Nikhil Navale

• Managed dynamic vehicle integration builds and project delivery within Commercial Vehicle Integration.• Led design and packaging for 5 vehicle platforms (BEV, LNG, ADAS, advanced suspension).• Used CATIA and Teamcenter PLM to engineer structural parts from concept to production release.• Coordinated cross-functionally to execute DFA, DFM, and DFMEA clearances.• Optimized EV battery accommodation, AC layouts, FAW/RAW weight solutions, and GD&T 2D drawings.

Worked at Electronics Department in University of Pune Designed and developed space payload assembly for the ISRO-funded SPACE ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC SENSOR (SEAMS) project. • Awarded 2 patents for innovative antenna deployment mechanism designs. • Executed 3D CAD modeling and multi-physics CAE simulations (structural, vibrational, thermal analysis) followed by DFMEA. • Managed complete Assembly Integration and Testing (AIT), utilizing 3D printing for functional prototyping and validation.

Led a Six Sigma continuous improvement project resulting in a 30% increase in bearing production output. • Implemented lean manufacturing methodologies including 5S, Poka-Yoke (Mistake-Proofing), Just-in-Time (JIT), Kaizen, and Root Cause Analysis (RCA).

-CAD/CAM/CAE -Attended Various Workshops related to Product Design as follows -Design Thinking. -Intellectual Property rights. Project’s Done:  Non Conventional Heat Engine.  Automatic Solar Panel Cleaning Machine with very low amount of cycle time. Hands on Experience on:  Prototype development using CAD software like AutoCAD & CATIA.  Simulations related to Stress, Stain & Displacement of system on ANSYS.  Checking of developed prototype for assembly & working.

B.E. Project with High Energy Material Laboratory (DRDO), Pune. Member of Society of Automotive Engineers, Master Diploma in CAD/CAM/CAE at TCIL-IT Pune.-Achieved Throughout First class with Distinction in all the academics. - Completed Master Diploma in CAD/CAM/CAE. Taken Knowledge of AutoCad, CATIA, PROE, Solidworks & ANSYS -Final Year Project Title: To Design of Carriage Assembly for Liner Coating Machine, to coat the liner material inside rocket/ missile motor.