Karthikeyan M
Coimbatore
Summary
Dynamic Senior Engineer with extensive experience at Eltex Super Casting, excelling in process quality and new product development. Proven track record in supplier quality management and successful implementation of APQP and PPAP. Adept at driving corrective actions and enhancing customer satisfaction through effective communication and strategic problem-solving.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Engineer - NPD-Quality
Eltex Super Casting(Engineering Division)
Coimbatore
12.2024 - Current
- Analyzed customer drawings and models for wall thickness, fillets, drafts, tolerance, and machining allowance. Selected appropriate mold machines to optimize manufacturing processes. Prepared FSR documentation to ensure alignment with customer specifications.
- Approve pattern, Core Box Tooling design.
- Verify gating, riser, and venting concept.
- Ensure proper process control plans.
- Approve Trail Plan and Sampling.
- Monitor the Trail Parameters (Pouring Temperatures,Sand Properties,Cycle Time).
- Conduct the ISIR/FAI.
- Co ordinate with Lab to ensure the Metallurgical result as per Customer requirement.
- Analyze the defects and find the root cause using the Fishbone/5 Whys method to eliminate them in the initial stage.
- Update the PFMEA and Control plans.
- Validate the corrective actions through the re-trials.
- Prepare and approve PPAP\APQP documents to Customer.
- Handover to production within the specified rejection target, through the production release note.
- Supplier Audit and Capability Assessment.
- Tooling and process approval at the supplier's end.
- Ongoing supplier performance.
- Ensure period validation of tooling as per the tool monitoring frequency.
Senior Engineer
Asia Tech
Coimbatore
11.2023 - 11.2024
- Developed strategic layout proposals by evaluating customer drawings to enhance design efficacy.
- Acquired pattern models based on specifications through coordination with design team.
- Ensured timely delivery of patterns by managing all related activities.
- Submitted quality documents for client approval after overseeing first sample inspections.
- Oversee all customer and third-party audit-related activities.
QA Engineer
Sakthi Auto Ancillary Pvt Ltd
Coimbatore
01.2020 - 08.2023
- Solely responsible for new sample inspection to ensure compliance with specifications.
- Drove supplier quality performance, enhancing new product development and product quality.
- Submitted customer-specific documents during prelaunch and mass production phases.
- Oversaw supplier quality team, establishing objectives for quality control initiatives.
- Oversaw sampling approval process until production release.
- Generated 8D reports targeting customer complaints to drive corrective actions with CFT team members.
- Ensured suppliers met regulatory and company requirements through consistent audits.
- Conducted internal 5S audits, promoting workplace organization and efficiency.
- Monitored shop floor activities to verify adherence to quality management system standards.
Quality Engineer
L&T Valves
Coimbatore
03.2018 - 10.2020
- Understanding & carrying out inspection of valves, valve component as per client PO, QA Plan, ITP, Project Specification, Gad, Part Diagram.
- Shop floor inspection of raw material castings, forgings, m/c components, welding’s.
- Dimensional inspection for received components.
- Co-ordination with clients for inspection & expediting of valves.
- Follow-up & verification in shop floor & sub supplier QC documents for valve components.
- Working towards non-conformity identification by means of product and process audits.
- Executing new systems and procedures in shop floor to improve quality and 5S; sending incoming inspection feedback report to supplier.
- Organizing red table meeting and MOM; raising monthly debit advice note to vendors.
- Submitting daily RPH report to MFG team and discussing in MRM.
- Providing required all specific documents as per frequency.
- Part of fitment trial for new projects in customer end and sharing action plan; providing action plans to customer.
- Attending Monthly training to Quality Inspectors and Operators.
- Participating in customer Quality month program and submitting organization Quality growth via PPT every month.
- Remarkable Achievement: Introduced separate red box to keep NC parts.
- Implemented template to avoid wrong hole nut welding.
- Implemented MS gauge for drill hole positioning of mass volume parts and successfully reduced the incoming rejections.
- Implemented the temperature sensor in powder coating process to ensure all the parts attain the standard temperature before the powder spray.
- Reduced manpower using reduction in handling time during the hydro testing. Single person handling instead of three manpower.
Junior Engineer
Anugraha Valve Casting Pvt Ltd
Coimbatore
09.2015 - 02.2018
- Supervision on MPI, PT, VT as per ASTM/EN Standards.
- Drafting of Defect Sketch and Repair weld maps.
- Rising of Non Confirmation Report and follow up.
- Evaluate & Prepare NDT reports based on severity level.
- Responsible for Assisting and Updating of QEH&S documentation.
- Controlling and Maintaining the documents and certificates for auditing.
- Analyze the defect area and intimate to the concern process owner to Reducing rework and rejection at in-house.
- Preparing of work instruction, operation standard and quality standard in NDT.
- Review of RT Flims and report the level of severity.
Education
B.E - Mechanical Engineering
KGiSL Institute of Technology
Coimbatore01.2014
HSC -
Venkatalakshmi Matric Hr Sec School
Coimbatore01.2010
SSLC -
Venkatalakshmi Matric Hr Sec School
Coimbatore01.2008
Skills
- Process Quality
- New Product Development
- MSA Study
- SPC Analysis
- ISO audit
- APQP
- SAP
- ERP
- PPAP
- Welding Shop
- Kaizen Implementation
- Powder Coating
- Supplier Quality
- NDT-Level II
- Customer Handling
- 3D modeling
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 04/27/1993
Address : 18/2, Nanjappa Nagar,Singanallur Coimbatore-641005
Declarations
I hereby declare that the information provided above is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief., Karthikeyan M
Timeline
Senior Engineer - NPD-Quality
Eltex Super Casting(Engineering Division)
12.2024 - Current
Senior Engineer
Asia Tech
11.2023 - 11.2024
QA Engineer
Sakthi Auto Ancillary Pvt Ltd
01.2020 - 08.2023
Quality Engineer
L&T Valves
03.2018 - 10.2020
Junior Engineer
Anugraha Valve Casting Pvt Ltd
09.2015 - 02.2018
B.E - Mechanical Engineering
KGiSL Institute of Technology
HSC -
Venkatalakshmi Matric Hr Sec School
SSLC -
Venkatalakshmi Matric Hr Sec School