ASHESH DEVULAPALLY
Grand Rapids,MI
Summary
A dedicated professional with an Industry Experience of 13years in Design, Product Engineering, Prototyping & Validation. Worked at both OEM & Supplier sites & thus understand the challenges & requirements on either sides.
Always striving to find analytical solutions for any and all sorts of issues & problems arising during product development.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Product Development Engineer
NBHX Trim USA
Grand Rapids, MI
11.2021 - 10.2023
- Product Engineer for Vehicle Interior Trim components such as IP, Console & Door Panels with A-Surface finish of Decorated Wood Veneer & Stone Veneer, Finished Sheet Aluminum, Stitched Leather & Fiber materials.
- Initialized selection of Materials & Processes from the concept phase of Product development, maintaining a BOM to see through its use at various phases of Program.
- Conceptualized design & worked with designers to develop 3D product design & 2D Drawings per OEM requirements & standards
- Coordinated the Color appearance Evaluation of components & later final Appearance approval (AAR) to meet the A-Surface standards set by OEMs.
- Created DVP&R plans per OEM requirements to see through the initial product concept, matured design & final production parts are being validated & meet program milestone targets.
- Frequent meetings with production plant & visits (Mexico) to ensure Tooling Team & Process readiness for production per program timing & offer solutions to critical technical issues that arise during the development phase & as well as during mass production.
- Cross functional work arranging workshops with OEM & Supplier to improve process & yield of product by developing a Design of Experiments (DOE Trails) to identify root-cause, analyze & provide solutions
Senior Product Engineer
Inteva Products, LLC
Troy, MI
05.2018 - 10.2021
- Lead Product Engineer in Door Closures Group specifically designing Auto Glass/Window Lift systems, Door Exterior & Interior Door Trim Handles.
- Created new and revised existing Design concepts considering packaging Environment, system integration & tooling requirements.
- Collaborated with Designers, FEA Team, Material, Manufacturing & Assembly Engineers for application of bookshelf solutions & also seek Core Engineering expertise to develop feasible design concepts.
- Created DVP&R plans and coordinated with Test Engineers to carry Validations at DV & PV phase as per DVP&R agreement & developed solutions to issues arising while testing.
- Built Component Assembly Prototypes and carried out Engineering changes for components & ensuring latest 3D CAD & 2D Drawing data
Product Release Analyst
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn, MI
10.2014 - 04.2018
- Product Release Analyst in Digital Vehicle Delivery Group in-charge of releasing components of Body Exterior/Interior Full Service Supplier (FSS) commodities for various vehicle programs.
- Hands on Experience in Teamcenter Engineering, Visualization mock-up, CATIA V5 and other OEM specific release tools (DRP, WERS, CDHR, AVBOM, Q-checker) to support GPDS (Global Product Development system).
- Performed Digital verification in Teamcenter Vis.Mockup to identify issues such as Interference, clearance between parts, alignment of parts, Fasteners etc,.
- Used CATIA V5 to verify CAD PMI, CAD Structure, Branding, Coding, GD&T on supplier submitted 3D/2D Drawings to ensure OEM requirements.
Assistant Professor
University Of Michigan-dearborn
Dearborn, MI
10.2013 - 10.2014
- Worked as Assistant professor for undergraduate students in CAD designing & 2D Drawing creation of automotive components & Packaging layout using CATIA V5.
Design Engineer
Hyundai Motors
Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA
08.2010 - 07.2013
- Design Engineer in BIW Group, trained to create & modify Automotive body/trim parts such as BIW, Body Outer panels, Closures & Reinforcements, using CatiaV5 (Generative Shape design/Part design/Assembly design/Drafting)
- Performed Vehicle Packaging Study involving Benchmarking dimensions, conducting segment wise surveys on various competitive cars, Luggage volume calculation, packaging layout, ingress & Egress layout with a comprehensive analysis on the same.
- Associated in vehicle Tear-down sessions held to study and analyze the assembly, disassembly Issues, materials, weight reduction, cost optimization & ergonomic considerations which helped in understanding overall vehicle design procedure & requirements.
Education
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
University of Michigan - Dearborn
Dearborn, MI04.2015
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Hyderabad, India05.2010
Skills
- 3D CAD/2D Drawings
- CATIA, NX,Solidworks
- BOM
- Teamcenter Engineering
- GD&T
- DFMEA, DFM, DVP&R
- Vehicle Exterior, Interior & Closures
- Injection Molding & Sheet metal manufacturing
- Materials & Coatings - Plastics, Sheet metal, Wood Veneer & Aluminum
- Technical documentation & PDP Process
- Project Management
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Elementary
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Telugu
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Senior Product Development Engineer
NBHX Trim USA
11.2021 - 10.2023
Senior Product Engineer
Inteva Products, LLC
05.2018 - 10.2021
Product Release Analyst
Ford Motor Company
10.2014 - 04.2018
Assistant Professor
University Of Michigan-dearborn
10.2013 - 10.2014
Design Engineer
Hyundai Motors
08.2010 - 07.2013
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
University of Michigan - Dearborn
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University