Prafulla P. Jadhav

• Responsible for the 2nd row complete seating system and seat covers. Handled head rest, armrest, seat plastics, latches, and seat covers for IN 2.0 and IN 2.5 (Kylaq) projects.
• Design and development of the seat components throughout the life cycle.
• Working with different suppliers for design and development activities.
• Responsible for regulatory requirements, BMG and K release testing, timeline, supplier D&D cost, support for test matrix finalization, etc.
• Handling the Seat C&T matrix and finalizing the strategy for the project with Styling.
• Working on technological projects, PKO, and evaluations.
• Regular interaction with European design headquarters.
• Providing design inputs to interface the system of the vehicle and resolving design issues.
• Coordination with all internal functions for QCD parameters.

System Architect for the Complete Seat RUSSIA project, handling a team of the Seating System for the RUS Region, handled the France and China Regions, and managed serial life and RFQ activities.

• System Architect for the Complete Seat RUSSIA project, handling a team of the Seating System for the RUS Region, handled the France and China Regions, and managed serial life and RFQ activities.
• Design & development of Complete Seating through a complete Product development cycle following timeline & cost frame
• Responsible to customer for all Engineering Deliverables and Timeline
• Co-ordination with Customer, Program Management, Core Team, Proto Team, Manufacturing Team, Supplier Interactions, validation
• Product issue resolution in design, proto, tooling, validation
• Participation in Supplier Nomination from Engineering
• DVP, DFMEA, FEA reviews and finalization with customer, Internal team
• Handling team of 3 Engineers directly and functionally project pilots
• Visited RUS for customer and internal milestone completion
• Resource management ,Timesheet, D&D Management

• Handling Seats and Restraint system for XO and X1 platforms which includes Tiago & Tigor, Indica, Indigo, Bolt/Zest IB market project
• Design & developed the Seating and Seat Belt system through a complete Product development cycle following timeline & cost frame till SOP for TATA TIAGO hatch (Launched), TATA TIGOR (KITE5) Compact Sedan (Launched), Support on Altroz and Punch projects
• Engineering Performance Attributes Target finalization with PAT leader Safety, Performance, Dynamic, NVH, Weight, PQ, ergonomic & cost
• Preparation of EVI & SOR/ RFQ document for Seat Development.
• Capturing JD Power APEAL reports. Identify opportunities to improve scores.
• Working with different suppliers for EVI phase.
• Responsible for VA VE activities, quality and warranty issue resolution
• Managed design from levels of conceptual design till Launch.
• Responsible for Seat packaging studies, Concept Proposals, Layouts, Seat Belts etc
• Regular interaction with UK based Design Studio, suppliers for Design
• Sound knowledge project management tools Gen3 Product Development Cycle
• Handling and Supporting the Testing, CMVR activities for Seating
• Co-ordination with all internal functions.

• Company Overview: (Through Mahindra Engineering Services)
• Handling Seats and Restraint system Maxximo and Minivan (Launched)
• Design & developed the Seating system through a complete Product development cycle
• DVP&R, DFMEA, SOR, Concept Proposals, Packaging, Layout Studies, Foam, GD & T, Reverse Engineering, VA/VE, Drawing Release, BOM Release.
• Benchmarking & establishing the target for Seating System.

• Rear Seat design & packaging, Concept Proposals, Layouts, Modeling and Detailing, Drawing Release.
• Interacting with customers for design inputs.
• Providing first hand proposals.
• Design, GD&T, DVP, DFMEA review with customer and Internal CFT