detailed validation checks (draft, undercut, and interference analysis), enhancing overall design reliability and quality.
• Delivered high-quality manufacturing and vendor drawings, accelerating procurement and fabrication timelines.
• Created comprehensive stage documentation (PFMEA, Control Plan, Process Flow Charts, and fixture designs) to support efficient and standardized manufacturing processes.
• Structured and managed complex assembly BOMs, enabling better material planning and inventory control.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to resolve technical queries, reducing delays and ensuring smooth project execution.

CAD Design & Production Engineer - SUPER-ENGITECH PVT LTD - Shapar- Rajkot

(2022-03 - 2024-08)

• 3D Model and Pattern Development: Designed and generated 3D models and foundry-ready patterns for green sand casting processes using CAD tools, ensuring dimensional accuracy and alignment with customer specifications.
• Feasibility Analysis for RFQ Parts: Conducted detailed feasibility assessments for RFQ (Request for Quotation) parts, considering factors such as cavity/core complexity, parting line strategy, draft angles, material grade, heat treatment, surface coating, and functional testing requirements.

Quality Control & Production Engineer - NOVA TECHNOCAST PVT LTD - Shapar- Rajkot

(2021-05 - 2022-02)

• Engineered precise 3D models and 2D drawings for casting and assembly, enabling seamless manufacturing and reducing production errors.
• Developed and implemented detailed control plans that ensured consistent, high-quality machining and minimized rework.
• Constructed specialized fixtures strictly following technical guidelines, boosting assembly accuracy and process efficiency.
• Executed meticulous quality inspections, driving defect reduction and guaranteeing product reliability.
• Partnered proactively with engineers and designers to streamline workflows, accelerate production timelines, and elevate overall product performance.
• Casting Quality Verification: Verified the quality of casting components developed under NPD (New Product Development) through visual defect inspection (e.g., porosity, cracks, misruns) and dimensional validation via CMM, gauges, and fixtures.
• PPAP Documentation: Prepared and submitted complete PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) documents for the PPAP lot, including dimensional reports, material certifications, process flow diagrams, control plans, and initial sample inspection reports.
• Tooling Validation and Trials: Coordinated with pattern makers and foundry engineers for pattern/tooling validation, ensured gating and riser system optimization, and supervised pilot casting trials to finalize process stability.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Interfaced with design, procurement, foundry vendors, and quality assurance teams to resolve casting issues, implement DFM (Design for Manufacturability) changes, and ensure alignment on deliverables.
• Root Cause Analysis and CAPA: Investigated casting defects and dimensional deviations, performed root cause analysis (RCA), and implemented corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to improve yield and reduce rework rates.

Bachelor of Engineering - Production - Gujarat Technological University (2012 - 2016)

Secondary School - Gujarat Secondary & Higher Secondary Education Board (2011 - 2012)