Shekar V.

Resident Engineer – G67 Thermal System

Freising, Germany

Experience

Mar 2024 - Present
1 year 6 months
Munich, Germany

Resident Engineer – G67 Thermal System

BMW AG / MIND Business and Technology GmbH

  • Data management for the BMW G67 climate system
  • 3D data approval according to BMW milestones
  • Coordination of G67 HVAC and PTC DFMEA and PFMEA
  • Coordination between China and BMW Munich on a complex 800 V PTC high-voltage topic
Mar 2023 - Sep 2023
7 months
Munich, Germany

Component Project Leader - Ultrasonic Sensors

BMW AG / Capgemini Engineering GmbH

  • Solving product-related problems (HW & SW) in the area of park sensors for autonomous driving
  • Supporting product development of USS (ultrasonic sensors) and the functional integration of all BMW Group derivatives
  • Continuous coordination with suppliers, leading series development meetings and coordinating interfaces with the customer
  • Planning, controlling and implementing part approvals and creating the related drawings
  • Planning and coordinating test bench measurements in prototypes or in the vehicle for the next software release
  • Conducting error analyses and creating and tracking error tickets
Feb 2019 - Sep 2022
3 years 8 months
Munich, Germany

SBWE/SE Team Leader – Switch Center Steering Column; BE Lighting

BMW AG / EMS GmbH

  • Managing the SE team along with suppliers, quality and module QI
  • Executing all component approvals in software logistics in coordination with the development team and the PbM
  • Resolving hardware issues that occur during vehicle testing, in the plants at release or with the end customer
Jul 2011 - Jul 2018
7 years 1 month
Cologne, Germany

VAVE Project Engineer – Seats; Carline: C-Max, Focus and Fiesta

Ford-Werke GmbH (via Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro GmbH & ED Work & Co. KG)

  • Participating in workshops for cost reduction, benchmarking and design forums for various post-production product lines
  • Responsible for VAVE program management
  • Negotiating tooling, development and test costs with suppliers to secure a positive business case for Ford
Jan 2008 - Jun 2011
3 years 6 months
Sindelfingen, Germany

Sr. Design Engineer; Carline: S Class and GLS (Full size SUV)

Daimler AG / Tata Johnson Controls Automotive LTD

  • Designing and developing the seat system according to system design specs and test specs (full vehicle crash & sled)
  • Coordinating outsourcing activities in India for CAD models
  • Validating and analyzing the complete seat packaging
Apr 2007 - Dec 2007
9 months
Chennai, India

Sr. Design Engineer; Carline: Mitsubishi Pajero

Hindustan Motors Limited

  • Design and development of seats and subcomponents.
  • Value analysis & value engineering of vehicle interior.
Dec 2004 - Apr 2007
2 years 5 months
Pune, India

Design Engineer; Carline: Honda Pilot, Nissan & GM

Tata Johnson Controls Automotive Limited

  • Design of the complete seat and mechanism system.
  • Layout development for seat systems regarding safety, comfort, manufacturability and packaging.
  • Development of parts through reverse engineering using point cloud data and surface data in Catia V5.
May 2002 - Dec 2004
2 years 8 months
Bengaluru, India

Quality Assurance Engineer

Disha Precision Pvt Limited

  • Components: seat frames, seat tracks for IFB Automotive Ltd.
  • Improvement of development and test processes to prevent errors using QA methods like Ishikawa diagrams and control charts.
  • Identification of key and critical characteristics to ensure a robust production process for manufacturing wire forms, metal clips and springs.

Languages

Kannada
Native
German
Advanced
English
Advanced
Tamil
Intermediate

Education

Sep 1997 - Mar 2002

University of Bangalore

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Bengaluru, India

Sep 1995 - Jul 1996
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High School Diploma, Natural Sciences · Natural Sciences · India

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