Niranjan Kolhe

Experience

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  MEGAFIBRE PRIVATE LIMITED PUNE

  Jan 2007 - Dec 2007

  Design Engineer

  Vaccum forming automotive interior plastic trim product development.

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  Electronica Machine tools ltd.

  Dec 2007 - Jun 2009

  Design Engineer

  Sheet metal die design for automotive component

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  Varroc Elastomers - India

  Jun 2009 - May 2011

  Design Engineer

  Automotive Product Development for Rubber parts.

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  TATA AutoComp Systems Ltd

  May 2011 - May 2014

  Sr. Design Engineer

   Tasked with the responsibility of monitoring the project requirements gathering; administered activities for mechanical design, manufacturing assembly, quality assurance, and execution of project & production schedules within the team. Maximized effectiveness of production team, equipment, and materials to produce multi-line products within planned schedules while reducing costs. Engaged in research and development with the clients to determine product specifications and created concept designs/drawings accordingly; developed 3D assembly and physical models within the CAD environment.  Communicated with the Engineering Team to implement the safety measures in the product design; supervised the production process and maintained all documents and reports; updated the clients for any change in the released items.  Prepared Bill of Materials (BoM), CAD Models, and Engineering Drawings.Project Handled Exterior Parts- Front Bumper, Rear Bumper, Engine Hood, Side Panel, Hood Chin, Tail Gate, Door Trim, Rear Hood o Managed product design and development along with tools fixture design development for the exterior parts.o Generated engineering documentation of drawings and standards. Interfaced with CFT within product development.o Involved in customer interaction for designing and development activities. o Obtained RFQ, ECN, DVPR approvals along with product development SAP activity. Show less

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  JCB INDIA LTD

  May 2014 - Oct 2020

  Dy Manager

   Selected to lead design engineering operations at JCB Rugely, UK, involving:o Ensured timely resolution of the production, assembly, quality against design-related issues. Resolved service issue raised by customer end on machine level related to cabin design.o Lead fit and function of the newly designed (plastic and sheet metal) parts before the release of final drawings.o Handled fitment related issue solving during Prototype build of the cab. Handled development of a cabin structure and packing of a cab with surrounding components. Designed failure parts with the help of the FEA team. o Collaborated with the suppliers for the parts. Initiated knowledge sharing with the India based team regularly. o Involved in PCM solving with participation in the weekly quality meetings. Handled new part development, cost quotation, and finalization of the cost of new parts. Scrutinized drawings created by the India based team ensuring timely release of the drawings.Projects HandledDeputed to the UK for management of various projects, involving: Loadall 512-40 CAB Design (Prototype & Production CAB Design & Assembly CAB Design).  Loadall NGC AGRI CAB Production concern & PCM  o Provided onshore support (UK) for CAB design and in resolving production concern issues and drawing releases. o Managed CAB build for the new project & production, involving design work order for new project, also coordinated with the Assembly division for new part release. Developed and implemented strategies for production CAB.o Involved in CAB design modeling and it`s part drawing scrutiny as per manufacturing and requirement aspect through PLM.o Conceptualized and implemented cost-saving initiatives for the current production project, involving acquiring approval from the design, purchase, production, and quality department and the customer. Show less

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  Autodynamics Technologies & Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

  Oct 2020 - Sept 2022

  Product Development Manager

  Product development for plastic interior and exterior trim parts and its assembly.

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  Tata Autocomp System Limited Composite Division

  Sept 2022 - now

  Manager