Senior Mechanical Engineer
National Oilwell Varco
Total years of experience :14 years, 0 Months
• Mechanical Responsible for Drillers Control Room/ Cabin and Delivery/ Equipment Responsible for Drawworks. Role involves Budget responsibility ($49M+), Multi-discipline and Multi-site collaboration. Responsible for Project kick-off, Risk Assessment, BOM/ Product Configuration, Design Basis, Scope of Work and Scope of Supply for Inter-company/ workshop and External parties/ sub-contractors, Customer/ Supplier Master Document Lists, Purchase & Production follow-up with Material Planner, Installation & Commissioning follow-up, Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs), Change Management, Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), Non-Conformance reporting, Variation Order Requests (VORs), Lessons Learnt and Project Progress/ milestone reporting to Project Management Office.
New Product Development of Multi Size Elevator & Dual Pipe Handler, for Automated Drill Floor Systems.
• Mechanical Responsible for Subsea Electronic Modules (SEMs) - New Technology Qualification (as per DNVGL-RP-A203), Product Standardization & Specifications, Drawings, Datasheets, Bill of Materials (BOMs), Project/ Production Planning and Customer/ Partner/ Vendor clarifications. Ensured and maintained compliance of SEMs according to industry standards such as API 17F, API 17Q, DNV, NORSOK, IEC/ SEPS and Statoil TR’s.
• Defined Technology Qualification Procedures (TQPs) for Electrical/ Signal/ Fiber Optic Penetrators and SEM Canisters, together with vendors and Joint Industry Partners (JIP).
• Supported Sales and Marketing, Inter-disciplines/ Stakeholders, Vendors and Group/ CTR Leaders with expertise, to ensure Continuous Improvement in Business Management Processes.
• Product Responsible- Mechanical (Subsea Electronic Modules):
o Provided Engineering support to Sales and Marketing for Bids, FEED Studies and Product Commercialization. Supported After-Market/ Maintenance Modification & Repair (MMR) projects.
o Mechanical Lead/ Responsible for BOM/ Product Configuration, Design Basis, Scope of Work and Scope of Supply, Lessons Learnt, Purchase Requisitions, Specifications for Purchase Orders, Request for Quotations (RFQs) including technical specifications, Product/ Project Quality, Customer/ Supplier Master Document Lists, Assembly & Testing follow-up, AS BUILT of Subsea Electronic Modules.
o Designed and developed mechanical elements for Marinization of Subsea Control Systems according ISO 13628 standards, which meets functional, cost, reliability, manufacturability, safety and environmental requirements (HPHT & RoHS) of the product. Performed application-based material selection and hand calculations to meet design intent.
o Created Production (welding, machining, fabrication and assembly) drawings, General/ Lifting Arrangement in accordance with ISO 8015 standards. Reviewed FEA/ Structural, Thermal calculation reports and MRB/ supplier documents.
o Handled deviation requests and non-conformance from suppliers and internal partners to decide upon Engineering Change Orders (ECO’s) and on-time disposition of the same. Conducted Change Management meetings with relevant stakeholders. Involved with other product owners/ responsible, QA and Project Management for CAPA and Root Cause Analysis.
o Responsible for follow up with contractors/ sub-contractors and workshop for product fabrication and prototype/ functional testing. Authored/ Reviewed/ Approved Assembly & Test Procedures, Transport Handling Instructions, Design Specifications, Material Datasheets and other product relevant documents/ datasheets.
o Responsible for establishing Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), Cost Time Resources (CTR’s) and Variation Orders (VORs) with project managers/ planners for budgeting, progress reporting and project planning.
• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) - Lead:
o Gathered and analyzed business requirements from Subsea Business Units, to define data model, workflows, data flow process/ sequence, data cleansing, data migration and data disposition strategies.
o Authored Business Process/ Work Instructions for PART/ BOM Management, CAD Data Management and Engineering Change Management. Authored training manuals and conducted training programs for PLM roll out.
o Worked closely with PLM vendor in setting up IT Infrastructure and customizations to the ‘Out of the Box’ solution or to the standard CAD/ PDM/ PLM package. PLM implementation scope included CAD and Oracle integration with Teamcenter. Gathered Application/ Tool License needs from BU stakeholders.
o Formulated PLM maintenance organization along with other BU representatives, to support end users and future upgrades/ deployments.
• Organized and was involved in Design Reviews and Change Review Board meetings for Design discussions and Engineering Change Management respectively.
• Designed and developed Lifting Equipment and Workshop Tools as per DNV 2.22/2.7.3 standards, used in material handling & transportation of Subsea Equipment. Performed design calculations in MathCAD and FEM verification with FEA/ Structural group. Performed Engineering checks to comply with industry standards like DNV & NORSOK, API (6A & 17D), ASME & ISO 13628.
• Resolved Quality Notifications, Deviation Requests & Non-Conformance reports from internal and external partners. Supported MMR activities of Subsea Control Modules.
• Involved in engineering of Subsea Control Module (SCM) for Workover Control System (WOCS), to be integrated onto XT (Christmas Tree) meant for the Statoil Statfjord Satellite Project.
• Design Lead for Miniature Circuit Breakers (MCB) localization in India to cater global market (estimated savings INR 16M/year). The project was a Value Engineering proposition focusing on cost reduction of the product, without compromising on quality and functionality. Responsible for Part/ Product Verification, Validation & Industrialization.
• Developed & Patented new product (Rotary Handle Padlocking), to be used on Motor Control Circuit Breakers. The product followed an Industrial Design approach focusing on aesthetic, user-interface and service/ working environment conditions. Rapid prototyping and verification tests were performed before mass/ serial production. The products comprised of injection molded plastic parts, sheet metal, elastomeric, machined and metal alloy components. Used DFx/ Six Sigma techniques for Statistical Process Control, First Article Inspection and Industrialization of the products.
• Used Geomagic 3D scan data to analyze variations in form and fit of parts, reverse engineering of legacy products and for performing competitor product analysis.
• Created production drawings, packaging drawings, instruction manuals, specifications for product catalogs and assembly drawings in accordance to ISO 8015 standards. Involved Graphic Designer for creating print media for marketing of the patented product.
• Headed Finance team for INR 2M budget project, for the Formula SAE project at R. V. College of Engineering.