Harish Kumar N N
Bengaluru
Summary
Innovative and results-driven Mechanical Engineer with 10.5 years of experience in OEM and product engineering environments, specializing in New Product Development (NPD), VAVE, ECN handling, proto development, testing, and supplier collaboration. Strong capability in performing hands-on engineering calculations (load, thermal, structural, tolerance) to ensure robust and manufacturable design solutions. Proven track record in leading complete product life cycles- from concept design to mass production-in ATM Project and energy storage sectors.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Lead
Nash Tech Labs Research and Development
Bangalore
01.2024 - Current
- Provided technical and project leadership to cross-functional teams such as Harness, SCM, Electronics, and Supplier teams, ensuring alignment, timely issue resolution, and on-time project delivery.
- Owned end-to-end responsibility for all product commodities, including design, structural validation, packaging design, supplier coordination, and executing ECN changes throughout the product lifecycle.
- Suppliers visit during sheet metal development and fabrication stage to inspect the sample parts.
- Led VAVE and NPD projects across ATM and Energy Storage (BESS) domains.
- Performed hands-on engineering calculations (load calculations, stress estimates, metal thickness calculations, and tolerance verification) to validate design feasibility before 3D modelling and prototyping.
- Executed complete development cycle for an ATM machine product, including concept design, prototype release, EVT/DVT stages, and PVT readiness.
- Conducted root cause analysis for test failures and executed redesign activities, ensuring compliance with performance, safety, and certification requirements.
- Completed documentation handover for mass production and supported production readiness.
- Worked closely with suppliers and drove SPAP documentation for customer audits.
- Designed the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) cabinet housing five battery packs, achieving IP65 compliance and supporting UL certification requirements.
Lead Design Engineer
HCL Technologies Ltd
01.2016 - 01.2023
- Executed NPD projects for vacuum cleaners (Upright, Deep cleaners & Portable variants).
- Managed Engineering Change Notices and design updates.
- Good working knowledge in surface modeling to deal with A-surface, control modelling and skeleton modeling.
- Good working knowledge of prototyping of parts as per the plastic design feasibility.
- Working experience on complete product design cycle from initial concept phase till tooling release.
- Working experience in ECN process, BOM creation, drawings creation, SEC tasks, markup creation.
- Good working experience in PDM tool like Windchill.
AutoCAD Designer
Chennakeshava Furn Industries
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Created AutoCAD interior design layouts and technical drawings.
- Prepared material estimation sheets and quotations.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Mechanical Engineering
Acharya Institute of Technology
Skills
- New Product Development (NPD)
- Value Analysis & Value Engineering (VAVE)
- Engineering Change Management (ECN)
- Hands-on Engineering Calculations (Structural, Load, Thermal, Tolerance Stack-up)
- DFMEA
- PFMEA
- Control Plan
- Design for Manufacturing (DFM)
- Design for Assembly (DFA)
- Proto Build & Verification (EVT, DVT, PVT)
- Product Testing & Failure Analysis
- UL / IP Certification Support (IP65, BESS-related UL standards)
- Supplier Interaction & SPAP Documentation
- CAD Tools: SolidWorks
- CAD Tools: Creo
- GD&T
- FG BOM Creation
Accomplishments
- Successfully handed over the ATM project from Mock-up stage to Mass production by completing the PRT audit for 12 units.
- Successfully drove the Battery Outer Battery cabinet project till DVT stage and transferred 10 units for UL certification.
- ERS Champion - JFM-21 and ERS Process Champion & Knowledge Management and continuous Improvement - OND-23 recognized for my efforts and rewarded by HCL.
- Process optimization to reduce the time consumption for tasks in ECN process which helped to clear the backlogs in ECN team.
Languages
- Kannada
- English
- Kannada
Disclaimer
I do hereby assert that the information provided above is correct to the best of my knowledge & belief.
Software And Tools
- SolidWorks
- Creo
- AutoCAD
- Windchill PLM tool
Personal Information
- Father's Name: Mr. Nagappa
- Date of Birth: 03/05/93
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Indian
Languages
Kannada
First Language
English
Proficient
C2
Timeline
Technical Lead
Nash Tech Labs Research and Development
01.2024 - Current
Lead Design Engineer
HCL Technologies Ltd
01.2016 - 01.2023
AutoCAD Designer
Chennakeshava Furn Industries
01.2015 - 01.2016
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Mechanical Engineering
Acharya Institute of Technology