Bhaskar Saha

Team Lead- Sr. Technical Lead
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Structural Dynamics, Validation, Durability
About
IIT MTECH 12+ years experience in FEA/CAE, powertrain, dynamics, NVH, fatigue, durability, stress analysis, test planning, lab experiments, technical reviews, mentoring, project management and supervising in automotive and off-highway industries
Talents
Work Experience
Team Lead- Sr. Technical Lead
Onward Technologies Limited
Full Time May-2016 To present 8 years 11 months
Responsibilities
  • ? Supervise, mentor and technically guide a team of 7-8 CAE engineers working in diesel engine, exhaust system and propulsion components, various cabs, base frame, truck frame, etc. in off-highway industry for GE ? Perform complex, advanced simulation based and capability development projects in NVH and fatigue
    ? Utilize resources optimally to deliver on quality, on schedule and on cost. Productivity > 80%
    ? Project planning, estimation, scheduling, controlling and management. Schedule adherence > 90%
    ? Review SOW, FE models, analysis decks, results and analysis reports. First time correct > 90%
    ? Coordinate between clients and team members, regularly interact with clients for upcoming work
    ? Timesheets, monitoring performance on KPIs, training plans and execution
    ? Customer relation and stakeholder management. ? Circulate best practices, lessons learned and check lists.

Achievements
  • Continuous improvement of deliverables on quality and on schedule. More value addition to the system.
    Customer satisfaction and appreciation. Developed more credibility. Receiving more complex projects.
    Developing more diverse workforce through training and providing more learning opportunities.
    Increased productivity by proper resource planning and realigning resources in the appropriate areas.
    Aligned with business plans and targets and linked key performance indicators to relevant milestones.
    Awarded as the best supplier by the client among their four suppliers in 2016-17.
Senior Technical Specialist
Cummins India Limited
Full Time Jan-2015 To May-2016 1 year 4 months
Responsibilities
  • ? Led NVH-borne field issues and provided short-term and long-term solutions
    ? Managed and guided cross-functional team of 5-6 engineers and interacted with suppliers
    ? Prepared test plans and joined test engineers to measure vibrations and to validate components
    ? Assessed mount’s NVH performance through mount’s vibration measurement and transmissibility
    ? Responsible to document guidelines for AVM selection for cool packs across applications
Achievements
  • ? Identified root causes of high vibration of engine coach in locomotive and of auxiliary genset on a ship
    ? Identified root cause of high noise and harshness in commercial passenger vehicle
    ? Designed/selected mounting systems (AVM/isolator) for radiator and CAC working with mount suppliers
    ? Documented Indian NVH regulations across industrial segments and applications
Lead engineer
GE
Full Time Jul-2011 To Dec-2014 3 years 5 months
Responsibilities
  • ? Led, coordinated and executed design verification primarily of Tier-4 rail and marine diesel engine components and of locomotive and propulsion subsystems through CAE and guiding 2-3 vendor engineers.
    ? Recommended design modifications and validation plans. Recommended trainings for vendor engineers.
    ? Validated FE model with field measurement data. Correlated analysis results with testing.
    ? Focused primarily on structural vibrations and fatigue of various NPDs, field-failures and cost-outs.
Achievements
  • ? Filed disclosures and a patent in the USA. Documented two analysis templates and published them globally.
    ? Developed great many .xls based tools and macros to enhance performance and productivity of the team.
    ? Nominated for 3 categories for annual award for excellence in 2013-14.
Technical Specialist
TCS for General Motors Power Train
Full Time Mar-2008 To Jul-2011 3 years 4 months
Responsibilities
  • ? Provided technical guidance, coaching, training and troubleshooting to team members.
    ? Led and executed design verification of various automotive diesel engine components through CAE.
    ? Primarily focused on vibrations, noise (pseudo and actual sound power) and power train fatigue.
Achievements
  • ? Received award for excellence for execution of maximum number of projects in 2008-09
Product Engineer/ Scientist-D
VSSC/ ISRO
Full Time Jul-2004 To Feb-2008 3 years 7 months
Responsibilities
  • ?Designed and developed composite launch vehicle structures using hand calculations and FEA simulation.
    ? Prepared manufacturing plans of own-designed composite structures and their metallic moulds.
    ? Worked with testing teams for characterizations of various materials and design specimens, NDT, etc.
    ? Supplier interaction and visit. Tendering, quotation evaluation, supplier selection and procurement. ? Played a vital role in the realisation of 3D preforms, 3D composites and C-C composites.
Education
Master of Engineering or Technology
Indian Institute of Technology KanpurPublic University
2002-2004 Score92%
Bachelor of Engineering or Technology
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and TechnologyPublic University
1997-2001 Score74%
Profile Snapshot
Bhaskar is based out of Pune & has studied ME-Mechanical Engineering, ME MTech-Master of Engineering or Technology from Year 2002-2004 in IITK-Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Public University.
Bhaskar Saha is Skilled in Structural Dynamics, Validation, Durability and other talents.