Nikhil Navale

Experience

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  SKF India

  Sept 2017 - Feb 2018

  Trainee

  Designation:Project Trainee EngineerProject Done at SKF:Channel Output Improvement Deep Grove Ball Bearing.Procedure:Define Measure, Analysis, and Improvement & Control (DMAIC) TheManufacturing Process using Six Sigma tools.Experience on Shop Floor: Creating TPM environment. Maintaining Process according to standard SOP. Maintaining 5S standards on shop floor Ensure establishment of new machines Maintain daily pull system - buffer management Experience in face ,OD, Groove grinding & honing operation Maintain material requirements and follow up with respective departments Monitor cycle time optimization efficiency and improve performance ofbottleneck m/c Production deliveries schedule control, channel efficiency improvementactivities, shift Planning. Management, resource allocation, manning, Daily Management. Provide counseling for workmen behavior & work related matters Resetting & resolve process problems. Done Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) under improve phase of DMAICprocess of six sigma tool. Updating Daily management status and 5S deployment status, updating PDCAcycle and updating SQDWCE charts daily. Conducting Daily L1 and L2 meetings. Working on Kaizen ideas and implementation. Working on 5S activities and maintaining 5S standards on channel. Working on Jishu Hozen (JH) ACTIVITIES to improve productivity,efficiency and machine performance. Working on process improvement methods with the help of various LeanManufacturing Techniques such as VSM, Mistake Proofing, Just in time,Kaizen implementation, PDCA cycle, Root cause Analysis (RCA) Show less

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  ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization

  Jul 2019 - Jan 2023

  Project Associate

  Working with Senior Professors and Senior Scientists at ISRO for making Space PayloadPrototype development using CAD software like CATIA, NX & SOLIDWORKS With proper Geometric Dimensioning and tolerances (GD&T). Simulations related to Stress, Stain & Displacement of the system under various forces like vibration & tumbling forces are done using software like COMSOL & ANSYS. Thermal Analysis & study of the cube satellite under thermal load is done using ANSYS. 3D printed the prototype model of the antenna Deployment Mechanism using CAD File. Checking of developed prototype for assembly & proper working.  Drafting with proper Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerances for developed prototype & giving it to manufacture at the shop floor. Designed Antenna shapes for successful deployment of long antennas into space. Fabricated antennae using materials like Beryllium Copper, Hardened steel, Measuring Tape, & Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP). Visited Space Application Center (SAC), Ahmadabad to study various antenna deployment mechanisms & to study the approach to build Cube satellites. Visited Material Testing Lab, Thermo vacuum Test Lab, and Vibration Testing Lab at SAC Ahmadabad.  Workshop with SATELIZE Company Hyderabad on Space Technology. Show less

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  Mahindra Group

  Jan 2023 - Mar 2024

  Mechanical Design Engineer

  • Working in the Vehicle Integration Division. Ensuring and monitoring total vehicles built for different projects.• Worked in the Technology Development Center to humanize cutting-edgetechnology projects for HCV and ICV.• Software used for PLM- Teamcenter; CAD/CAE using CATIA.• Carryout DFA, DFM, DFMEA clearances through ME, PE, & service dep