Raghavendran Karthikeyan
Bangalore
Summary
- Innovative Vehicle Testing Engineer with proven ability to deliver high-quality work efficiently and effectively. Specialized skills include advanced diagnostics, comprehensive safety assessments, and precision performance analysis. Excel in problem-solving, teamwork, and adaptability, ensuring successful project completion through collaborative efforts and flexible approaches.
- Skilled Vehicle Testing Engineer with background in both manual and automated testing environments. Strengths include knowledge of regulatory standards, diagnostic software proficiency, and strong problem-solving abilities. Previous roles have involved designing test procedures, identifying product defects, and implementing corrective actions to ensure optimal vehicle performance and safety.
- Astute professional offering many years of experience. Provides technical expertise to other team members, presenting designs and producing in-depth reports. Data-driven, practical, and accomplished in producing exceptional and relevant work.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Engineer
Tenneco Automotive India Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
06.2022 - Current
- Carried out testing and calibration for vehicle suspension systems.
- Coordinated construction tasks in early vehicle prototype stage.
- Responsible for vehicle testing at proving grounds, assessments customer locations, and public road testing (highway and city roads).
- Managed wiring harness configuration in test environments.
- Performed evaluations to ensure the operational reliability of shock absorbers.
- Directed activities to meet NVH project goals.
- Target setting and target achievement, from the prototype to the mass production phase.
- Responsible for analyzing and evaluating customers' NVH requirements, and specifying the NVH requirements for internal and external suppliers.
- Established holistic guidelines for NVH engineering.
- Certified trainer and module owner of the NVH topic.
- Structural Testing. Experimental Modal Analysis (EMA) Using LMS Test Lab.
- Partner with bench test lab to collect and evaluate data involving several microphones, an accelerometer, as well as various pressure and temperature transducers.
- Expert in noise and vibration data analysis, FFT, PSD, FRF, overall vibration, waterfall analysis and order tracking using glyph work and LMS test lab.
- Execute project documentation by using SAP PLM module such as Engineering Change Request(ECR) creation, editing and approving, as well as document creation for manufacturing part level, sub-assembly and mass assembly level.
- Utilized wheel force transducers, accelerometers, strain gauges and string potentiometers to obtain proving ground data.
- Benchmark competitor vehicles and systems, and attribute target setting.
- Collaboration with CAE team to conclude the strength-optimized design solution.
- Oversaw routine servicing of Data Acquisitions equipment.
- Conducted vehicle testing integrations in compliance with standards.
Engineer
Mando Automotive India Pvt Ltd
Chennai
05.2019 - 06.2022
- Performed design and validation processes aligning with customer test specifications.
- Design verification plan and review
- Managed and executed comprehensive environmental, performance, and strength testing at the bench level.
- Facilitate and perform test development, data collection, analysis and reporting both on-site and off-site, domestically and internationally
- Propose analysis/test plans along with design modifications meet performance and durability requirements
- Developing analysis/test plans and carry out analysis/tests for input data collection, model calibration and correlation studies
- Develop testing infrastructure, including test facilities, test hardware, data processing metrics as needed
- Responsible for part failure diagnosis and root cause analysis and corrective action of both in-house and customer issues
Engineer
Lead Hr Services Pvt Ltd
Chennai
05.2018 - 05.2019
- Managed procurement of machinery and supplies through Oracle's ERP platform.
- Led inspection activities from initial phase to final product completion.
- Ensured optimal functionality by managing mechanical repairs efficiently.
- Designed an innovative approach and engaged suppliers to lower expenses on fixture parts.
- Executed KAIZEN practices to drive continuous improvement.
- Executed detailed machining processes on specialized items.
- Spearheaded preventive maintenance initiatives.
Education
Mechanical Engineering
Anna University
Chennai01.2017
Skills
- Vehicle Performance Evaluation
- Data acquisition
- Development of Comprehensive Test Plans
- Relationship Development Strategies
- Analytical problem solving
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Noise Vibration Analysis
- Advanced Skills in Microsoft Office
- SAP Application Knowledge
- ORACLE
- LabVIEW System Integration
- LMS SCADAS
- HBM
- SQUADRIGA
- Vector CAN Software Proficiency
Accomplishments
- Mando, Implemented corrective actions for near miss incidence in Quality and Safety.
- Mando, Trained all the associates in the drawing reading and test specification standards.
- Mando, Key person for successful tuning projects and side load testing for TATA, Morris Garage, Hyundai Motor India at vehicle level.
- Tenneco, Developed new data analysis method and reporting format for sideload measurements and thermal mapping.
- Tenneco, Developed knowledge in part level tuning in shock absorber.
- Tenneco, Study on Benchmarking the parts on global and regional level for new technological introduction.
- Tenneco, Successfully implemented Rod load data acquisitions with respect to stroke and temperature data in lab view platform.
- Tenneco, Developed environment on LMS Scadas Data acquisition for NVH testing from squadriga.
- Tenneco, Responsible for new development of ride bus with compiling global standard.
- Tenneco, Successful in handling customers Maruti Suzuki,TATA Motors,Mahindra, Vinfast, Ashok Leyland, Daimler.
Training
- APQP, FMEA, PPAP from Mando Training
- Master class in NVH Fundamentals from ICAT, Manesar
- Proficiency Improvement Program in EV NVH at ARAI FID.
- SPC, 7 QC tools, 5S, Kaizen and GD&T from Mando Training
Languages
ENGLISH, Proficient
Passions
- NVH Analyst
- Product Engineering
- Specialization in RLDA
- Mechanics of materials
- Automotive design
- Machine design and development
- Mechatronics
Timeline
Engineer
Tenneco Automotive India Pvt Ltd
06.2022 - Current
Engineer
Mando Automotive India Pvt Ltd
05.2019 - 06.2022
Engineer
Lead Hr Services Pvt Ltd
05.2018 - 05.2019
Mechanical Engineering
Anna University
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