Shreyas Bhat
Normal,IL
Summary
Results-driven Senior Manufacturing Engineer specializing in powder coating and automated manufacturing operations. Proficient in process simulations, automation, quality control, and lean manufacturing principles, driving enhanced production efficiency while minimizing waste. Recognized for strong troubleshooting skills in complex process and quality issues, complemented by effective capital project management and cross-functional collaboration.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Eaton Corporation
10.2025 - Current
- Directed cross-functional collaboration to execute paintline pretreatment chemical trials, ensuring compliance with MOC processes and EHS approvals. Developed a strategic roadmap to assess variables influencing paint adhesion and corrosion resistance. Achieved projected annual savings of $100k
- Rockwell certified Functional Safety Expert, facilitating machine safety compliance and validation.
- Site champion for Electrical Safe Work Practices (ESWP), ensuring 98% compliance to Eaton EHS management system.
Manufacturing Engineer - Paintline
Eaton Corporation
01.2024 - 10.2025
- Executed comprehensive management of capital projects worth $140,000, facilitating equipment installation and validation processes.
- Established a functional quality standard for powder coating and digitized process monitoring with Power Automate.
- Developed comprehensive documentation of powder coating sequences and programs to enhance operational efficiency for 961 unique part SKUs.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot paintline downtime issues, improving mean time between failure by 15%.
Manufacturing Engineer, Co-op
Insulet Corporation - Medical Devices
07.2022 - 12.2022
- Streamlined plant-wide vision software and PLC update through Test Method Validation, improving inspection accuracy by 12%.
- Executed equipment/tool validation and supported Omnipod-5 NPI initiatives with APQP, DFMA, and PFMEA methodologies.
- Analyzed data through full-factor DOE and process capability studies to identify and reduce false rejects in 4000 critical sub-assembly components.
Education
Master of Science - Industrial Engineering
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts, MA08.2023
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Manipal Institute of Technology
Manipal, India06.2021
Skills
- Skills: Project Management Machine Design (CAD) Advanced Statistics MES Process Simulation NPI Change Management Lean Tools Data Science DFMA PFMEA
- Tools: Excel-VBA PowerAutomate Minitab IBM Maximo ProModel Arena PLM SAP PowerBI HumanTech MySQL MATLAB SolidWorks FlexSim AutoCAD
- Programming Languages: Python SQL PLC Java NoSQL R SAS C/C
Certification
- Rockwell Certified Functional Safety Engineer - (TÜV Rheinland) # 32433 / 25 - Machinery
- Six Sigma Yellow Belt - Eaton Lean Six Sigma
Timeline
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Eaton Corporation
10.2025 - Current
Manufacturing Engineer - Paintline
Eaton Corporation
01.2024 - 10.2025
Manufacturing Engineer, Co-op
Insulet Corporation - Medical Devices
07.2022 - 12.2022
Master of Science - Industrial Engineering
Northeastern University
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Manipal Institute of Technology