Kumaravel Balasundaram

Mobile: +91-8088241505 Email: kumarbalavel@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Motivated and detail-oriented Lead Mechanical Design Engineer with 14+ years of
experience in designing innovative and efficient Automotive mechanical systems. Adept at
utilizing CAD software to create precise and optimized designs. Seeking to contribute
expertise to a dynamic engineering team

Current role: ME TPL (Mechanical Technical project lead); Designation: Lead Architect

• Leading product development experience on Automotive Engine control unit

(ECU), EV Battery Management system, Electromechanical components,
Connectors etc.,

• Managing and team leading 5 members of ME design team for 3+ years

• Effort estimation, Task distribution to the team members, Managing deliverables

and Management reporting.

• Mechanical components ownership from concept to Series production and

Change management

 Expertise in NPD - components design of

• Die cast, Plastic, Sheet metal, Electromechanical components, Connectors

• PCB design – ECAD MCAD Interface

 Expertise in CAD tools – Creo, Solid works, NX, CATIA, Inventor, Auto-CAD

 Expertise in PDM and PLM tools like Windchill, SAP

 Expertise in application of GD&T, DFMEA, Root cause analysis, Change management

 Experience in preparation & performing environmental qualification

 Experience in preparing product specification & application specification documents

 Experience in requirement analysis, Customer interaction & Problem solving

 Knowledge in Automotive ISO standards & Qualification requirements

 Knowledge in Structural & Thermal simulation & verification

 Career summary:
Organization Designation From date To date
Vitesco technologies
Lead Architect Jun 2014 Till date
Former Continental Automotive IND Pvt. Ltd.
Tech Mahindra Design Engineer Feb 2011 Jun 2014
High Torque Systems Pvt. Ltd. Junior Engineer May 2009 Jan 2011

Experience Details
Vitesco technologies (Former Continental Automotive India Pvt, Ltd.)
Role: Lead Mechanical design responsible for ECU, BMS design and customer application
Key Responsibilities & Role Highlights:
ME TPL – Customer application projects & Base platform projects
PCN / PTN – Department Global coordinator (For 10 global locations)
Lessons Learnt Specialist - Department Global coordinator (For 10 global locations)
➢ Self-leading the complete design and development activities – Concept development, Proto Sample
phases, DV, PV till end of life of the product.
➢ Typically reports to top management
➢ Applying Vitesco standards and ISO guidelines in the design, adhering the internal processes to
develop and following the various phases (Gates) of the projects.
➢ Validate the M-BOM and Integrate HW-BOM into the final product.
➢ Creation of 3D CAD & 2D drawings With Creo 7.0. Manufacturing, Assembly & Specification
drawing, and Tolerance Stackup calculation for the ME components.
➢ Close interaction with customers (M&M, Ford, TATA, Daimler, & few Chinese OEMs) on
requirement (SOR) analysis, Design reviews and project status updates
➢ Ensuring the design and the capabilities of the product are as per customer requirement and as per
automotive ISO standard for road vehicles 16750-4 & LV124
➢ Performing design verification & peer reviews
➢ Technical document creation like Detailed design spec., part drawing, Manufacturing drawing,
Customer drawing, DVP, DFM, DFMEA, Product specification documents, Mounting
recommendation guideline and release in Wise / SAP
➢ Material selection, Material validation with the simulations and DOE
➢ Leading proto sample development activities as per the project time plan
➢ Sourcing & DFM discussion with the supplier, sample inspection, Deviation approvals, Part DVP
& GAMBA walk & create action plan to resolve open issues and justification documentation for
deviations & Metrology reports validation.
➢ Responsible for sample build activities
➢ Design to cost analysis, Cost impact analysis by coordinating with the costing and purchasing team
➢ Product Validation activities
➢ Support on verifying DV, PV reports
➢ Transferring knowledge to serial production & support on series production tooling
➢ Support on Engineering change management ECM activities
➢ Benchmarking With Product Analysis, Function identification, Tear down, BOM build, Detail,
Design & Functional Analysis, Future Design Prospects & Reverse Engineering.
➢ Interaction and work sharing with global counter parts from Germany, France, Northern America,
China & South Korea

Tech Mahindra
Client - Schneider Electric
Role: Design engineer – Circuit breakers, Canalis Busbars, Electromechanical components

Worked on various development projects on Circuit breaker, Canalis busbars and few other
electromechanical components
➢ Created the Pro-e drawings
➢ Created the new technical specification documents
➢ Released documents and drawings in Intralink and Symphony
Environment: Pro/E Wildfire 3.0, MDM, Symphony

Academic Qualifications:
 B.E in Mechanical Engineering with 70% (First Class) from Kamaraj College of Engineering
and Technology, Tamil Nadu. (Affiliated to Anna University) in 2009.

 Diploma in Mechanical Engineering with 76% (First Class with Distinctions) from Sri
Sowdambika Polytechnic College, Aruppukottai, Tamil Nadu, in 2006.

Languages Known:
English – Read, Write and Speak
Tamil – Read, Write and Speak
Kannada – Speak
Declaration:
I do hereby declare that the particulars of information and facts stated here in above
are true, correct, and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Date:
Place: (Kumaravel. B)