Niranjan Lekkala

Experience

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  Whirlpool Corporation

  Jul 2013 - Jun 2017

  Senior Engineer

  𝑲𝒆𝒚 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 –❖ Design & Development of Washing Machines: Designed and developed semi and fully automatic washing machines, ensuring high performance, durability, and customer satisfaction.❖ Competitive Benchmarking & Innovation: Conducted competitive benchmarking, set performance targets, and identified cost-effective, customer-centric innovations to enhance product differentiation.❖ Concept Generation & Feasibility Analysis: Created industrial design concepts based on market needs and conducted feasibility studies to ensure manufacturability and functional efficiency.❖ Engineering Analysis & Validation: Developed product specifications by considering structural mechanics, mechanical vibrations, and material properties while performing stress, deformation, and hand calculations for validation.❖ Prototype Development & Testing: Led prototype preparation, testing, and validation activities, ensuring design robustness and compliance with performance expectations.❖ Risk Assessment & Cost Optimization: Conducted Failure Mode & Effect Analysis (FMEA), reviewed Design Verification (DV) plans, provided simulation inputs, analyzed results, and optimized costs while finalizing design concepts. Show less

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  Philips

  Jul 2017 - Sept 2019

  Mechanical Designer

  𝑲𝒆𝒚 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 –❖ Design & Development of Diagnostic X-Ray Systems: Designed and developed advanced diagnostic X-ray systems, ensuring high performance, reliability, and compliance with industry standards.❖ Requirement Analysis & Specification Development: Defined detailed product requirements, prepared design specifications, and executed implementation, testing, and integration in alignment with system architectures.❖ New Product Introduction & Lifecycle Management: Played a key role in New Product Introduction (NPI), Product Life Cycle (PLC) management, and obsolescence planning to ensure seamless transitions and sustained product relevance.❖ Modular System Integration: Developed and integrated modular, easy-to-maintain components that met product specifications and enhanced serviceability.❖ Design Verification & Risk Management: Conducted design verification, reliability testing, and risk assessment to mitigate defects, optimize product performance, and ensure compliance with safety standards.❖ Cross-Functional & Supplier Collaboration: Worked closely with cross-functional teams and suppliers to drive innovation, improve manufacturability, and ensure smooth product development and procurement processes. Show less

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  BD

  Oct 2019 - Jun 2022

  𝑲𝒆𝒚 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 –❖ Design & Development of Medical Devices: Designed and developed hazardous drug safety medical products, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and user safety requirements.❖ End-to-End Product Development: Led and contributed to all phases of product development, from concept generation and feasibility studies to prototyping, testing, and commercialization.❖ Requirement Analysis & Specification Development: Interpreted customer and operational requirements, translating them into verifiable product specifications to meet performance and compliance criteria.❖ Design Optimization & Engineering Analysis: Conducted design optimization at the intersection of material selection, process feasibility, and human factors to enhance product functionality and usability.❖ System Performance & Reliability Enhancement: Evaluated and analyzed system performance to ensure optimized reliability, robustness, and efficiency in medical device applications.❖ Implementation of Design for Six Sigma (DFSS): Applied DFSS methodologies throughout the design selection and development process to minimize defects, improve quality, and enhance manufacturability.❖ Application of Design for Excellence (DFX): Assessed and optimized relevant DFX criteria, including manufacturability, cost efficiency, and sustainability, to enhance product lifecycle performance.❖ Regulatory Compliance & Quality Assurance: Gained hands-on experience in Medical Device Directive (MDD), ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and FDA design controls, ensuring strict adherence to industry regulations. Show less 𝑲𝒆𝒚 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 –❖ Accountable for designing and developing hazardous drug safety medical products❖ Playing an active and significant role in all the phases of product development❖ Interpreting the customer and operational requirements & translating them into verifiable product requirements & specifications❖ Conducting design optimization at the intersection of material & forming factor, process & human factors considerations❖ Ensuring an optimized system performance and reliability by critically evaluating & analyzing it❖ Implementing Design for Sigma Six (DFSS) rigour throughout the design selection and development process❖ Optimizing the relevant DFX (Design for Excellence) criteria by assessing the design considerations❖ Acquired hands-on experience in working with the Medical Device Directive (MDD), ISO 13485, ISO 14971 & FDA design controls Show less

  • Lead Engineer

    Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

  • Senior Design Engineer

    Oct 2019 - Dec 2021
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  Vivance

  Jul 2022 - now

  𝑲𝒆𝒚 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 –❖ Product Development & Technical Excellence: Driving the end-to-end design, development, and optimization of innovative healthcare solutions, ensuring technical excellence and regulatory compliance.❖ Design for Excellence (DFX) Implementation: Applying DFX principles, including Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Reliability (DFR), to enhance product performance, cost efficiency, and user experience.❖ Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinating with cross-functional teams, including R&D, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory teams, to streamline development processes and ensure seamless product integration.❖ Risk Management & Compliance: Overseeing risk management activities in alignment with ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and FDA design controls, ensuring adherence to industry regulations and safety standards.❖ Innovation & Technical Strategy: Leading research initiatives and fostering innovation by evaluating emerging technologies, material advancements, and design methodologies to enhance product competitiveness.❖ Design Verification & Validation: Directing design verification and validation processes, leveraging statistical analysis and testing methodologies to ensure product reliability and performance consistency.❖ Process & Quality Improvements: Implementing Lean Six Sigma methodologies to identify process inefficiencies, drive continuous improvement, and optimize product development workflows.❖ Mentoring & Technical Leadership: Guiding and mentoring junior engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing, technical excellence, and professional growth within the engineering team. Show less

  • Prinicipal Engineer

    Mar 2024 - now

  • Senior Staff Engineer

    Jul 2022 - Feb 2024