Arjun Mehta
Profile
Mechanical Engineer with 6 years in automotive component design and manufacturing at Tata Motors and Mahindra. Reduced tooling costs by ₹42 lakh through DFM reviews, improved OEE from 74% to 89% on a press-shop line, and led a team of 8 engineers on a ₹3.2 crore gearbox redesign project delivered 3 weeks ahead of schedule.
Experience
- Led redesign of passenger-vehicle gearbox housing (₹3.2 cr project), cutting casting cycle time 18% and reducing scrap rate from 4.1% to 1.7%.
- Improved OEE on a 6-press stamping line from 74% to 89% by identifying bottlenecks through value-stream mapping and implementing TPM protocols.
- Conducted DFM/DFA reviews on 14 new components, saving ₹42 lakh in tooling and fixture costs before production launch.
- Mentored 4 junior engineers on GD&T interpretation and FMEA preparation, reducing ECN cycle time by 22%.
- Designed and validated suspension-arm brackets using SolidWorks and ANSYS FEA; passed 3 durability cycles without structural failure.
- Reduced unplanned downtime on the chassis welding line by 31% through root-cause analysis and preventive-maintenance scheduling.
- Authored process sheets and control plans for 9 critical machining operations, achieving Cpk >1.67 on key dimensions.
Education
Skills
Certifications
- Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP) — Dassault Systèmes
- Six Sigma Green Belt — Quality Council of India
- AutoCAD Certified User — Autodesk