Aakash Patwa
Lead Engineer at Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.
Lead Engineer at Hitachi Astemo Americas, Inc.
Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/hitachi-automotive-systems
- Led and supervised multiple shock absorber development programs for major OEM from RFQ to launch
- Supervised a team of 3 design engineers, managing assignments, performance reviews and daily tasks
- Strategized and championed 3D/2D Automation tool to reduce CAD lead time from 4weeks to 10mins
- Reviewed and approved all passive shock designs and drawings for production release
- Initiated and executed various CI activities including drawing & design standardisation, automated design calculations, and developing training materials
- Single point of contact for managing both customer and supply base design and development activities 
- Department 8D champion, executing both internal and supply base quality improvements and value engineering
- Created manufacturing and design process flows to improve efficiency and reduce downstream issues
Farmington Hills, Michigan Area
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Lead Engineer
Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/hitachi-automotive-systems
- Led multiple passive & semi-active shock absorber development programs
- Program manager leading a global cross functional team; responsible for project oversight, project timelines, task delegation, and final deliverables to ensure timely launch
- Conducted market research to identify key customers & technology for business expansion in the EU region
- Developed strong relationship with Ford EU engineering team in Germany & Belgium for future collaboration
- Founding member of EU suspension engineering office including a testing facility
- Led customer technical presentations & ride evaluations for new technology demonstrations
- Developed resource plans, material cost calculations, ED&T costs for new programs
- Core team member for new technology development of Hydraulic rebound stopper (Patent: US2021/0246961 A1)
- Led shock tuning activity at OEM proving grounds, including pre-planning and post-processing of valve codes
Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany
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Suspension Design Engineer
Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.
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- Designed and developed passive & semi-active shock absorbers for major OEM.
- Planned & coordinated prototype shock absorber builds with the customer, within Hitachi &
with sub-suppliers
- Created DVPR/PVPR, coordinated tests, analyzed results, and generated test reports.
- Managed program timeline, component kickoff, order tracking to meet program deliverables.
- Managed PPAP, APQP, and PSW requirements for successful product launch.
- Created tuning rules & managed valve components library to support ride tuning activity.
- Managed component and assembly drawing release, internal and customer.
- Supported root-cause analysis & countermeasure implementation for warranty claims.
Farmington Hills, MI
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Suspension Design Engineer
Honda R&D
https://www.linkedin.com/company/honda-r&d
- Led strength and fatigue validation for chassis & suspension components & subassembly to meet design
requirements
- Generated strength & fatigue load targets using vehicle road loads data
- Created test plans, managed prototype orders, coordinated tests, analyzed results & generated 
reports.
- Worked on vehicles like Acura NSX, Acura TL, Honda Odyssey, Acura MDX
- Supported benchmarking activity to set strength & fatigue targets for future Honda
vehicles.
- Designed jigs and fixtures to perform strength and durability tests.
- Led countermeasure discussions with suppliers.
Raymond, Ohio.
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Vehicle Structural Reliability Engineer
Clemson University
https://www.linkedin.com/company/clemson-university
•A systems integration project, aimed at developing a next-gen vehicle for a mainstream
OEM
• Benchmarked competitor vehicles for suspension design and ride & handling targets
• Created Multi Body Dynamics model on SIMPACK to perform K&C tests
• Created parametric models and performed preliminary tuning of ride & handling
characteristics using CARSIM
Greenville, South Carolina Area
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Deep Orange 3 - Chassis Team Member
Orion Racing India
https://www.linkedin.com/company/orion-racing-india
- Administration Team Manager for Orion Racing India 2009-2010
- Responsibility included to set realistic goals to achieve within the timeline of the project.
- Manage workforce, workload distribution and task delegation for smooth operation of team.
- Work towards providing all the needed resources and support from admin point of view.
- Work with each sub-system to set goals, targets and keep track of progress with final product in sight.
Administration Team Manager
Orion Racing India
https://www.linkedin.com/company/orion-racing-india
• Formula SAE event aimed to design and build a Formula 1 styled race car at university level.
• Chassis Team Lead & Administration Team Captain in 2010
• Designed and fabricated tubular space frame chassis
• Performed ergonomic evaluations for driver seating position & crash safety regulations
• Designed & manufactured jigs and fixtures for chassis & vehicle assembly.
Mumbai Area, India
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Chassis Team Member
Master of Science
Automotive Engineering
Clemson University- International Center of Automotive Research
Bachelor's degree
K.J. Somaiya College of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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University of Mumbai
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H.S.C
Science
Mithibai College of Science and Commerce
S.S.C
St. Joseph High School
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Detroit Metropolitan Area
John Spisz
Lead Test Technician - Suspension
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Sterling Heights, MI
Joseph Zadorski
Supervising Engineer at DTE Energy
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San Francisco Bay Area
Meher Anand
Software Engineer
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Delhi, India
Siddharth Jalan
Chief Executive Officer at Narayani EduSols
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Tucson, AZ
Dhyey Desai
Analog Design Engineer at Texas Instruments
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Mumbai
Siddharth Jalan
Content Specialist
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Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Aditya Pai
Student at UCLA School of Dentistry
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Bhopal
Anand K Meher
Sales Operations Analyst at Spice Money
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Grand Blanc, MI
Richard Garpiel
Test Engineer at Magna-Power Electronics, Inc.
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Gyeonggi, South Korea
Sujin Park
Mando Corp. Engineer
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Knoxville, TN
Joey Manning
Domestic Quality Analyst at Volkswagen Group of America
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Livonia, MI
Gun Park
Planning Analyst at Mando Corp.
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Clinton Township, MI
Joshua Lamkey
Cadillac Studio Integration Design Engineer
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Farmington, MI
Paul Smith
Development Engineer at Mando America Corporation
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Madison Heights, MI
David Lingerfelt
CIE at General Motors
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Farmington, MI
Jumpei Nakayama
Design Engineer II at North American Lighting, Inc.
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Germany
Shailendra Dharmapurikar
Lead Engineer
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Bergisch Gladbach
Tanja Pilger
Lead Engineer at Yanfeng Automotive Interiors
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Cologne
Simone Vecchiariello
Lead Engineer at FEV Europe GmbH
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        It has been a great experience working together with Aakash. He always shown great program management and problem solving skills and I am sure he will be a valuable member of any team he is joining. Jeet Mehta
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        Aakash worked with me in 2008 and 2009 as a Chassis Team Member for Orion Racing India, a student team which designs and builds formula style race car for an international engineering design competition known as Formula Student held in Germany. From the very beginning, Aakash was highly excited to work in the chassis team. He proficiently used SolidWorks to design the various components of the chassis and present his ideas to the team. He also designed and manufactured numerous holding fixtures and was partially responsible for building the chassis.

In 2010 with the experience and expertise in the chassis system, he was appointed the Chassis Team Head. He simultaneously worked in the administration team to take the team forward. I believe Aakash would be a great asset to any organization that he works for, and I can confidently recommend his professional skills.
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Student at Indus University | Technical Head, team Tom Car Vikings - IU
Formula SAE (FSAE)
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Technical Recruitment
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Kforce Professional Network
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GM India Careers
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US Automotive Jobs
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