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Arun Kumar Parameshwaran

Fremont

Summary

A dynamic, self motivated and inspired engineering professional with an extraordinary blend of experience and knowledge in the field of mechanical, electrical and industrial engineering.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr Mechanical Design Engineer, Battery Pack

Supernal
05.2024 - Current
  • Design and develop mechanical components (Enclosures, Sheet metal parts, Injection molded parts, Cold plate, busbars etc.) and packaging of electrical systems (BMS, PCB, Connector packaging, Wire harness cable management etc.)
  • Drive mechanical design of electrical components, interconnects, and electromechanical subsystem designs from conceptual and requirements development through production.
  • Perform fundamental prototyping, testing, and analysis tasks and provide assistance for advanced analysis and validation testing.
  • Scout and evaluate technologies to develop highly safe, energy dense and lightweight Energy Storage Systems.
  • Build and contribute to component specifications, verification plans, and other technical documents.
  • Collaborate with battery component suppliers to support new technology developments.
  • Collaborate with the battery integration team to optimize and improve the battery system design including the thermal control system.
  • Collaborate with BMS team to optimize integrating of electrical components to battery pack.
  • Collaborate with battery test and validation team on DVP&R activities.
  • Support mechanical and electrical design processes in the adoption of advanced technologies.
  • Build engineering tools to provide trade-off studies between packaging efficiency, thermal. NVH to be used during technology evaluation processes.

Mechanical Design Engineer, Battery Pack

Supernal
07.2022 - 04.2024
  • Designed and developed components and subsystems, starting from conceptualization and requirements development, all the way through to the production phase
  • Selected and implemented the application of existing technologies to internal product development and develop new technologies to improve product metrics
  • 3D design of complex parts and assemblies in different materials using various manufacturing technologies such as injection molding, stamping, casting, and die-cut sealing solutions
  • Released drawing packaging and manufacturing instructions for parts and assemblies, employing high-quality technical communication to prevent misinterpretation and manufacturing issues
  • Completed designs to specifications pertaining to mechanical components for HV batteries (dimensional, thermal, dielectric, functional, performance, reliability, survivability, component manufacturing, and interface manufacturing)
  • Performed preliminary prototyping, testing, and analysis tasks, as well as provide assistance with more complex analysis and validation testing
  • Identified the root cause of prototype, validation, and production issues, and assist in finding appropriate solutions

Industrial Engineer at Ample Inc

Electric Vehicle Battery Swapping System Startup
01.2020 - 06.2022
  • Developed new and innovative design to support the company's Electrical Vehicle Battery Swapping Solution while working with the Vehicle Integration Team, Robotics team, Electrical team and Computer Vision team.
  • Coordinated test procedures to ensure operation of equipment meets quality standards, regulations and customer requirements.
  • Contributed majorly towards setting up an automation line for Battery Module which includes design of Jigs and fixtures for new product introduction, Capacity Modeling, time study, MRP, value stream mapping and initiating engineering change procedure.
  • Designed and developed complex components and assemblies for modular batteries swapping which include sheet metal enclosures, weldments, electronics mounting, mechanism iterations and machine component mounting.
  • Improved the automation process to drive higher operational efficiency using lean and Six sigma principles.
  • Developed an efficient inventory tracking system from scratch to streamline the business operations and implemented inventory control procedures and best practices.
  • Redesigned the warehouse floor layout and improved the space utilization to accommodate an increase in volume from 45% to 60%.
  • Studied the DFM guidelines for injection molding, Stamping, Welding, Thermoforming and implemented the DFM and DFA principles to improve the mechanical design of parts and assemblies. Reduced the cost of the parts by approximately 30%.
  • Used FEA simulation tools to model assemblies, perform analysis and guide design development and performed static and dynamic analysis
  • Experience with CNC machines, 3D printers and laser cutters.

Operations Supervisor

YRC Freight
11.2019 - 12.2019
  • Supervised the inbound operations for YRC Terminal at Hayward containing multiple dock doors, dock workers and drivers.
  • Implemented strategies to optimize operational efficiency and drive continuous improvement
  • Improved the productivity of inbound operations by 7 % by utilizing the workforce to full potential, optimizing the loading and unloading plan and improving the dock floor utilization.
  • Developed daily delivery plan for over various trucks per shift utilizing equipment,manpower, and other resources to ensure effective and efficient operations
  • Supervised all activities of drivers and dockworkers responsible for efficient loading/unloading of trailers along with productive pick-up and delivery of freight at customer locations
  • Communicated company safety program, trained, and enforced safety rules and compliance with all government regulations.

Inventory Control Specialist

Tipton Mills Foods, LLC
09.2018 - 01.2019
  • Maintained Inventory accuracy of 94.7% for 2100 ingredients worth 1.4 million dollars across 5 different warehouse.
  • Ordering Ingredients, supplies and packaging materials using the ERP system and responsible for vendor management.
  • Responsible for Shipping, receiving, Incoming materials planning, logistics management and optimization of the transportation network.
    Maintained an order fill rate of 99%, making sure all the ingredients, packaging and raw materials are inhouse for production.
  • Tracked production of finished goods and WIP and supervised production floor workers and forklift drivers.
  • Redesigned the warehouse layout and increased the space utilization by 23% providing separate racks for Food Allergens, packaging materials, food ingredients, tools and miscellaneous products.
  • Created a Hot pick zone for most commonly used products and Quarantine area for expired products and products on QA hold.
  • Created new build assemblies for new products according the requirements specified by the customer in the customer specification sheet.
  • Performed daily cycle counts for products (finished goods, WIP and ingredients) which resulted in a cycle count accuracy of 92%.
  • Ensuring that FIFO is used, reducing the scrap and making an annual savings of $16,700.
  • Performed inventory reconciliation and investigated and resolved inventory variances.

Global Supply Chain Analyst- Internship

Precision Plus Vacuum Parts
03.2018 - 05.2018
  • Spearheaded the project and lead a four member team, achieving 15.07% reduction in logistics costs by using Material Handling, Transportation Cost Analysis and Inventory Planning techniques.
  • Recommended a supply chain network which had a cost savings of $392 per shipment from the vendor to DC.
  • Analyzed sales volume and created forecast for different product categories to find the market trend and impact of seasonality by using winters forecasting method and regression analysis.
  • Analyzed and identified potential warehouse locations for the Asian(China) and European Market (Czech Republic) using SWOT analysis, Q-R Model, Winter's Forecasting technique, Product Flow optimization, Transportation cost analysis and Supply Chain Network Mapping using Python.
  • Managed EBOM consisting of 7000 parent components from 6 different warehouses across the globe.

Mechanical Engineer - Internship/Co-Op

Nandivardhana Textile Mills Limited
08.2015 - 06.2016
  • Designed and developed material neutral packaging solutions following company requirements, customer, and known industry specifications and standards to prevent damage to customer product within the known distribution environment.
  • Generated drawings, mechanical BOM and performed DFM/DFA analysis for both internal and external suppliers
  • Provided technical machine & design engineering supervision, machine & process improvements, and addressed the daily priorities of equipment.
  • Identified the root cause of manufacturing failures using structured problem solving methodologies and brainstormed solutions to prevent reoccurrences.
  • Designed test control apparatus, equipment & develop procedures for testing products.
  • Collaborated with the maintenance department to ensure all equipment is maintained to a high level of readiness.

Education

Master of Science - Industrial Engineering

University At Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
06-2018

Bachelor of Engineering - Production Engineering

PSG College of Technology
India
06-2016

Certification

  • Graduate Certificate in Advanced Manufacturing, University at Buffalo,State University of New York.
  • Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, American Society for Quality,(License no: 19805).

Timeline

Sr Mechanical Design Engineer, Battery Pack

Supernal
05.2024 - Current

Mechanical Design Engineer, Battery Pack

Supernal
07.2022 - 04.2024

Industrial Engineer at Ample Inc

Electric Vehicle Battery Swapping System Startup
01.2020 - 06.2022

Operations Supervisor

YRC Freight
11.2019 - 12.2019

Inventory Control Specialist

Tipton Mills Foods, LLC
09.2018 - 01.2019

Global Supply Chain Analyst- Internship

Precision Plus Vacuum Parts
03.2018 - 05.2018

Mechanical Engineer - Internship/Co-Op

Nandivardhana Textile Mills Limited
08.2015 - 06.2016
  • Graduate Certificate in Advanced Manufacturing, University at Buffalo,State University of New York.
  • Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, American Society for Quality,(License no: 19805).

Master of Science - Industrial Engineering

University At Buffalo

Bachelor of Engineering - Production Engineering

PSG College of Technology

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