Vijay Chandu

Senior Product Engineer @AAM - American Axle & Manufacturing

Detroit, MI, US

Leading all engineering aspects of life cycle management for new and existing transmission and driveline subassemblies and components (output shafts, gear sets, clutch systems & differentials)• Working directly with OEM customers on release activities for customer designed, make-to-print subassemblies and components.• Managing tier-2 suppliers, supporting technical reviews, PPAP/PPCI activities, and process changes to ensure quality and manufacturability.• Leading structured problem-solving activities with external customers and internal suppliers to resolve warranty and field return issues. • Driving continuous improvement initiatives by Identifying and implementing cost-reduction opportunities across AAM plants.• Collaborating with sales, purchasing and manufacturing in new business quotes and engineering changes, providing BOM inputs and translating customer requirements into cost requests.• Leading engineering activities for the Ford 10R140 Front support (clutch module) volume uplift, managing internal print releases, BOMs and SREAs while ensuring adherence to program timing. • Communicating design change proposals to customers to improve manufacturability and drive timely implementation across AAM facilities.• Preparing and maintaining technical documentation like engineering release documents, test plan (DVP & Rs), test reports and Customer interface Points (CIPs).• Planning validation and testing, including DVP & R activities for design and process changes, proactively communication progress, risks and mitigation plans to cross-functional stakeholders.

University of Michigan - Rackham Graduate School

Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Mechanical Engineering

The Hyderabad Public School Ramanthapur - HPS (R)

High School Diploma