GOPALAKRISHNAN PANDURANGAN

Manager of Mechanical Design at TITAN Engineering and Automation Limited from June 2022 to the present, leading a team of 10 mechanical design engineers.

Nature of Work

• Understanding customer requirements on the cycle time, number of operators, variants, layout, and budget available, TAKT time, ergonomic standards, machine SOPs, etc.
• Mentoring concept design, DFMEA, and aligning with customer requirements.
• Monitoring the project development for the budgeted cost, planned man-days.
• Supervising the concept to detail design conversion, verifying standard element selection (Pick & Place, Rotary Table, Servo Actuator, Grippers, Nut Tightening Systems, Dispensing System, Pneumatic System, Presses, etc.), and managing the design timeline and design process being followed.
• Conducting DAP with the customer and responding dynamically to the changes happening from customer ideas due to product evolution.
• MOM and scope change document management for PO amendments.
• Coordinating cross-functional teams (Assembly, Purchase, and Vendor) to enhance workflow efficiency and communication.
• Monitoring team performance, improving competency, and empowering them to duplicate the team, while enhancing the company’s strength.

Projects Executed

• Seat belt buckle assembly and testing machine worth 4 crores to Autoliv, Bengaluru.
• E Axle rotor assembly machine worth 13 Cr to Toyota Kirloskar, Bengaluru.
• The battery pack assembly machine is worth 22 crore in TVS Indore, Chennai.
• High-pressure pump assembly machine worth 8 Cr to Cummins, Pune.
• Hydraulic unit assembly machine worth 25 Cr to BIADS, Hosur.

Worked for a shorter period of time as a deputy manager at TATA Electronics (Jan 2022 - May 2022) in Manufacturing Engineering.

• Responsible for failure analysis and corrective action team.

The Design Office Team is working for the global Michelin Engineering team to develop a solution for the automation problem statement.

Nature of Work

• Established a 1st-level process for design projects and executed the team’s 1st design project from concept to the Michelin-Hat Yai, Thailand, plant, collaborating with them.
• Responsible Team’s various indicators on performance management, like RFQ response time, estimation efficiency (plan vs. actual days), billing from end user vs. spent on engineers, delivery, quality, etc.

Project executed

• Tire Building Machines: Drum Design to Central Team.
• LFS/LSS machine size upgradation from 17 inches to 20 inches.
• Tissue cooling, slicing. Stacking Machine to Thailand plant.

Sourcing Guarantee Team working for machine construction at supplier places like L&T, Saint-Gobain, and PARI. Responsible for delivering an average of INR 25 Cr worth of 6-8 machines per year.

Nature of Work

• Identifying new suppliers, maintaining supplier business continuity through SRM, and developing supplier quality.
• Receiving technical dossiers from the central team, verifying drawings, and conducting RFQs across suppliers.
• Contributing to the purchasing tactic for device sourcing strategy, consolidating the due diligence report for the project team.
• Monitoring the project, timeline, and milestones; coordinating with the supplier for clarifications during RFQs and realization.
• Conducting platform tests to qualify the machine, and following up on delivery and non-conformities arising in the machine's operation.

Project executed

• EV2++ machines to Chennai, Thailand, and Poland plants.
• LFS/LSS machines to Thailand, Hungary.
• Spray post machines to Brazil, Poland, and Thailand.

Senior Design Engineer – Company developing automation solutions for a wide variety of industries, such as automobile Tier 1 and 2, healthcare products, solar, etc.

Nature of Work

• Designing a CAD model of the station for the intended purpose defined by the technical specifications from the sales team.
• Creating cycle time charts and engineering calculations for the standard item selection.
• Understanding product drawing, creating a fixture for the specific application.
• Creating manufacturing drawings, pneumatic circuits, ballooning drawings, and test charts.

Project executed

• Drive shaft assembly machines to GKN Driveline, Chennai, and Pune.
• Exhaust Gas Recirculatory Valve assembly machines to Pierburg, Pune.
• Water pump line to Magna Rico, Pune.
• Gearbox assembly line for Renault-Nissan.
• Air suction valve assembly line to UCAL Fuels, Pondicherry.