Rahul Bhatia
Head of Department || Automotive New Technology Powertrain (E-Axle/HEV transmission unit) Design & Development|| M.tech Bits Pilani || BE DCE
- Role
- Head of Engineering Department at Maruti Suzuki India Limited
- Location
- Gurugram, HR, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rahul Bhatia
Professional Development Summary• Mechanical Engineer, working as a Product development Senior Manager with 14 years of experience in design, development and project management of Transmission/Driveline Systems and leading a team of 10 engineers.• Seeking to excel in my area of activity by taking up challenging assignments at the workplace, hone my skills by maintaining a learning attitude and contribute to the growth of organization by putting to use my skills and knowledge acquired over the time.• Thorough understanding of the automotive product development cycle including important future regulations (CAFÉ for emission).• Well experienced in Transmission /Driveline System (Shift systems, Synchronizer Rings, Gears, Bearings, Propeller shaft & Differential) Parts design and development.• Well experience in conducting Supplier Audits for parts manufacturing and its quality.• Working for transmission systems efficiency and its performance to meet future emissionsregulations and performance enhancement (Grade ability performance, Shift performance & other powertrain strength) for customers (based on their priority) by use of below technologies.• Proficient in preparing and conducting Design and Team Reviews.• Extensive experience in part development with vendors, RFQ, Supplier technical reviews, qualityaudits at supplier for quality improvement.• Expert in preparation of E-BOM, understanding of 2-D drawings (Part as well as assemblydrawings) along with detail understanding on GD & T.• Proto parts development for Design proto event along with its commercial negotiation.• Co-ordination with Production engineering for development of proto transmission unit• Expert in Planning, Organizing and Executing of plans, Critical thinking, Analytical Ability, ProblemSolving through FTA.• Engineering change management along with kaizen in existing design standards for continuousquality improvement.• Analytical Problem Solving by 7 QC (Quality Control) tools, FTA (Fault Tree Analysis) and DFMEA.• Competitor Benchmarking by Data Analysis for understanding the overall philosophy and Strategy• Value Analysis and Value Engineering – Brainstorming and identifying cost reduction potentialideas without affecting the performance and quality• Proficient in Japanese Language in speaking and listening; Beginner in reading and writing.
Experience
Head of Engineering Department
Apr 2026 — Present · Gurugram, IN
General Manager /Automotive New Technology powertrains (E-Axle/Hybrid transmission)
Education
Delhi Technological University (Formerly DCE)
Bachelor of Engineering - BE
2003 — 2007
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Master of Technology - MTech
2020 — 2022
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