Sanjeev Kulkarni

About Sanjeev Kulkarni

Accomplished Principal Mechanical Engineer Lead -Expertise in designing Electro-Mechanical, Energy, Semiconductors, Consumer Electronics, Appliances, and Industrial Hydraulic and Mobile Hydraulic products. • Demonstrated expertise in driving complete ownership throughout the requirements, design process, implementation process ensuring excellence in End-to-End (E2E) execution of New Product Development, Project Management, Product Management, Value Engineering (VAVE), and Application Engineering on a global scale. • Applied Six Sigma processes, NPI, NPD and PLM methodologies, enhancing operational efficiency and product quality, applying Statistical methods, Analytics Techniques to Improve Processes, Cost Optimisation and Drive Customer Delight and Value add. • Noteworthy contributions include successfully filing two patent applications, significantly enriching the company\'s intellectual property portfolio. • Recognized for establishing and leading successful teams, effective Account Management, and engaging with customers. • Proven ability to take ownership of technical product development, coupled with a deep understanding of Product Life-cycle Management, Stakeholder Management, Knowledge Management, Requirements Engineering, and Agile Methodologies. • Well-versed in navigating Industry 4.0 challenges across diverse international and domestic markets. • Holds a Post Graduate degree in Project and Program Management from Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Vizag, India. • Strong engineering background with a Master\'s Degree (M.S) focused on Design Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS Pilani, India), and a Bachelor\'s degree in Mechanical Engineering from VTU, India.

Experience

1. Principal Engineer

   Schneider Electric

   Jun 2023 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Electro mechanical technical expert contributing in execution of Li-ion battery development with UPS for data center applications.2. Engineering calculations and concept and detail design of subsystems such as cell and cell holders, bus bars, BMS layouts, Fuse Pcb layouts, Mechanical packaging.3. Component selection- cell 18650, 21700, 26650, Li-ion NMC, LFP, FR-4, MCPCB, Connectors, Wire lugs, Wires, based on function, conpliance and regulations requirements. DFMEA, PUGH Matrix, DVPNR, test matrix.5. li-ion battery proto development. coordination with vendor, resolving Design for manufacturing issues, 6. Mechanical Testing of LI-Ion batteries - Thermal, Drop, Vibration, shock,

Education

• Visvesvaraya Technological University

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechanical Engineering

• Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam

  Executive MBA - General Management, Business Administration and Management, General

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  Master of Science - MS, Engineering Design