Ashish Chauhan

Experience

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  SAEINDIA

  Mar 2016 - Jun 2019

  Member
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  DelTech BAJA

  Aug 2016 - Jul 2019

  Leading the BAJA SAE collegiate team in the design and development of the single seater All-Terrain vehicle for various Inter-College Level competitions like BAJA SAE INDIA, ENDURO STUDENT INDIA and competing with other college teams year on year. Responsible for Design and Development of Suspension and Steering systems of a single seater All Terrain Vehicle for BAJA SAE competitions, as well as the design and fabrication of other sub-systems (including Chassis or Rollcage Design, Analysis and Development).

  • Vice Captain

    Jun 2018 - Jul 2019

  • Vehicle Dynamics Engineer

    Aug 2016 - Jul 2019
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  Indian Railways

  Dec 2017 - Jan 2018

  Student Intern

  Studied the Six-yearly schedule cycle of the Indian Railway Diesel engines and suggested ways to decrease the activity time.Also, saw and studied the whole Diesel Engine Servicing operation in the Indian Railway Workshop for Diesel Engines.

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  Euler Motors

  May 2018 - Jul 2018

  Research And Development Intern

  Worked on Design and Development of a 3 wheeled Electric vehicle prototype. - Worked on Suspension and Steering system for the vehicle and the Chassis design, analysis and development for the prototype.Also, Worked on designing a prototype HEPA Air Filter.

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  Addverb

  Jul 2019 - May 2024

  Leading and managing the Product planning and development process/cycle for new R&D Products. - Handling the two major product portfolios - Fixed Automation- Carton and Pallet AS/RS, and Flexible Automation-High speed sorting mobile robots, for industrial automation applications.- Managing the Product Lifecycle, including Product and Market research, Competitor analysis and benchmarking, Requirements gathering, Product planning, Price positioning, Product launch, Product performance monitoring and improvement.- Analysis of product performance and customer satisfaction as well as derivation and implementation of improvement measures.- Leading a CFT of Team leads and Managers, and collaborating closely with all the teams ( R&D, Mobile Robotics, Embedded, Manufacturing and Production, QC, Marketing, Sales and Solutions, Software, + Management ) in the development, continuous improvement and release/launch of products.- Creating and defining new Product Roadmaps, product strategies, product proposal concepts and finalizing features/specifications.- Also, working on Product standardization and optimization, New Product/Variant/Feature introduction, Hardware-Software Integration, etc.- Development of Simulation tools for efficient software and Solution performance validation, for path planning and effective robot utilisation of the robots in large fleets.- Cost planning and optimization for the products,and development of software tool for efficient costing and Pre-sales requirements' handling of product solutions. Show less Product Owner/Design Lead - (Manager) - R&DLeading a D&D team and managing the full Design and Development process of warehouse automation and robotics products from idea generation, prototype development, to final production variant development and launch.Activities include but not limited to, Research, concept and detailed design, 3D and 2D, NPD GATE process, managing data in Teamcenter & PLM, Prototype development and testing, analysing test results, DFM for production variant, client site issues resolution, outer body and aesthetics design, etc.Product portfolio,1. SortIE - A high speed sortation robot/ machine for parcels, packets or boxes etc. to sort them intelligently and efficiently into different multiple locations and achieve an accurate sorting count.2. Multi-Level Shuttle (MEDIUS)- A robotic shuttle/automation machine for handling multiple payload/cartons at a time and catering to multiple different height levels at a single time at high speeds, to achieve flexibility in order processing and in payload size.3. Carton Lift - A high speed vertical lifting machine capable of moving heavy loads from ground to levels of different height or any specific height required at high speeds in a warehouse or any other specific application.Modular design for easy development and installation.4. Carton Shuttle (QUADRON)- A robotic shuttle/automation machine for handling cartons/bins at high speeds in a warehouse racking storage, as a part of ASRS for easy and high frequency order processing.5. Pallet Shuttle (CRUISER) - A robotic shuttle for handling Pallets efficiently in a racking system inside a warehouse as a part of AS/RS.Also, a compact, efficient and aesthetic Charger for the battery charging process.6. 4-Way Pallet Shuttle(CRUISER-360) - A robotic shuttle for handling Pallets in a warehouse racking as a part of AS/RS, which can independently run/travel in all 4-directions in the rack, making it best for high SKU and low throughput numbers. Show less Leading and managing the D&D process of warehouse automation and robotics products from idea generation stage to prototype development and to final production variant development and launch.Activities include but not limited to, Research, concept and detailed design, 3D and 2D, Product development GATE process, handling data on teamcenter, prototype development and testing, analysing test results, DFM for production variant, customer site issues resolution, outer body and aesthetics design.Product portfolio includes,1. Carton Lift - A high speed vertical lifting machine capable of moving heavy loads from ground to levels of different height or any specific height required at high speeds in a warehouse or any other specific application.Modular design for easy development and installation.2. Carton Shuttle (QUADRON) - A shuttle/automation machine for handling cartons/bins at high speeds in a racking system inside a warehouse, being a part of ASRS for easy and high frequency processing of orders.3. Multi-Level Shuttle (MEDIUS) - A shuttle/automation machine for handling multiple payload/cartons at a time and catering to multiple different height levels at a single time at high speeds, to achieve flexibility in order processing and in payload size. Show less

  • Product Manager

    Apr 2023 - May 2024

  • Design Lead/Product Owner

    Apr 2022 - Mar 2023

  • Product Design Engineer

    Jul 2020 - Mar 2022

  • Graduate Engineering Trainee

    Jul 2019 - Jun 2020
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  Rapyuta Robotics

  Jul 2024 - now

  Product Manager