Ravindra Kharmai

Applications Engineering Manager @NORMA Group

Auburn Hills, MI, US

Senior individual contributor responsible for application engineering, component development, and customer system integration support for thermal and fluid-handling components supplied to global OEM customers. Acts as senior technical interface to customer system engineering organizations.Key Responsibilities & Contributions - Interpret customer system requirements and translate them into component‑level specifications and performance targets for thermal and fluid circuits- Support customer vehicle‑level thermal system development through pressure‑drop analysis, interface definition, and data correlation between testing and simulation- Lead design reviews, technical trade studies, and DFMEA activities to ensure robust performance, manufacturability, and launch readiness- Coordinate prototype builds, bench testing, and validation plans; troubleshoot issues on‑site during customer builds and pilot phases- Drive engineering change requests, VA/VE initiatives, and cost optimization activities while maintaining performance margins- Populate and manage BOM cost structures to support quoting, sourcing, and program financial targets- Collaborate closely with R&D, quality, and process engineering teams as a senior subject‑matter expert.Selected Achievements - Led global modification of an existing vapor‑flow check valve for liquid thermal applications, coordinating design in the U.S, validation in India, and system integration in Mexico- Initiated and executed customer cooling‑circuit pressure‑drop testing; provided correlated data to simulation teams to improve early‑phase system accuracy.

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