Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Disclaimer
CURRENT PROFESSION
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SATHEESH S

RFQ Costing & Data Analytics Engineer – Power BI
Kanyakumari

Summary

Resourceful professional with 13+ years of experience in new product development, product data management, and RFQ-based design and costing across Aerospace, Railways, Industrial, and Medical sectors. Skilled in line balancing, cycle time calculation, and mass production setup. Proficient in developing Power BI dashboards for real-time decision-making and experienced in Python for data analysis. Currently pursuing a specialization in Data Science and AI with a focus on cost optimization and continuous process improvement through data insights.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
2018
2018
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages

Work History

RFQ Costing & Data Analytics Engineer – Power BI

SFO Technologies Pvt.Ltd
07.2017 - Current
  • Hands-on experience in RFQ analysis, cost estimation, and identifying cost reduction opportunities through data-driven analysis.
  • Collaborates with CFT and suppliers to drive cost-saving initiatives and meet target pricing.
  • Expertise in SMT, THT, Assembly, and Cable Harness manufacturing processes for Aerospace, Railways, Medical, and Industrial products.
  • Proven leadership in managing productivity, quality, and manpower across manufacturing units.
  • Skilled in MSS Valor (Multi-machine programming), Valor NPI, and various SMT/THT machines (Fuji, Yamaha, Siplace, Panasonic, Kohyoung, Mirtec).
  • Strong process knowledge in SMT operations, stencil design, wave pallets, fixture design, and troubleshooting.
  • Ensures adherence to IPC standards and customer specifications for defect classification.
  • Experience in PCBA and Box Build manufacturing with focus on quality and process optimization for telecom products
  • Work Experience – 13 years as Should Costing Engineer with NPI Process & Equipment engineer.
  • Enhanced business decision-making by creating user-friendly dashboards and visualizations that communicated complex data trends effectively.
  • Optimized database performance through regular maintenance, indexing, and query optimization.

PCBA Process & Equipment Engineer

Vigneshwara Electronics, Bangalore
03.2016 - 06.2017
  • Hands-on experience in RFQ analysis, cost estimation, and identifying cost reduction opportunities through data-driven analysis.
  • Collaborates with CFT and suppliers to drive cost-saving initiatives and meet target pricing.
  • Expertise in SMT, THT, Assembly, and Cable Harness manufacturing processes for Aerospace, Railways, Medical, and Industrial products.
  • Proven leadership in managing productivity, quality, and manpower across manufacturing units.
  • Skilled in MSS Valor (Multi-machine programming), Valor NPI, and various SMT/THT machines (Fuji, Yamaha, Siplace, Panasonic, Kohyoung, Mirtec).
  • Strong process knowledge in SMT operations, stencil design, wave pallets, fixture design, and troubleshooting.
  • Ensures adherence to IPC standards and customer specifications for defect classification.
  • Experience in PCBA and Box Build manufacturing with focus on quality and process optimization for telecom products
  • Work Experience – 13 years as Should Costing Engineer with NPI Process & Equipment engineer.

Equipment Engineer

SFO & RAY-HANS Technologies
10.2013 - 01.2016
  • Hands-on experience in RFQ analysis, cost estimation, and identifying cost reduction opportunities through data-driven analysis.
  • Collaborates with CFT and suppliers to drive cost-saving initiatives and meet target pricing.
  • Expertise in SMT, THT, Assembly, and Cable Harness manufacturing processes for Aerospace, Railways, Medical, and Industrial products.
  • Proven leadership in managing productivity, quality, and manpower across manufacturing units.
  • Skilled in MSS Valor (Multi-machine programming), Valor NPI, and various SMT/THT machines (Fuji, Yamaha, Siplace, Panasonic, Kohyoung, Mirtec).
  • Strong process knowledge in SMT operations, stencil design, wave pallets, fixture design, and troubleshooting.
  • Ensures adherence to IPC standards and customer specifications for defect classification.
  • Experience in PCBA and Box Build manufacturing with focus on quality and process optimization for telecom products
  • Work Experience – 13 years as Should Costing Engineer with NPI Process & Equipment engineer.

SMT Technician

KAYNES Technology
02.2012 - 03.2013
  • Hands-on experience in RFQ analysis, cost estimation, and identifying cost reduction opportunities through data-driven analysis.
  • Collaborates with CFT and suppliers to drive cost-saving initiatives and meet target pricing.
  • Expertise in SMT, THT, Assembly, and Cable Harness manufacturing processes for Aerospace, Railways, Medical, and Industrial products.
  • Proven leadership in managing productivity, quality, and manpower across manufacturing units.
  • Skilled in MSS Valor (Multi-machine programming), Valor NPI, and various SMT/THT machines (Fuji, Yamaha, Siplace, Panasonic, Kohyoung, Mirtec).
  • Strong process knowledge in SMT operations, stencil design, wave pallets, fixture design, and troubleshooting.
  • Ensures adherence to IPC standards and customer specifications for defect classification.
  • Experience in PCBA and Box Build manufacturing with focus on quality and process optimization for telecom products
  • Work Experience – 13 years as Should Costing Engineer with NPI Process & Equipment engineer.

Education

DIPLOMA - Electronics And Communication

S K P T C Polytechnic
Nagercoil, Tamilnadu
06.2011

HSLC -

St. Lawrence Higher Secondary School
Kanyakumari
06.2008

Data Science & AI

Intellipaat (IIT Roorkee)
Bangalore

Master of Science - MS Data Science & AI

European Global Insitute of Innovation & Technology
Europe
04.2001 -

Skills

Python programming

Machine learning

Accomplishments

  • Successfully assembled Package on Package (PoP) in multiple products.
  • Quoted 150+ RFQs with accurate should costing.
  • Completed 200+ NPIs across SMT & HLA processes.
  • Certified in IPC-A-610, ISO 9001:2015, AS9100 Rev D, and IATF 16949:2016.
  • Implemented SMED process, significantly reducing changeover time.
  • Delivered multiple cost-saving projects.
  • Improved output efficiency with optimized manpower.
  • Enhanced process quality and productivity through continuous improvement.
  • Completed training in ESD, 5S, MSL & MSD handling.
  • Developed Power BI dashboards to visualize and automate RFQ tracking, NPI progress, and manufacturing KPIs for real-time decision-making.

Disclaimer

I hereby declare that the information presented above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Date : Place : Kanyakumari (Satheesh. S)

CURRENT PROFESSION

  • Role – Should costing and NPI Product/Process design Engineer.
  • RFQ (Components details, Manufacturing cycle time calculation(NRE), cost saving)
  • Proficient in creating interactive Power BI dashboards and reports using data from Excel, SQL databases, and cloud sources
  • Developed custom visualizations to support Engineering KPIs like RFQ turnaround time, cost-saving impact, line productivity, and yield metrics.
  • Experienced in data transformation using Power Query (M Language) and Data Modeling using DAX
  • Ensure the Manufacturing Feasibility Analysis (MFA)Study.
  • Inspection plan (dimensional) to ensure design intent is met and maintained.
  • Jigs, tools and fixture development for new and existing products to reduce production cycle time
  • Preparation Bill of Material(BOM)
  • Having all the control of process issues in SMT and Box build line.
  • Creation of Work Instruction which should able to deliver the information of requirement of Customer
  • Stencil, Wave pallets, De-penalizing tool, Tools & Fixture, SMT & THT Machine programming preparation for the product
  • Technical Illustration: To meet the Customer requirements, giving presentations to the operators & production line workers.
  • Participated number of KAIZEN” activities to improving the productivity and quality.
  • Qualified 5’s auditor

Timeline

RFQ Costing & Data Analytics Engineer – Power BI

SFO Technologies Pvt.Ltd
07.2017 - Current

PCBA Process & Equipment Engineer

Vigneshwara Electronics, Bangalore
03.2016 - 06.2017

Equipment Engineer

SFO & RAY-HANS Technologies
10.2013 - 01.2016

SMT Technician

KAYNES Technology
02.2012 - 03.2013

Master of Science - MS Data Science & AI

European Global Insitute of Innovation & Technology
04.2001 -

DIPLOMA - Electronics And Communication

S K P T C Polytechnic

HSLC -

St. Lawrence Higher Secondary School

Data Science & AI

Intellipaat (IIT Roorkee)
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