GOUTHAM SHANMUGA SUNDARAM,

M.Engg

+1 647-575-9679 | goutham.s@live.in

PROFILE SUMMARY

A Vibrant and a versatile engineer with 5 years of Automotive OEM experience in Design &
Development and Verification & validation of automotive interiors and vehicle integration.
Strong knowledge in plastic trims which includes hard trims, IPs and door trims, injection
molding, tooling, material selection and rapid prototyping (3D Printing).
5 years of CATIA experience and expertise in Part modelling, Assembly design and Surface
modelling.
Experience in drive train prediction, fuel and pneumatic routings, frame and brackets design,
structural analysis, DFA&DFM, GD&T.
Worked as team lead in TS 16949 certifications which includes preparing team manuals,
training plans for individuals, Microsoft project plans for projects, DFMEAs for all systems, 8D
Report and closing of PNs and CFRs across projects.
Very good experience in Product lifecycle management adopted in an automotive industry
including inevitable practices like ECO Processing, NPR, and BOM Preparation.

TECHNICAL AND SOFT SKILLS

Design tools
Analysis tools
PLM
Problem solving tools
Management tools
Trainings
Microsoft Office

CATIA, Solid works, ProE, AutoCAD

ANSYS, AVL Cruise, Hypermesh.
AshokLeylands LEAP, ENOVIA
DFMEA, 8D, PDCA, Fault tree analysis, QMS,
Ishikawa diagram and why-why analysis.
Microsoft Project 2013, SAP Material
handling.
DFMEA, APQP, PPAP, TQM, LDP, GENMOD
and DVVP
MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS
Paint, Microsoft Project

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

Master of Engineering; Mechanical Engineering
(Sep 2014 - Jun 2016)
University of Toronto, Toronto. ON - Canada
Bachelor of Engineering; Mechanical Engineering
(Aug 2006 - May 2010)
Panimalar Engineering College, Anna University, Chennai, India

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TESLA MOTORS INC, Palo Alto, California, United States

(Jan 2015 - Sep 2015)

Engineering Intern, Vehicle Interiors.

Conceptualized the falcon wing door trim which includes the mechanism design, CAD and 3D
mock ups.
Solved 48 issues in Model X release candidate build, which includes new supplier development,
coordination with the studio, manufacturing and product excellence team and rapid prototyping.
Reduced quality related issues on graining with a grain mapping study.

Completed a comprehensive weight study on the hard trims for Model S and Model X which lead
to an overall weight reduction of 10%.
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Ashok Leyland Technical Centre, Chennai, India

(Sep 2011 - Aug 2014)

Deputy Manager (Systems Engineer) Vehicle Integration for N Truck

Integrated individual systems/power train for 4019, 4023 and 4923 commercial vehicles after
evaluating the performance, modularity and feasibility study.
Designed the fuel routing, electrical routing, pneumatic routing 4019, 4023 and 4923
commercial vehicles.
Implemented modularity in electrical components and frame mountings across the platform.
Built 10 prototype vehicles of 1616, 4019, 4023 and 4923 together, 2 pilot vehicles of 4923 at
Pantnagar plant.
Prepared DFMEAs for all the brackets and mechanical systems for 4019, 4023 and 4923
vehicles.
Redesigned the air tank brackets and tested the same for dynamic loading to avoid the failure in
customer trails.
Supported the test team to validate two 1616 vehicles with the New Generation Cabin in
proving grounds.
Prepared DVVP of 4019, 4023 and 4923 and Maintained liaison between, CAE, testing,
aggregates, manufacturing and all the stake holders.
Documented the CMVR certification for 4019, 4023 and 4923 and represented the team for
TS16949 audits.
Documented and tracked project schedule, milestones, progress and project issues using
Microsoft project for 4019, 4023 and 4923.

Ashok Leyland Limited, Hosur and Pantnagar, India

(Sep 2010 - Aug 2011)

Graduate Engineer Trainee
Improved the material handling system to save the lead time in production.
Value engineered Front under run protection Device from 84kg to 64kg, supported the test
team to complete the static loading for the beam for 160KN.
Worked hands on the fitment of cabins and after line fitments for the trucks built in PNR Plant.
Underwent Hydraulics and Pneumatics training at PSG College of Technology, India.
Completed training in Six sigma at Ashok Leyland Ltd, India.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

"Design and Development of Adsorbent Filter for Contaminated Water Treatment and
Development of bubble generating machine" at University of Toronto, Canada.
Design of M10 Nut Deburring machine at TVS Sundaram Fasteners, Ltd, India.
Design and Fabrication of Cam and Flat Faced Follower at Anna University, India.

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Best project award from the Managing Director at Ashok Leyland Ltd, India.

Scholarship award for the top 2% of the students by TVS Sundaram Fasteners Ltd, India.
Second rank in Mechanical Engineering at Panimalar Engineering College, India.
Best Quality circle project for the district of Madurai, India.
Chief organizer in National level technical symposium IMPACTS- 2009 at Anna University, India.
Captained the school team and the college team for district level ball badminton tournaments.
Master of ceremonies for cultural events and technical symposiums.

LINKEDIN PROFILE

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gouthamshanmugasundaram

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