Ashok Kumar
Chennai
Summary
Profile Summary
- To build a long-term career with 10+ years' experience in Product Design and Development at Mechanical & Electro-mechanical products - Display, HUD, Radars & Cameras
- Expertise for the Product Development, Conceptual Designing to Final development
- Good knowledge in Automotive Plastic, Casting & Sheet metal Design.
- Consideration & implementation of EMC & EMI in the mechanical & electrical product design
- Handiling the Displays, Infotainment systems, ECU & thermal management system in the design
- Handling Multiple Level Radars and Radars system Integration for the passenger vehicle and Commercial vehicle
- Experience in the Problem solving for the Display fit with customer side and suppliers.
- Managing multiple suppliers at the various country with respect to the project requirement and deliverables according to the timeline.
- Good knowledge in GD&T (ISO & ASME) symbols and stack-up analysis.
- Good in VAVE Implementation for existing projects.
- Implementation of engineering change request based on the voice of customers and Internal departments.
- Experience in the flow analysis method (CFD) for the Exhaust systems uniformity achievement with respect to the back pressure and Temperature
- Review Feasibility of New Product Design, Identify the Potential Issues, and Implement the Changes to get Product results as expected.
- Prepare the technical documentation and testing plan with respect to the product requirement
- Team management and Resource Management.
- Finite Element Analysis using CATIA software in the basics
- Collaboration with CFT and testing teams for the product stages.
Overview
3
3
Languages
1
1
Certification
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Leader -ADAS - Display
Aptiv
Chennai
03.2025 - Current
- Managed hardware products including Display, infotainment, radar, and front-view camera RFQ to Productions.
- Prepared 1D stack-up and set tolerances for component drawings.
- Solved fit and finish issues during Display proto/ production.
- Managed Radar, Display ECU, and Radar system integration across projects.
- Contributed to design demonstrations for global market drivers and variable concepts.
- Initiated value analysis and value engineering to reduce product costs.
- Handled multiple Europe and China projects for design deliverables.
- Managed team resources and people management activities for design work.
- Managed DFMEA activities for design failure mode analysis.
- Used CATIA V5 and UG NX design tools for modelling.
- Managed design and drawing reviews against ASME Y14.5M and ISO.
- Managed resources and staffing based on prioritised workload.
Design Leader - Mechanical
VALEO INDIA
Chennai
05.2022 - 03.2025
- Managing the Advance technology of ADAS products (Display, Head up display, Infotainment system, virtual cluster, Driver monitoring system, Interior monitoring system and Switches)
- Contributed to the global market drivers design demonstrations for diverse variable concepts
- Initiated the Drivers VA/VE to reduce the product cost
- Handling multiple projects from the European team and ensuring the deliverables for the design activities.
- Responsible for Field failure and assembly problems to resove with proper RCA.
- Managing the Design Failure Mode Effect Analysis (DFMEA) using IQRM tool and finalize the risks.
- Demonstrate the nTop software for the Topology optimization, FEA Analysis, Lattice structure design to reduce the product weight.
- Managing the Design & drawing (ASME Y14.5M & ISO) review activities for the Multiple projects for ADAS systems.
- Managing resource and Team based on the prioritize workload.
- Prepare the 1D Stack-up and define the tolerance for the component drawings
Assistant Manager
SMIL
Chennai
10.2015 - 05.2022
- Managing the Mahindra and Mahindra Exhaust system projects for the Design and devolvement & Under body systems design and development activities.
- Supporting the flow analysis in the design stage with respect to the Uniform flow
- Handling multiple customers & ensure the deliverable for the design activities.
- Responsible for the Team Management and people management
- Demonstrate the VA/VE for the multiple projects and reduce the cost & Weight.
- Managing the Design & drawing (ASME Y14.5M) review activities for the Multiple projects for Exhaust systems.
- Managing resource and Team based on the prioritize workload.
- Conduct Technical review meeting and release the design for PPAP
Education
Diploma of Higher Education - 3D Generative Design
3D printing Bootcamp
Italy2024
B.E - Mechanical
Annai Vailankanni College of Engineering
2015
Skills
- Generative design
- Supplier management
- Technical support
- Change Management
- DFMEA
- Surface Modeling
- Drafting
- Design review
- GD&T
- Tolerance Stack-up
- nTop
- Topology Optimization Design
Projects
- Handling Ashok Leyland Commercial ADAS system integration ( Radars and Cameras)
- Handling Ford, GM, Audi & BMW Radar integration
- Handling Camera integration for Ashok Leyland
- Supporting Mahindra BE6e infotainment system Design and development.
- Handling - Head up display, Infotainment system, virtual cluster, Driver monitoring system, Interior monitoring system
- Successfully developed M&M Hot end Diesel 1.5L (LNT + DPF), Diesel 2.5L (LNT + DPF) & P602/P625 (TWC + GPF).
- Successfully develop SMIL all reverse engineering designs.
- MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA-Tractors
- Successfully developed Trem IV M&M 1D06 & 1D08 Tractors (DOC + Muffler & DOC+DPF).
- Successfully developed Trem IV M&M K2 Tractors (DOC + Muffler & DOC+DPF).
- Successfully developed Trem V M&M Tractors (DOC+DPF).
- SWARAJ-Tractors
- Successfully developed Trem IV SWARAJ 963Tractor (DOC+DPF)
- Successfully developed Trem 3A (DOC).
Software Skills
- CATIA V5
- UG NX
- 3D Experience
- IQRM
- nTop
- MS Office
- Google Sheet
- JIRA
Certification
- Certified the 3D Generative Design
- Functional Dimension & Tolerance (FD&T)
Languages
English, Tamil
First Language
English
Proficient
C2
Tamil
Proficient
C2
Personal Information
- DOB- March 30 1994
Timeline
Technical Leader -ADAS - Display
Aptiv
03.2025 - Current
Design Leader - Mechanical
VALEO INDIA
05.2022 - 03.2025
Assistant Manager
SMIL
10.2015 - 05.2022
B.E - Mechanical
Annai Vailankanni College of Engineering
Diploma of Higher Education - 3D Generative Design
3D printing Bootcamp