Saumil Trivedi

Dynamic professional with 12+ years of experience in the field of vehicle body & closure mechanisms, glass system and sealing systems for both passenger and commercial vehicles. Zealous encourager of modular and sustainable design in the field of Automotive. Avid seeker for opportunities assisting in paradigm shift to safe and green technologies in Automotive Industry

• Timely delivery of the engineering design of mechanism components.
• Creating the Statement of Requirement documents and technical sheets.
• Creating master sections to evaluate initial vehicle packaging & architecture.
• Styling feasibilities for the new projects. Evaluating Hinge Axis, Glass drop, human Posture analysis.
• Design Support on Closure Panels.
• Creating sections and BNR/ Door Aperture.
• Detailed engineering & feasibility of Check arms, Window Regulator, Outer and Inner Handles, Door Latches.
• Design activities of Mirrors, Wiper & Washer Systems, sunroofs, cables, fuel & charger port housing and lid mechanisms.
• Creating CAD templates for the commodity packaging (Gas Spring CATIA Template).
• Study and analysis of Mechanism using Free Body Diagram (Side door Latch Mechanism).
• Engineering Glasses, static sealing and dynamic sealing systems.
• Integration and packaging of the body and closure mechanism for Light Commercial Vehicle.
• Working out vehicle level feasibilities for seating architecture for M2 category vehicles.
• Participating in preparing buck/ mule for evaluating the vehicle ergonomic architecture.
• Checks on A pillar obscuration, forward & indirect vision, visibility zone creation for wiper mechanism, and exterior projection.
• Ensuring all necessary safety and Legal requirements for Body and Closure Mechanisms.
• Conducting and participating in CFMEA, DFMEA, IFMEA, DVP, and PFMEA sessions with vendors and CFT.
• Value added engineering activities like weight and cost reduction for existing product portfolio.
• Supporting vehicle build activities.
• Support to resolve validation concerns.
• Preparing 8d and lessons learnt documents.
• Support to resolve the Field Concerns along with PVT.
• Technology projects and standardization.

Quarterly Excellence Award for timely Delivery of UpperBody Systems at M&M.




Project Team of the Quarter for Tata Intra at Tata Technologies.