Jay Khatri

Experience

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  Hero

  Dec 2011 - Jan 2012

  Sainath Motors

  As intern.

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  Krishna motors

  Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Intern

  Analysis of accidental repair and procedure relevant to the repairs on the technical side.

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  Ford Motor Company

  Aug 2013 - Aug 2018

  • Administered and coordinated launch of 2.0L Diesel engine from prototype build stages to mass production with established program milestones and approval cadence as per GPDS guidelines.• Interface & system design alignment between engine boosting, air intake and calibration team for robust hardware design & diagnostic warnings for target markets with varying climate, customer duty cycle, homologation & emission requirements.• Interface & system design alignment between High pressure fuel system, low pressure fuel system and calibration teams for robust hardware design & diagnostic warnings for target markets with varying climate, customer duty cycle, homologation & emission requirements• Led water-pump and thermostat seal design change to reduce warranty costs. Define and implement Design Verification Plan & Report (DVP&R) to release engineering sign-off meeting APQP and PPAP requirements.• Co-developed lifting eyes, Oil pan and support brackets with local supplier footprint as part of Total Value Management (TVM). Communicating design requirements, discuss manufacturing feasibility, Design Verification Plan & Report (DVP&R), release engineering sign-off meeting APQP and PPAP requirements. Show less

  • Powertrain Launch Engineer

    Jan 2016 - Aug 2018

  • Test Engineer - Engine systems

    Aug 2015 - Jan 2016

  • Powertrain Engineer

    Sept 2014 - Jul 2015

  • Ford College Graduate

    Aug 2013 - Aug 2014
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  Ford Motor Company

  Oct 2019 - May 2023

  Powertrain Program Engineer

  • Led powertrain launch for new vehicle model launch to deliver and monitor program launch milestones, issue management governance meetings, vehicle build plan and early issue detection at build phase for integration of Air intake, auxiliary cooling, engine mounts and after treatment exhaust component and systems issue spanning across multiple powertrain groups.• Co-develop and execute systems level testing, build quantity plan and sign-off for air intake, auxiliary cooling and exhaust system ensuring all program emission levels are covered reducing testing complexity and cost.• Co-led air intake and auxiliary coolant system issue spanning across multiple powertrain groups for root cause investigation with appropriate quality tools like DMAIC, 8D, 5-Why Analysis.• Vehicle powertrain NVH testing using microphone and accelerometers and establish all units produced post launch are within defined NVH criteria for customer in cabin.• Co-ordinate release of workshop diagnostic modules containing various diagnosis test, assembly & dis-assembly of components, parts re-use strategy along with powertrain hardware, ford customer service and calibration team for first time right repair. Show less

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  JLR

  Jul 2023 - now

  Launch Engineer