Sumit Mahato

Experience

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  Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

  Nov 2012 - Feb 2014

  Team Leader of SAE-BAJA team

  BAJA is a national event conducted annually by SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) India. The event has two phases--Design and fabrication. My major responsibilities consisted of• Leading the college team to secure a position in top 50 among 350 participating colleges in BAJA 2014 organized by SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) India.• Project management which comprised of project budgeting, scheduling, resource management, team management, and fundraising.• Design and analysis of the All-Terrain Vehicle structure and suspension system using Solidworks and ANSYS.• Applying Design for Assembly and Lean manufacturing concepts to streamline the fabrication process. Show less

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  Tata Motors

  Jun 2013 - Jul 2013

  Engineering Intern

  • Applied lean manufacturing and value engineering concepts in Vehicle dispatch section. • Learnt about six sigma and other manufacturing concepts applied in assembly line.• Learnt about different units in the facility and how they are related in the lifecycle of a product.

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  WaterHealth India

  Jun 2014 - Nov 2014

  Senior Executive Quality Assurance

  Worked on Material inward inspection project. The main objective of the project was to ensure the quality of the incoming materials as per the defined specifications. I was involved in a collaborative effort with Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, and Manufacturing department of the company to setup inspections on incoming materials. Following are the major accomplishments of the project:• Identified the items critical to the operation of water purification units.• Designed component grading system based on their failure rate data and price.• Conducted root cause analysis on the critical items to understand their failure modes.• Conceptualized quality inspection processes and defined product specifications based on the root cause analysis.• Conceptualized test methods for critical items and implemented the quality inspection process.• Proposed a vendor rating index to identify top vendors for critical items.• Finally, recommended better quality assurance methods while utilizing field data. Show less

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  Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

  Jun 2015 - Apr 2016

  Research Assistant

  Worked on design of solar-fossil hybrid thermal power plants. Major accomplishments of the project could be summarized as:• Used NREL System Advisor Model (SAM) to identify analyse the solar availability of the regions• Market for a solar-fossil integrated system was proved.• Parabolic Trough technology was selected for the integration into coal thermal power plants.• Different points of Integration in a coal thermal power plants were analysed for integration of a solar thermal unit. Finally, feedwater heater was selected as the integration point. Show less

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  Apollo Hybrid Inc.

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Mechanical Engineer

  • Demonstrated feasibility of proprietary Solar aided heating and cooling system through thermal modelling.• A payback period of 3.5 years was proved through an economic model created in MS excel.• Identified the U.S. climatic regions suitable for the system from energy demand and solar availability data of the climatic regions.

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  Tesla

  Jun 2018 - now

  • Managed production ramp up of three critical products at Tesla.• Reduced Scrap cost by systematic changes in reporting and non-conforming material handling.• Worked on critical project to deliver a product in record time.• Created process tracking systems such as interactive dashboards, queries, statistical models to track performance and drive yield improvement • Worked with equipment engineering team to drive availability• Created custom programs or human machine interface projects to facilitate production• Created new processes and flows. Optimized existing processes to reduce cycle time and cut down inventory cost.• Worked with cross functional teams to trial new products and validate processes. Show less • Worked on engineering projects to reduce non-conformance through six sigma methodologies.• Carried out root-cause analysis on quality escapes and non-conforming products through proprietary 8D analysis tool.• Worked with cross functional teams to optimize and validate production processes.• Carried out regular quality and training audits to maintain high quality standards of Tesla.• Revised control plans and PFMEA documents to assure control of critical production features.• Carried out statistical analysis and presented insights through presentations and reports.• Conducted Gage R&R to validate critical equipment.• Carried out trials to identify supplier defect and formulated reports to issue SCAR on suppliers. Show less Worked on highly anticipated Tesla vehicle --Model 3 Battery production unit (auto line). My key responsibilities included:• Monitored automatic production robots and troubleshot robot faults which occured during normal production.• Worked with engineering and maintenance teams to root-cause issues regarding process, equipment, and operation.• Ensured adherence to quality standards of Tesla on production line.• Conducted various tests on the Battery module and its sub-components such as Battery monitoring board, cooling tubes, etc. and interpret the results to identify defects• Applied lean six sigma principles to reduce waste and ensure quality on the production line.Summary of my achievements:• Awarded Tesla-Gigafactory scholarship to pursue 15 credits on industrial automation courses.• Awarded the best team member of 1st quarter of 2019 in zone 3 & 4.• Attained excellence in all review goals. Show less

  • Senior Product Engineer

    Nov 2023 - now

  • Product Engineer

    Jan 2023 - Nov 2023

  • Process Engineer

    Aug 2020 - Dec 2022

  • Quality Engineering Tech.

    Jul 2019 - Jul 2020

  • Production Associate

    Jun 2018 - Jun 2019