Dhananjay Jadhav

• Responsible for supporting design activities of interior parts like Hard trim, console, door trims, soft trim, and Headlining with the help of offshore team
• Developed master sections and created architecture to integrate the duct, air vent, carrier, and panels of the cyber truck
• Incorporated CAE recommendation and supplier DFM and DFA feedback into console parts
• Interacted with suppliers for cost, proto build, and design issues
• Interacted with cross-functional teams to agile design activities
• Provided launch support for model Y to handle fitment and craftsmanship issues
• Planned and set up Design validation plan with the testing department
• Planned and implemented fitment trial buck for newly designed interior parts
• Provided design solutions considering craftsmanship, fit and finish, and perceived quality
• Worked on projects Cyber Truck and Future models.

• Managed design activities in the area of body, interior, exterior and electrical for transit bus fleet with the help of offshore team.
• Implemented design ideas to normalize the added weight of batteries in the area of body, chassis and interior parts.
• Integrated antennas, cameras and sensors position on the bus body to achieve best performance of the equipment.
• Managed fleet and required features of the bus as per customer requirements
• Achieved the design quality of print to build without any proto build.

Worked on NIO's ES8 and ES6 EV programs in China

• Responsible for designing of exterior parts like bumpers, cladding, and Tailgate trim garnish
• Set up design strategy to meet design requirements, fit finish, and perceived qualities of bumper and aggregates.
• Worked on packaging and feasibility of front and rear bumper to validate pedestrian safety and crash performance requirement.
• Generated concept sections, engineering surfaces, mounting and locating strategies of front and rear bumper.
• Proposed bumper mounting brackets considering fit, finish, gap, and flushness with body, headlight, tail lamp, and liftgate trims
• Worked closely with cross-functional teams, studio, and suppliers to resolve design, tooling and manufacturing issues.
• Supported vehicle proto builds, testing stage to validate the design and fitment of the parts.
• Used DFMEA and DOE tools to optimize and refine designs
• Ensured regulatory compliance by closely monitoring applicable laws and regulations within the industry sector throughout each stage of the project life cycle.

• Product Feasibility based on cost, targeted segment, overall dimensions, attributes to target Indian market.
• Did the vehicle packaging of and integrated front module, cabin, Underbody and rear compartment.
• Integrated vehicle sub systems like engine compartment, axle rear boot, and tires
• Prepared the ergonomics layout considering competitor vehicle's segment and and finalized overall size of vehicle.
• Worked with styling studio to define ergo layout as per SAE 1100 guides
• Prepared the buck to validate ergo-layout and vehicle dimensions.

• Responsible to design a complete rear underbody and optimize the performance of body in crash, NVH and durability.
• Defined underbody structure and integration of sub systems based on platform strategy and CAE recommendation
• Incorporated CAE recommendation to achieve the operational and performance targets.
• Performed the stamping simulation and incorporated the feedback for better tooling and reduce the material wastage.
• Define the joinery of the panels to improve the stiffness of body.

Worked on various engineering design projects related to body, interior, and exterior

• Reviewed technical drawings developed by CAD technicians and drafters.
• Participated in formal internal design reviews of proposed products and components.
• Successfully implemented bumper, air vent scoop trunk garnish from styling to production
• Achieved fit and finish of parts by implementing fixing strategies and considering deviations in BIW
• Designed the rear independent air conditioning for Indigo XL
• Conducted DFMEA to minimize issues
• Product feasibility study from design, manufacturing assembly, validation, and serviceability point of view
• Benchmarking of competitor vehicles.