Swapnil Kale

Experience

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  Mahindra & Mahindra

  Feb 2010 - Dec 2010

  Engineer trainee

  Experience in performance & emission testing of diesel enginesWorked on engine dynamo meters with AVL PUMA open system .

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  Bosch India

  Jan 2011 - May 2015

  Product Development Engineer

  Development engineer for common rail injector and nozzle contributing to localization projects, relocation projects, engineering change management, resolving customer complaints, support new product development.

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  Cummins India

  Jun 2015 - now

  Catalyst for Growth: Grew technical operations of team to 200% of its initial size in 6 months. Developedcapabilities of team in diesel and alternate low carbon fuels system solutions. This resulted in gaining regional and global projects and in motivating talent to wok new technology area. Developed succession plans and groomed talent to take next challenge in their career path. Succession planning helped to choose the talent on team for new roles on global team, leading to lower attrition on Covid times.Breadth of experience: Delivered sub-system solutions for projects in US, Europe, India and China regions. Appointed as subject matter expert on diesel fuel system to provide solutions and to coach engineers. Developed simulation approach to optimize testing on field units. Recognized for low pressure mapping capability development at India tech organization. Got hands on experience of engine testing, component & sub-system validations, value engineering, localization and providing postproduction technical support to plant, this helped to gain NPI experience.Global stakeholder management: Achieved excellent feedback from global stakeholder by contributing for global team strategy development and leading capability development for region. Gained cross cultural experience while working on relocation and localization project, this developed leadership quality for working with cross cultural teams for variety of projects. Show less Validating engine as well as multiple engine sub-system as part of mechanical validation plan. This responsibility helped me to work with multiple stakeholders developing engines with various displacements to complete validation projects. It included resource planning, test planning discussion, data analysis and communication to stakeholders, investigating components and engine, and release reports through review. This gave me opportunity to work with various stakeholders - understanding requirements, meeting communication requirements and working on budget control. Show less

  • Machine integration leader

    Feb 2023 - now

  • Technical Group Lead

    Mar 2019 - Jan 2023

  • Product Validation Technical Specialist

    Feb 2017 - Mar 2019

  • Product Validation Engineer

    Jun 2015 - Jan 2017