Saurabh Yemde

About Saurabh Yemde

Mechanical/Automobile Product Design Engineer with 4 years of experience in automotive product design, development, and lifecycle management. Strong proficiency in 3D and 2D CAD tools and hands-on experience with automotive subsystems and component design. Involved in end-to-end product development, design validation, and cross-functional coordination, with a focus on quality, manufacturability, and timely delivery.

Experience

1. Senior Design Engineer

   Tata Technologies

   Nov 2024 — Present · Pune, IN

   Lead the design, analysis, development, and validation of advanced steering & suspension systems, including Electric (EPS/EPAS) and Hydraulic (HPS/HPAS) Power Steering system, improving handling performance, reliability, and overall vehicle dynamics through iterative modeling, simulation, and testing.• Develop high-precision CAD models, assemblies, engineering drawings and offer drawings using PTC Creo tool, aligned with product requirements and design standards.• Apply GD & T, tolerance stack-up analysis, and DFMEA/DFA/DFS/DFM principles to refine product designs, reduce variability, and ensure efficient, high-quality manufacturing and assembly.• Participate in indoor and outdoor environmental testing (IDT & ODT) and coordinate follow-ups to ensure regulatory standards compliance and progress toward Green Report certification.• Resolve production line issues by collaborating with cross-functional teams and suppliers to identify root causes and drive corrective actions through RCA activities, and establish systematic workflows supported by comprehensive documentation.• Carry out Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) checks and manage Application sign-off (ASO) to ensure accuracy and compliance.• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and suppliers during Technical Review & Sign-Off (TRSO) and Tool Kick-Off (TKO) phases to support smooth production rollout.• Manage end-to-end design releases in Siemens Teamcenter PLM, overseeing the process from concept to production, including SOW inputs, clearance studies, change requests, PO verification, SOR releases, digital validation plans (DVP), CAE analysis, prototype sign-offs, and design reviews using Visualization Mock-up.• Implemented internal cost reduction (ICR) initiatives and conducted benchmarking, contributing to yearly target savings of INR 5 Cr.• Contributed to the development of an automated clearance-check tool in Creo for steering & suspension clearance studies, achieving 50% increase in productivity.

Education

• Sankalp Higher Secondary School, Sausar (Madhya Pradesh)

  HSC, MP Board

  2015 — 2016

• Sankalp Higher Secondary School, Sausar (Madhya Pradesh)

  SSC, MP Board

  2013 — 2014

• Oriental Institute of Science & Technology, Thakral Nagar, Patel Nagar, Raisen Road, Bhopal-462021

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Automobile Engineering

  2016 — 2020