Manojkumar Mani

Background of the profile:
•14 years of Design, Quality, and Project Management in the Automotive domain including 1 year & 2 months of international experience (UAE).
•Expertise in CAD CATIA V5 & ENOVIA V6 tools with Parts, Surface, Assembly, and Drafting.
•Experience in DMU, Automotive BIW Welding Fixture Design, and Chassis part projects for SUV, SEDAN, CAPTURE, LODGY, DUSTER, HATCHBACK
•Experience in product design and development and Quality checking as well as maintaining quality documentation.

EXPERIENCE
11 April 2016 to 17 March 2021
SENIOR MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER – CHASSIS, SEGULA TECHNOLOGIES (P) LTD, Chennai, India
 Client: Renault-Nissan Technology Business Centre Chennai, India.
 Software Used : CATIA V5 R19, ENOVIA
Departments: Member Link & Rear Axle, Wheels & Exhaust System
 Supported in Remote Engineering activities with Design change management process as per analysis data
 Benchmarking the competitor vehicles and developing cost reduction ideas
 Involved in project activities such as Localization and cost reduction
 Conducting feasibility study of alloy wheels with various styling surface 3D CAD data
 Simulating FEA, DMU analysis for Alloy wheel as per Renault standard
 PLE & PLF check for alloy wheel and steel wheel as per Renault standard
 Optimizing the alloy wheel to meet the functional requirements and mass target
 Coordinating with corporate Design Engineers (France, Korea & Romania)
 Exhaust parts & Heat shield Surface Design, Detailing work using ENOVIA
15 April 2015 to 17 July 2015
MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER, MONTBLEU TECHNOLOGIES (P) LTD, Coimbatore, India
 Client: Hirotec America & Hirotec Corporation, Coimbatore, India.
 Software Used : CATIA V5 R19
Departments: Body in White
 Project Engineer Design, processing and detailing BIW fixture tools, quality checker, project stack holder and project management
 Design of Welding Fixtures for Pre-Production Operation using CATIA V5 R19 as per GMNA standards
 Lead initiatives and special assignments on team behalf
 Organize project meetings along with Design team to review Drafting work delivery schedule
 Layout of each unit and key sheet preparation, BOM generation, layout call outs, setup dimension, CCS placement are done according to the NAAMS standards
 Using CHRYSLER & TATA for detailing with good project management skills improved quality of deliverables and improved schedule variance
14 May 2012 to 30 March 2015
MECHANICAL DRAUGHTSMAN, TEJAS ENGINEERS (P) LTD, Coimbatore, India
 Client: Taro Pumps & Pricol Limited Corporate, Coimbatore, India.
 Software Used : CATIA V5 R19, Solid works
Departments: Research and Development
 Create drawings and apply GD&T, Critical and Significant Characteristics
 Understanding the Customer Standards & Expectations
 Prepare engineering documents, co-ordinate with customer, suppliers and assembly Design
 Knowledge in material selection, Have throughout working knowledge Design
 Generate BOM’s maintain open issues lists and typical engineering documents
 Conduct component tolerance studies and assembly stack evaluations
25 January 2011 to 31 March 2012
MECHANICAL DRAUGHTSMAN GENERAL, RAK GERMAN ENGINEERINGS FZC, RAS AL KHAIMAH, UAE
 Client: Mercedes-Benz (FFT, EDAG), BMW & KUKA, Europe.
 Software Used : CATIA V5 R19
Departments: Body in White
 Designing for the complete automotive body shell (side body, under body, enclosures etc.) for the geo, respot and marriage stations
 Designing of Welding fixtures, Designing of Checking fixtures & Roller Hemming fixtures
 Designing of Robotic Grippers, Combo Grippers, Buffers (Storage), Docking stands
 Creation of Bill of Materials & Detailing of units in the fixtures
 Preparation of Layout sheet (for the single unit) & key sheet (for the Station)
05 July 2006 to 31 December 2010
OPERATOR & SUPERVISOR (Injection Molding), SRI AMMAN PLASTICS COMPANY (P) LTD, Namakkal, India
 Client: JCB India (P) Ltd, India
Departments: Product Development
 Knowledge of Robot and End-of-Arm Tooling used in injection molding
 Understanding of Injection Molding machine process and operation
 Great time-management skills and able to work well under pressure in order to meet deadlines
 Experience with JIT manufacturing-broadcasting process
 The ability to troubleshoot and diagnose pneumatic and hydraulic systems and install different components
 Some experience operating and troubleshooting PLC’s and proximity sensors
 The ability to use simple intricate measuring tools in order to inspect, compare and analyze components
 Ensured parts meet Quality Standards, Manage and monitor employee labor distribution.

EDUCATION
2003-2006- Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, The Salem Co-operative Sugar Mill Polytechnic College,
Mohanur, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India
2003- S.S.L.C, Government High School, Pandamangalam, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India