Gulsan Lakra
BENGALURU URBAN
Summary
17+ years’ experience in Vehicle Design & Integration
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Train Architecture Manager
Alstom Transport India Ltd
04.2023 - Current
- Preparing and documenting TD Design Reviews according to project schedule and following-up the main open actions
- Defining train mechanical architecture taking into account weight, gauge, installation strategy, acoustics, eco design, ergonomics, aerodynamics
- Validating Transverse Requirement Specifications in close collaboration with the Train System Engineer
- Defining mitigation plans covering a risk identified on TD scope
- Establishing Certification & Validation Plans for Train Design scope
Lead Coolant Systems
Volvo Group India Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
09.2022 - 03.2023
- Creating concepts and direct the design & development of Cooling systems
- Prepare development plans for the project and conduct technical evaluations
- Coordinate product test with proven design and support for prototype build
- Interaction with customer, suppliers and business partners
Associate Consultant, Vehicle Architecture
Tata Consultancy Services
Chennai
02.2021 - 09.2022
- Preparation of Vehicle Layout considering aggregate envelopes, packaging requirements and platform modularity/commonality
- Vehicle hardpoints workout and detailing considering product requirements
- Perform overall weight distribution calculations to confirm on aggregate placements
- Generate Design Proposals for aggregates considering vehicle packaging
- Build Overall Vehicle DMU and conduct interference checks
- Vehicle Architecture finalization considering product requirement, hardpoints and packaging detailing
- Co-ordinate and interact with Aggregate CFT on Parts Design finalization & subsequent release in system
- Perform preliminary vehicle performance calculations to confirm on driveline ratios considering product requirements
- Preparation Product Technical Detailing Document for Project Approval
- Preparation of Detailed Project Timeline and tracking to ensure timely delivery
Assistant Manager, Vehicle Design
Force Motors Ltd
Pune
01.2014 - 01.2021
- Development of design concept of Suspension systems
- Basic calculations for articulation, travel, bump stop, etc
- Drawing preparation & Documentation release
- Derivation of design calculation & packaging study
- Preparation of DFMEA
- Supplier interaction and coordination for development of suspension components
- Preparation of DFA, DFM, DFS
- Support proto & testing team for fitment & validation activities
- Resolution of design issue raised during testing, production build & customer vehicles through problem solving techniques
- Execution & implementation of cost reduction ideas (VAVE)
- Adherence to project timelines & risk assessment in product development lifecycle
Senior Design Engineer, Chassis Equipment Installation
Volvo India Private Ltd
Bangalore
10.2012 - 12.2013
- Company Overview: (Consultant from Geometric)
- Air intake system dirt side & clean side piping & installation
- Muffler installation with upstream & down stream piping
- Cooperate with testing team for developing components to meet powertrain performance & vehicle emission requirement
- Take part in supplier discussion, initiate & lead meetings to review technical specifications
- Create & review engineering drawings, technical requirements, product structure & release for production
- (Consultant from Geometric)
Manager, Vehicle Integration
Tata Motors Ltd
Jamshedpur
06.2008 - 10.2012
- To study the customer requirement and convert it into tech specifications
- To Understand and implement benchmarked concepts
- To generate the project documents and interact with program management and Marketing for vehicle specification sign offs
- To get involved in the new program (at the beginning of project) and work out the vehicle layout
- To work on material specification and interact with the respective departments
- To handle field failures & analysis of the same
- To create DFMEA/DFM/DFS/DFA
- To prepare & conduct in DVP and Testing (Indoor & Outdoor testing)
- To continuously interact with Program Management Team and to understand and meet the expectations of the customer
- To co-ordinate with Proto Assembly / Proto Testing & Homologation
- To interact with proto manufacturing and Vendor development team for vehicle prototype building
- To support the auto projects, Vendor development team and service to launch vehicle and support for resolution of field failures
- To interact with the project leader for timely execution and completion of projects, review the designs of the aggregates, integration of aggregates and take the analysis results for further implementations
- DFMEA management, CAD/CAE reviews and Digital Product Development (DMU)
- Ensure design adherence to Homologation & Regulatory requirements
- Interactions with Suppliers, Manufacturing, QA, customer support, VD etc to ensure project deliverables
- Support Proto build (in line with DMU), track packaging issues & closure
- Co-ordinate Benchmarking, target setting & signoff
- Perform Vehicle performance predictions, testing & establish correlation
Engineer - Product Design
Stanley Electric Engg. (I) Pvt. Ltd
Gurgaon
12.2006 - 03.2008
- Co-ordinate Benchmarking, target setting & signoff
- Design & Design & development of automotive lighting systems (Head lamp & Tail Lamp)
- Interacting with styling for class A surface & packaging feasibility
- Input document preparation for development from supplier for design specs packaging requirements test8ng requirements & styling inputs
- Concept generation & feasibility study
- Prototype build support & concern resolution for build & field issues
Education
B.E - Mechanical Engineering
Orissa Engineering College
Bhubaneswar, Orissa01.2004
12th -
Govt. College Sundergarh
Sundergarh, Orissa01.2000
10th -
Hind Zinc Vidyalaya
Sundergarh, Odisha01.1998
Skills
- CATIA V5 R21
- PRO-E
- PLM
- Vehicle Design & Integration
- Vehicle level performance calculation
- Homologation requirements study
- Project management
- Chassis frames
- Suspension system
- Steering system
- Wheels & Tires selection
- General arrangement layouts and offer drg
- GD &T
- DFMEA
- DFM
- DFA
- DFS
- Field failure analysis
- Benchmarking study
Languages
- English
- Hindi
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 02/18/83
Area Of Expertise
- Vehicle Design & Integration
- Vehicle level performance calculation
- Homologation requirements study
- Project management
- Chassis frames
- Suspension system
- Steering system
- Wheels & Tires selection
- General arrangement layouts and offer drg
- GD &T
- DFMEA
- DFM, DFA & DFS
- Field failure analysis
- Benchmarking study
Timeline
Train Architecture Manager
Alstom Transport India Ltd
04.2023 - Current
Lead Coolant Systems
Volvo Group India Pvt Ltd
09.2022 - 03.2023
Associate Consultant, Vehicle Architecture
Tata Consultancy Services
02.2021 - 09.2022
Assistant Manager, Vehicle Design
Force Motors Ltd
01.2014 - 01.2021
Senior Design Engineer, Chassis Equipment Installation
Volvo India Private Ltd
10.2012 - 12.2013
Manager, Vehicle Integration
Tata Motors Ltd
06.2008 - 10.2012
Engineer - Product Design
Stanley Electric Engg. (I) Pvt. Ltd
12.2006 - 03.2008
B.E - Mechanical Engineering
Orissa Engineering College
12th -
Govt. College Sundergarh
10th -
Hind Zinc Vidyalaya
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