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Sundara Manickam

Senior  Engineer with 4.5 - Years Of Experience. Taking care of product development, strategies, and business plans for upcoming products. Co-ordinate with Cross Functional Team to ensure the product development are on schedule.

Key Skills

Cost analysis
Vendor Management
Time management
Team Management
Project Management
Problem-solving

Professional Experience

Oct 2022
Present
Senior Engineer - NPD
Carlisle Brakes and Frictions Chennai, IN
 
  • Reviewed engineering drawings and specified appropriate materials to meet design requirements.
  • Floating RFQ and identify the source and finalize the product cost.
  • Formation of CFT & Conduct technical feasibility review.
  • Setting QCD target and Development timing plan.
  • Finalize Machining process, Materials, Heat treatment & other special process, MFR sign off.
  • Taking care commodities like Aluminium, Iron Casting, Forging, Sheet metal and Springs.
  • Create or verify PFD, CP, PFMEA & Facility requirement plan.
  • Make the T0 trail and sample submission.
  • Test the product based on the requirement.
  • PPAP run and taking care of production during SLP.
 
Mar 2022
Oct 2022
Sourcing Engineer
Switch Mobility Chennai, IN
  •  Floating RFQ to the respective suppliers.
  •  Making PR and PO for the suppliers.
  •  Coordinated activities with suppliers, contractors or other departments.
  •  Ensure material availability for the daily production.
Mar 2019
Mar 2022
New Product Development Engineer
Gokul Autotech private limited Chennai, IN
  • Receiving drawings and check the feasibility and cost analysis of the product.
  • Present the drawings to Cross Functional Team and incorporate recommended changes.
  • Design overall budgets for projects, and allocate the development activities to respected sub-vendors.
  • Preparation of Advanced Product Quality Planning and Production Part Approval Process documents.
  • Develop time plan in-line with customer requirements.
  • Planning, directing and implementing process to standardize the production.
  • Taking care of production for 3-months to eliminate all gaps in the project and hand over to production.
Nov 2018
Mar 2019
Student Intern
Gokul Autotech private limited Chennai, IN
  • Working in PPC making monthly reports and inventory taking.
  • Taking daily MIS report.
  • Overall rejections data entry.
  • Documentation support for NPD.

Education

Aug 2015
Mar 2019
B.E - 78% in Chennai institute of technology
Anna University

Certifications

ISO 9001: 2015 QMS Internal Auditor Certified
Bureau Veritas
Project Management Essentials.
Management & Strategy Institute
Lean six sigma foundations
Linkedin

Achievements

Development Time
Develop the 4-Projects in HPDC simultaneously with very short time of 3-Weeks.
Localization
Localization of Large Dry Caliper Brake Product in India.
 

Quote

"If you do what you always did, you get what you always got."

Hobbies & Interests

  • Learning new things
  • Watching movies
  • Marketing
  • Reading Books

Languages

Tamil
(Native)
English
(Fluent)

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