SANTOSH PAWAR

• Lead the vehicle testing team in developing and implementing test plans for new vehicle models.
• Lead and manage entire 2W electrical vehicle testing department including proto assembly , performance, safety, durability, and compliance testing to ensure vehicles meet all regulatory standards.
• Analyze test data, identify trends and potential issues, and provide actionable recommendations to design and engineering teams.
• Manage test schedules, resources, and budgets to ensure timely and efficient completion of testing projects.
• collaborate with cross-functional teams and resolve technical issues and enhance vehicle performance.
• Develop and maintain detailed test documentation, including test plans, procedures and reports.
• Generate benchmark data for all projects and provide inputs to design team.
• Achievements
• Awarded by managements for for contribution to complete successfully EV scooters rally from Delhi to Pune on 25 vehicles. Responsible for all administrative as well as technical management and coordination.

• Interacting with design team and understanding the detailed project scope & objective of project.
• Derive the test plan for vehicle level as well as component level.
• Derive the vehicles and part requirement for testing
• Ensure assembly of products on time, capture DFA/DFS issues, Develop different fixtures and tools for assembly.
• Responsible for all the vehicle level validation on dyno for Range, Power, energy consumption, temperatures, charging time, efficiency estimation at various conditions based on road load data.
• Vehicle level performance trials on Track for the powertrain, suspension, brake, ergonomics and comfort.
• Identify and perform the abuse trials.
• Mileage accumulation on road as per customer’s usages and work out cost of ownership.
• Ensure pre homologation validation and submission of vehicles.
• Report all the testing status periodically and present to the higher management.
• ·Worked on root cause analysis and provide suggestions to design team.
• Coordination and follow up with all the stake holders to ensure project delivery on time.
• Achievements -
• RE Qute – Crash test done by pushing method at ARAI with in house fixture prepared on other vehicle.
• Part of 1st Quadricycle evolution in india.

• Contributed as Project manager in vehicle Testing team, responsible for delivery of the utility vehicle platform (Sumo, Grande, Safari) projects to the management as per time plan.
• Responsible for the Performance, fuel economy & drivability development & validation of UV platform. (Sumo, Grande, Safari).
• Understanding the detailed project scope & objective of project.
• Participation in customer survey & for seeking customer requirements.
• Identify requirement of resources & planning for resources.
• Finalization of targets along with stake holders.
• Preparation of validation plans & requirement of no. of vehicles for the validation.
• To follow & implementation of the New product development process in place like PIP, DFMEA, CAE analysis reports, DVP,s.
• Co-ordination with internal stakeholders as well external stakeholders.
• Monitor the all the validation process & time plan for product delivery.
• Anticipating the risk of project at various stages & communicates strongly to Management at various stages.
• Preparation of the risk mitigation plan along with all stakeholders.
• To conduct subjective & objective drivability trials on vehicle for find out response lag, jerk during tip & tip out.
• Responsible for the complete Validation of UV platform through Setting of targets, DVP finalization, Preparation of complete project Validation Plan, Targets verifications & release ESO for final Product.
• To create new test procedures on the basis for failure modes & RWUP.
• Responsible for the process & system finalization for Dept. Level.
• Validation & study of In Market Products.
• Achievements -
• Department level process map finalized with documents standardization which was included in New Product introduction process of company.

• Worked as Validation manager in testing department, responsible for overall delivery of Projects validation point of view on Bolero Platform.
• Performance testing of Mahindra’s wide range models such as SUV to three wheeler vehicle segments right from prototype up to final tooled up production level product for different system.
• As a Validation manager worked on projects like, Bolero Vlx, Bolero refresh PH I,Bolero LCCR, Scorpio LCCR.
• As test engineer worked on projects like Scorpio NEF CRDe, Logan, Scorpio M2Di, Scorpio Mhwalk, Alfa passenger & pik up, Bolero Vlx, MDI LCCR Engine.
• Understand the project scope & deliverables of projects.
• Planning, scheduling & arranging resources to execute the vehicle testing to achieve project targets.
• Identify the stake holders &Finalization of targets along with stake holders.
• · Preparation of validation plans & requirement of no. of vehicles for the validation.
• To follow & implementation of the New product development process in place like PIP, DFMEA, CAE analysis reports, DVP,s.
• Monitor the all the validation process & time plan for product delivery. Highlighting the issues on daily basis.
• Worked on system validation / development of Engine, Air intake, exhaust, & fuel system on vehicle
• Achievements -
• Excellence award - Visited to testing expo at Germany Stuttgart & developed low cost hose Pulsating test rig which's rewarded by the management.
• Rewarded by appreciation letter for value engineering proposals.
• Excellence award for the implementation of in build speed limiter on Bolero pik up CNG Model.
• Successful set up of Durability & Workshop facilities. Involved in all administrative decisions & Provisions for Facility.

• Working as company representative at Central Farm Machinery Testing and training institute Budni. ( Bhopal).
• Responsible for the physical certification tests of tractors.
• Interact with Institute test officers to conduct tests.
• Submit product details to institute for Certification.
• Compilation and analysis of test results.

Contribution as a test engineer in field & test Evaluation of Mahindra tractors range from 25 HP to 60 HP.

• Field evaluation of the models through endurance, reliability, performance & comparative testing with competitor products.
• Track Evaluations of the models through high speed test, rough course test, torture track test for structural durability of products.
• Hand on experience does maintenance of diesel engine transmission, Hydraulic.
• To conduct market survey customer satisfaction survey and training camps for customer education.
• Testing & evaluation of production level tractors & their variants for quality & reliability tracking.
• To monitor the test failures and supplying valuable suggestions to all products in evaluation, which are accepted and implemented in respective products.
• Product up gradation worked done as team leader in Punjab region , and that work has been completed within two months against targeted of 3 months – Appreciated by management.

• Working as service advisor.
• Periodic preventive maintenance as per service schedule of Two Wheelers.
• Rectification of failures on customer vehicles.