Santosh Bhatkar

Background

About Santosh Bhatkar

I am experienced Mechanical Engineer with 14 years of work in the automobile R&D. Accomplished in leading global automotive OEM like Volvo Cars, Polestar, Jaguar Land Rover & Tata Motors. Worked on PHEV (Plugin Hybrid Electrical Vehicle) car in the complete VPDS/car development process, from concept to launch. Successfully created assembly processes for the car Trim & Final line of a Polestar 1 (Volvo Cars) validated through virtual builds, prototypes and build support. Worked on HV Battery, Electrical Drive & HV Electrical systems of car with EV prototype development. Strong technical background with certifications in DELMIA & CATIA by Dassault Systèmes, Teamcenter Manufacturing by Siemens and Agile project management by Udemy. Skilled in using Teamcenter PLM, CATIA and DELMIA assembly simulation, with a proven track record as a lead Manufacturing Engineer. Worked in both team leadership and team contribution roles. PLM Business Architect (Teamcenter) Teamcenter PLM Trainer Training material creation Digital Manufacturing / PLM Advance manufacturing engineering Automotive TCF Assembly Process Creation (Teamcenter MPP) Virtual engineering (Virtual Builds) Assembly Process Simulation (DELMIA, Teamcenter) EBOM/MBOM Management PL/PR BOP Creation Ergonomics Study (TC Visjack, DELMIA) Process planning and Validation Car build / launch support Prototype support Tool Selection and tool study Assembly feasibility study HV Battery, Electric Drive and other EV components working experience PFMEA & DFA for new Processes CATIA V5 PPAP SAP and ERP functionals DELMIA ORTEMS (Basic level)