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Bhagyesh Ghugare
Lead Engineer
Pune
Summary
Seasoned Lead Engineer with a resourceful, hardworking and quality-driven mindset. Proactive in tackling equipment and system issues to maintain operational status. Top-notch leader and project manager with an organized and methodical approach. Adept in Seat Comfort, Innovation and Automation. It help to develop seat product for achieving emerging market targets.
Overview
12
years of professional experience
4
years of post-secondary education
3
Languages
Work History
Forvia FaureciaPune
Lead Engineer
04.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Worked closely with manager to plan, develop and execute strategy for team development.
- Provided input to team regarding areas for process and procedural improvement.
- Trained and mentored competent and flexible workforce to meet project needs and promote positive work environment.
- Developed work plans for various personnel roles based on strengths and talents.
- Motivating and cultivating innovation within team.
- Communicated regularly with customers about project requirements and areas for improvement in design review meetings.
- Developed positive working relationships with stakeholders to effectively coordinate work activities.
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
- Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Acted as team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback.
- Reviewed and assessed seat comfort for 15 OEM projects from all over world.
- Involved in Consumer Electronic Show projects (2022, 2023, 2024) to access comfort.
Forvia FaureciaPune
Seat Comfort Specialist
02.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Interacted with subject matter experts to develop training material.
- Responsible to Daimler VAN.EA Program to achieve Seat Comfort
- Responsible to integrate Massager system in Volvo Truck Seat which is produced by ISRI.
- Conducting survey to analyze comfort index of seat.
- Network building with major stakeholders from various departments.
- Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
- Proven ability to develop and implement creative solutions to complex problems.
- Automation idea submitted for "Engineering functional milestone checklist" and provided extensive support for implementation to Digital Automation team, which improves efficiency in larger scale.
Forvia FaureciaPune
Advance Design Engineer
05.2018 - 03.2023
Job overview
- Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects from European Seat projects of Audi, Mercedes, Volvo, Peugeot, Renault and American Seat projects of FCA, Nissan for comfort activity
- Accountable to validate comfort for 2 Russian Seat projects for Renault XJF, Nissan P33B from RFQ to PV Phase
Forvia FaureciaPune
Senior Design Engineer
03.2017 - 04.2018
Job overview
- Collaborated with others to facilitate successful 3 European project completion in scope of architectural, regulatory and safety.
- Assisted in developing work flow for Nissan serial project.
RLE InternationalChennai
Senior Design Engineer
07.2016 - 03.2017
Job overview
- Conducted engineering studies on 2 designs like Foam and Plastic for seat product, in Ford Organization.
- Analyzed and interpreted Ford workflow and team center to deliver quality output.
- Conducted research to identify new concepts for "Seat Armrest Assembly" and evaluate patent feasibility.
Forvia FaureciaPune
Senior Design Engineer
11.2011 - 07.2016
Job overview
- Performed Architectural, Regulatory and Safety study on 5 European market projects.
- Complete Seat product assembly and drawings done as per standard.
- Hands on experience in Plastic part designing, drawing and Foam design for European Seat projects Involved in RFQ, DV Phase.
Education
KIT CollegeKolhapur
Bachelor of Engineering from Production Engineering
08.2007 - 05.2011
Skills
Cultivate innovation
undefinedAccomplishments
- Achieved ~50% saving of efforts through effectively implementing Digital automation in various digital activities.
- Documented and prepared "Seat belt routing" model which led to understand safety and comfort for various manikin.
- Automation idea submitted for "Engineering functional milestone checklist" and provided extensive support for implementation to Digital Automation team, which improves efficiency in larger scale.
- Originated idea and supported to AI team for "AI based H-point predication and Comfort evaluation"
- International assignment in 2017 at Germany for Audi project to support Complete seat activity.
- International assignment in 2019 at Germany for Seat comfort training and network building.
- International assignment in 2022 at France for mapping to Comfort specialist path.
- Customer Appreciation from Volvo and Daimler.
- Customer Appreciation from various region of Counterpart.
- Presented "A seat belt assembly for vehicle seat" (by automatically fastening seat belt) idea in "Spark 2K19 Innovation Competition", and achieved Patent.
- Achieved Seating Domain Winner title in Novus X.0 2021 Innovation Competition by introducing After-sale accessory product for occupant comfort and alert.
- Presented ideas at final round in "Seating Innovation Challenge in 2021" "Data Innovation Competition in 2023" within organization.
- Conducted research to identify new concepts for "Seat Armrest Assembly" and evaluate patent feasibility in Ford Organization.
- Documented and resolved technical and digital issues which led to become SQuAD for Complete Seat team (2018).
- Trainings accomplished on "7 habits for Highly effective people", "Collaborative Excellence", "Holistic Decision Making", "Life and Corporate Success", "Effective presentation"
Interests
Driving for vision
Digital Transformation
Artificial Intelligence
Availability
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Timeline
Lead Engineer
Forvia Faurecia
04.2023 - Current
Seat Comfort Specialist
Forvia Faurecia
02.2023 - Current
Advance Design Engineer
Forvia Faurecia
05.2018 - 03.2023
Senior Design Engineer
Forvia Faurecia
03.2017 - 04.2018
Senior Design Engineer
RLE International
07.2016 - 03.2017
Senior Design Engineer
Forvia Faurecia
11.2011 - 07.2016
KIT College
Bachelor of Engineering from Production Engineering
08.2007 - 05.2011
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