Rakesh Suryavamshi
Bengaluru
Summary
Product Engineering Manager and Aerospace Unit Head with 14.5 years of experience in Aerospace, Automotive, Industrial, and Semiconductor industries. Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional outcomes by maximizing individual and collective capability. Seeking an Engineering Head role to drive innovation and excellence within an organization.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Product Engineering Manager /Unit Head (Acting)
SKF
10.2023 - Current
- Create Competency frameworks and drive development plans supporting strategic actions plan.
- Formulate Strategy for operations, review and Drive strategic roadmap actions.
- Ensure a challenging project pipeline for engineers to drive technology roadmap for future skills/projects
- Recruit, interview, hire employees and implement mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.
- Establish performance goals for employees and provide feedback on methods for reaching those milestones.
- Provide leadership and management for engineering solutions and product development assessing and appraising the technical scope of projects, provide technical guidance, mentorship and support
- Represent the department/organization in meetings, events, and industry forums
Lead Design Engineer
SKF Chassis Engineering
04.2021 - 09.2023
- Executed Product development, design, and engineering operations (Design rules) involving requirement analysis, coordination with internal departments, process developments, technical evaluations, etc. to achieve product excellence.
- Generated novel ideas/concepts, performed concept feasibility, Design, Verification, Prototype shop interactions, Validation in collaboration with Testing teams up to Product handover.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams such as Application and Product engineering to resolve engineering problems and meet customer expectations.
- Led advanced wheel end design projects to industrialize HBUs.
Senior Design Engineer
SKF Chassis Engineering
04.2016 - 03.2021
- Developed innovative concepts, built technical scope to optimize high-performance, low weight wheel end solutions for major American OEM vehicle manufacturers.
- Created robust solutions to improve internal engineering processes using Layouts, parameters, Beda codes parameterization, master start parts, and relation driven solutions.
- Implemented Project Management as per SKF Product Lifecycle
- Created required product documentation including, but not limited to, Manufacturing, prototype and Factory inter-operational drawings, design modifications and Tool drawings.
- Prepared engineering drawings at all stages of ETO and ensure industrialization of HBU solutions provided.
Design Engineer
SKF Car Wheel end
10.2012 - 03.2016
- Supported Product development projects for next generation Angular contact Ball and Four-point contact ball bearings (Steyr, Austria) to create detailed drawings which include proposal, assembly, final components, prototype, and Inter-operational drawings.
- Implemented Geometric product specification (GPS) for bearings for Industrial Pumps and Compressors
- Investigated ACBB product performance including benchmarking, metrology measurements and analysis, life testing, chemistry, and metallurgy investigation data.
Design Engineer
TCS - consultant for Applied Materials Inc.
01.2010 - 10.2012
- Understood and resolved supplier problems. Implemented changes using Engineering Change Management and Streamline Change Orders.
- Created and executed change orders part releases and managed Obsolescence of components.
- Performed Technical review of Mechanical drawings and adept with ASME Y14.5M-1994
- Analyzed design requirements and formulate innovative solutions for semiconductor equipment components.
Education
Executive MBA-Operations Research -
KSOU, India
05.2013
Bachelor of Engineering-Mechanical - undefined
VTU, India
06.2009
Skills
1 Technical Skills:
- Product Design and Development,
- DFMEA
- PFMEA
- GD & T and GPS
- PTC Creo Parametric 8/ Unigraphics/ Auto CAD
- Windchill PLM
- RCA tools
- SKF Simpro
2 Project Management:
- Change Management
- Risk Management
- Resource Management
3 Leadership and Teamwork
- Team Leadership
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Performance Management
- Communication
- Vision
4 Problem-Solving and Quality Assurance:
- Problem Solving
- Engineering Quality Assurance
5 Business Acumen:
- Supplier Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Resourcefulness
- Analytical Skills
6 Strategic Planning and Brand Management:
- Business Development
- Strategic Planning
- Brand Management
Accomplishments
- Executed Global rollout for parametric CAD tool for HBU3T wheel bearings that reduces 50% of engineering effort.
- Successfully designed and patented ideas for High Performance Low Weight Wheel Bearings.
- Beda code Parameterize for Taper Roller bearings to Improve Internal engineering processes improving RFQ response rate by 72%.
- ACBB product performance investigation - Identified and analyzed the product characteristics in SKF ACBB causing lower L10 life compared to competitor bearing.
- Layout driven Tooling for NATC Test Lab HBU3 mounting fixture increasing productivity by 85%.
- Actively volunteered and collaborated in organizing the Centennial celebrations of SKF in India, a significant milestone event.
Overseas Assignments
8 months of training and work experience at Plymouth, Michigan, SKF North America between 2017 and 2022 for Automotive Wheel bearings.
1 month of training and work experience at Steyr, Austria, SKF Österreich in 2015 for Industrial bearings and applications.
Visa validity - USA
USA- L1 till July 2025 (July 2027 with extension)
USA - B1/B2 till August 2027
Personal Information
Nationality: Indian
Hobbies and Interests
- Fitness- Workout, Yoga, Meditation
- Media - Creating corporate video content
- Sports- Football, Cricket, Badminton and Volleyball
- Books- Self Improvement
- Community Service
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Certification
TRAININGS & CERTIFICATION
Leadership Foundation training - SKF
Design Thinking
Creo Parametric Training- PTC Corporation
Automotive Knowledge Training - SKF
GD&T Stack up Analysis and GPS - SAE
Geometrical Product Specifications -SKF
DFMEA - SAE
Business Acumen – SKF
Conflict Management – SKF
Presentation and Influencing skills -SKF
VA/VE- AMAT
Timeline
Product Engineering Manager /Unit Head (Acting)
SKF
10.2023 - Current
Lead Design Engineer
SKF Chassis Engineering
04.2021 - 09.2023
Senior Design Engineer
SKF Chassis Engineering
04.2016 - 03.2021
Design Engineer
SKF Car Wheel end
10.2012 - 03.2016
Design Engineer
TCS - consultant for Applied Materials Inc.
01.2010 - 10.2012
Executive MBA-Operations Research -
KSOU, India
Bachelor of Engineering-Mechanical - undefined
VTU, India
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