BALAJI SANGLE
PUNE
Summary
Project and Application Engineer with extensive experience at JOHN CRANE SEAL SUPPORT SYSTEM, specializing in product development and project management. Demonstrated expertise in API seal systems and strong cross-functional collaboration skills. Consistently delivers high-quality engineering solutions that improve design efficiency and enhance customer satisfaction.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Mechanical Design and Application Engineer
JOHN CRANE SEAL SUPPORT SYSTEM
PUNE
02.2020 - Current
- Supported project engineers in resolving technical queries with internal stakeholders and external customers, ensuring smooth project execution, and high-quality engineering deliverables.
- Ensured compliance with mechanical engineering standards and quality requirements during design, development, and manufacturing activities.
- Review customer inquiries, specifications, and design inputs to develop accurate and efficient engineering solutions.
- Led a team of four engineers and drafters to complete project design activities, including the review of design specifications, customer engineering documents, P&IDs, system sizing, and general arrangement and fabrication drawings within scheduled timelines.
- Delivered complete engineering documentation—drawings, BOMs, design calculations, and customer deliverables—ensuring accuracy, clarity, and on-time delivery.
- Reviewed instrument data sheets and evaluated/approved vendor drawings to ensure compliance with project and design standards.
- Contributed to the development of engineering standards, procedures, checklists, and lessons-learned documentation to improve consistency and reduce design errors across projects.
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional business units to enhance communication, strengthen project alignment, and improve customer satisfaction.
- Train and mentored design drafters and system design engineers, improving team capability and efficiency.
- Led and participate in design standardization initiatives and supported the creation of optimized design methodologies.
- Estimate engineering hours, develop design schedules, and coordinated activities to ensure timely project completion.
- Conducted customer site visits for field-trial systems, provided rapid technical resolutions, and supported the quality team in reducing field-related technical issues.
- Attended site inspections, troubleshot technical issues, and participated in engineering discussions with internal stakeholders and customers.
- Supported production teams through detailed work instructions, redline markups, and design clarifications for equipment assembly.
- Prepared engineering schedules and documentation for customer orders, ensuring a smooth handover and execution.
- Supported project engineers in resolving complex technical queries from internal and external stakeholders, ensuring seamless project execution and adherence to engineering standards.
- Interpreted customer specifications, P&IDs, design criteria, and performance requirements to develop accurate and cost-effective engineering solutions.
- Produced high-quality engineering deliverables—design calculations, BOMs, GA drawings, fabrication drawings, and technical documents ensuring 100% accuracy and on-time delivery.
- Review and approve vendor drawings, instrument data sheets, and purchased components to ensure full compliance with customer Specification.
- Developed and improved engineering procedures, design checklists, and project templates, contributing to reduced rework and enhanced design consistency across multiple projects.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams (Quality, Production, Project Management, Procurement) to resolve technical issues and optimize engineering workflows.
- Mentored and trained design drafters and system design engineers, increasing team capability, accuracy, and productivity.
- Led design standardization and optimization initiatives, resulting in improved design efficiency and reduced engineering cycle time.
- Estimate engineering hours, prepared project execution schedules, and coordinated design activities to meet critical project milestones.
- Conducted customer site visits for field trials, troubleshooting system issues, and providing quick engineering solutions that improved customer satisfaction, and reduced downtime.
- Supported production teams through redline markups, assembly guidance, work instructions, and real-time engineering clarifications during manufacturing.
Design Engineer
PMT Machines Ltd.
PUNE
03.2017 - 01.2020
- Designing, Modeling, Assembly, & Detailing of various parts of machine from conceptual inputs.
- Planning & Development of new products.
- Modification of existing products and generating associative drawings.
- Maintaining drawing revisions and other documentation.
- Responsible for analyzing the incoming enquires from sales department and preparing General Arrangement & Layout Drawings.
- Interaction with other departments like planning, marketing, service, assembly regarding design related activities.
- Gathering information from service regarding field problems as an input to product improvement.
- Involve in customer interaction for design and implementation of special attachments.
- Preparing machine manuals for specialized machine.
Education
B.E. - Mechanical Engineering
YCCE
NAGPUR05.2016
DIPLOMA - Mechanical Engineering
Government Polytechnic
Nanded05.2013
Skills
- Customer specification review and validation
- Drawing verification and validation
- API seal systems, rotary equipment, and API 682
- Product development and project management
- BOM and change management
- Application design
- ASME standards and GD&T
- Lean Six Sigma methodology
- Solid Edge and Team Center proficiency
- AutoCAD and PV-Elite skills
- SAP knowledge
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Design approach establishment
- Goal-oriented mindset
- Quality product delivery confidence
- Mechanical design
- Design calculations
- Team leadership
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Time management
- Effective communication
Websites
Timeline
Mechanical Design and Application Engineer
JOHN CRANE SEAL SUPPORT SYSTEM
02.2020 - Current
Design Engineer
PMT Machines Ltd.
03.2017 - 01.2020
B.E. - Mechanical Engineering
YCCE
DIPLOMA - Mechanical Engineering
Government Polytechnic