Rahul Shah
R&D I Large tractor Driveline l off highway l On Highway l Drivetrain| Drive Axle| NPD | Commercial Vehicle axle | Team Setup | NPD | Vehicle Drivetrain| EV axle| Project Management| IP USA Patent|
- Role
- Senior Engineering Manager at Dana Incorporated
- Location
- Pune District, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rahul Shah
A seasoned professional Product design & development with more than 26 years of rich cross functional & cultural experience in automotive drive train, axle product design & machine Tool design. Certified “Executive Program in Leadership and Management” from IIM, Calcutta.Leading Product design team & team Developed new product range for commercial vehicle drive axles for India region which will more cost effective & reliable in comparison with competitions.Conferred with Light Weight Award in recognition of new products developed for India region as 92s & 60s axle design with significant weight & cost reduction. The new product design weight saving is more than 30kg.USA Patent filed and published “DISCONNECT MECHANISM FOR A TANDEM AXLE SYSTEM. Patent No: “US01•••••30B2”- This is forward tandem disconnect mechanism which change the vehicle mode 6X4 to 6x2 results in higher fuel efficiency. USA Patent non provisional patent filed DRIVE UNIT ASSEMBLY: USA Patent Filed On 18th Dec 2020, Application No. 17/126,164 -New concept design of integrated bevel ring gear with diffcase.Skilled in managing new product development through APQP stage gate process, design & development, Product Benchmarking, engineering design review gate process, product Value Engineering (VAVE), operations involving resource planning, in-process testing, team building and coordination with internal departments & external customers.Developed new product range for commercial vehicle drive axles for India region which will more cost effective & reliable in comparison with competitions. Development of engineering capabilities & resources in product designIn-depth and hands-on experience in leading product / manufacturing process design & development and ensuring compliance with quality standards.Experienced in working on advance technology project product engineering support on Electric Vehicle drive axles Proficiency in spearheading overall strategic research and developments projects, right from planning, cost controls, risk mitigation, resource mobilization, structured communications, reporting and reviews, within cost & time parameters.Expertise in implementing cost saving measures to achieve substantial reduction in raw materials.Effective communicator with excellent relationship management & negotiation skills; possess a flexible & result-oriented attitude.
Experience
Senior Engineering Manager
Jun 2005 — Present · Pune District, IN
Leading Product design team & team Developed new product range for commercial vehicle drive axles for India region which will more cost effective & reliable in comparison with competitions.Skilled in managing new product development through APQP stage gate process, design & development, Product Benchmarking, engineering design review gate process, product Value Engineering (VAVE), operations involving resource planning, in-process testing, team building and coordination with internal departments & external customers.•Developed new product range for commercial vehicle drive axles for India region which will more cost effective & reliable in comparison with competitions. Development of engineering capabilities & resources in product design• In-depth and hands-on experience in leading product / manufacturing process design & development and ensuring compliance with quality standards. • Experienced in working on advance technology project product engineering support on Electric Vehicle drive axles • Interface with FEA team for product verification & optimization. Testing team for productvalidation.• Proficiency in spearheading overall strategic research and developments projects, right from planning, cost controls, risk mitigation, resource mobilization, structured communications, reporting and reviews, within cost & time parameters.• Expertise in implementing cost saving measures to achieve substantial reduction in raw materials.
Education
Shivaji University, Kolhapur
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Production Engineering
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
Executive Program in Leadership and Management
Find verified contacts for anyone on LinkedIn
Unifers gives sales teams verified emails and direct dials, enriched profiles, and outreach that lands in the inbox.
Free plan included · No credit card required
This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.