Chandru Saravanan

• Spearheaded end-to-end delivery of steering system programs across CB platforms. • Led product development teams & activities following structured Product Development Process (PDP) and project management frameworks. Ensuring effective resource planning, design reviews, and alignment with cost, schedule, and requirements. • Directe teams across System engineering, E/E HW, Mech HW,SW, FuSA, IVN, Diagnostics, system & Device qualification, Vehicle Testing. • Drive program planning & budgeting (€2M).

• Spearheaded EPS steering column NPD programs across domestic and global OEM platforms and acted as key customer interface and global engineering coordinator. • Achieved 95% milestone success through planning and execution. • Reduced post-launch quality issues by 30% through early defect detection and structured reviews. • Delivered 3 products from nomination to SOP, meeting cost, quality, and timing targets. • Managed multiple parallel NPD programs across domestic and global OEMs.

• Steered cross-functional engineering projects as the single point of contact from Bosch, ensuring seamless coordination between customer, plant, and global teams achieving 95% first time right. • Led design team for steering system projects at Bosch India. • Resolved critical plant issues by implementing engineering solutions, improving production efficiency by 25%. • Directed concept design and system definition for Steer-by-Wire architecture, enabling seamless mechanical-electrical integration.

• Led the concept-to-production development of a steering-mounted system critical for Level 3 autonomous driving, achieving 90% milestone compliance • Conducted product evaluations and customer trials, achieving 100% satisfaction and incorporating feedback into final design iterations. • Managed Electric Rack and Reach Steering Column sample development and CFT, ensuring timely availability for testing, validation, and customer demos.

• Spearheaded EPS column development for passenger car platforms, delivering robust designs aligned with global performance and technical requirements. • Proposed and validated new design concepts for design issue in new product development resulting in 90% achievement of project milestones. • Collaborated with global teams on Pinion EPS and Rack EPS programs, supporting international applications in the passenger car segment.

• Directed 3-member engineering team in the development of manual steering columns for passenger car segment, from concept to customer sign-off with 95% adherence on milestones. • Led the end-to-end design and verification of new product concepts, achieving 100% regulatory and safety compliance and maintaining a flawless record of zero field complaints. • Provided in-house and customer-end technical support, resolving design and application issues during development and post-launch phase.

• Implemented design improvements based on evolving customer requirements, enhancing product performance. • Led full vehicle benchmarking initiative, developing a complete CAD model from a physical vehicle using reverse engineering techniques—enabling competitive analysis and design innovation. • Performed Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to validate structural integrity and optimize designs under boundary.