Yash Rathod

About me

Engineering with one foot on the plant floor and one in the lab.

Four+ years in automotive manufacturing taught me that the difficult part is rarely the engineering itself. It is keeping suppliers, production, and OEE project timelines moving together without anything slipping through the cracks.

I bring that same instinct home through a Proxmox and OPNsense homelab, where I am always connecting systems that were not designed to work together. I am also building that project and delivery experience toward a PMP certification.

Capabilities snapshot

  • Program Delivery: roadmaps, schedules, milestones, budgets, risk and issue logs, status reporting, cross-functional coordination.
  • Manufacturing / Operations: cycle-time reduction, OEE improvement, downtime reduction, capacity uplift, supplier and vendor coordination, engineering changes.
  • Methods: Agile, Kanban, Lean Six Sigma, 8D, APQP, PFMEA, predictive methods.
  • Technical: process flows, time studies, capability studies, root-cause analysis, tooling, fixture design, reverse engineering, GD&T, DFMA.
  • Certifications: currently studying for PMP, CSWP, Linamar Certs: APQP, OEE, GD&T, GR&R, MSA.
  • Tools: MS Project, Excel, Solidworks, SAP, Siemens TeamCenter, Slack, Bluebeam Revu, Python.
  • Interests: photography, IT home-lab, aspiring runner, 3D printing, Reddit, The Office.

Process/Project Engineer, PowerCor, A division of Linamar

2023-08-23 - Current

  • Developed process flows through time studies and cycle-time tracking to improve efficiency and reduce manufacturing cost per piece.
  • Performed process engineering work across continuous improvement, process development, capability studies, cost control, and profitability analysis with the engineering and production teams.
  • Worked with production planning to set shop priorities and make sure the tools and documentation needed for production were available.
  • Used 8D analysis to identify manufacturing bottlenecks and implemented Corrective Actions (CAR) to improve production while maintaining a low scrap rate.
  • Improved fixtures, tools, and tool holders using SolidWorks 3D.
  • Reverse-engineered parts by creating SolidWorks drawings as needed.
  • Ran tool tests and analyzed the results to optimize tooling costs and tool life.
  • Organized Material Review Board (MRB) meetings, focused on high-scrap areas, improved First Time Quality, and reduced the Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ).
  • Participated in PFMEA review meetings and updated Risk Priority Numbers (RPN) based on scrap reports.
  • Kept process documents up to date and aligned with engineering change requests (ECR).
  • Maintained compliance with automotive manufacturing process quality standards, including ISO 9001 and IATF 16949.
  • Completed weekly SR&ED (Scientific Research and Experimental Development) claims for the organization.
  • Conducted Core Team Meetings (CTM) and presented monthly production data in Customer Focus Meetings (CFM).

Researcher - Mechanical Design, WIMTACH, Centennial College

2022-05-01 - 2023-05-01

  • Integrated and developed new components and hardware as design requirements changed.
  • Released drawings on time while working closely with the Project Leader and completing assigned design responsibilities.
  • Applied GD&T requirements to engineering drawings.
  • Tested the integrity and durability of e-textiles and conductive adhesives against project specifications.
  • Maintained regular communication with the Mechanical, Electrical, and Tooling engineering teams throughout the design process.
  • Researched and quality-tested new e-textiles and conductive adhesives using oscilloscopes and Meggers.
  • Prepared reports and sheets to quantify and document research findings.
  • Identified priority tasks and worked through them to meet project deadlines.

Junior Er. Design, Bectochem Lodige Pvt. Ltd.

2019-09-01 - 2020-07-01

  • Designed and drafted Bag Packing Units that complied with cGMP standards.
  • Created General Arrangement and P&ID drawings for pharmaceutical equipment, following cGMP standards for client review and approval.
  • Used Solid Edge, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and DraftSight to create General Arrangement (GA) and Pneumatic and Instrumentation Design (P&ID) drawings.
  • Designed detailed drawings, weldments, and assembly drawings for manufacturing in line with BIS and ASME specifications.
  • Prepared project BOMs and uploaded them to the ERP (SAP) system, improving tracking and inventory management.
  • Selected equipment based on project requirements, size, and budget.
  • Produced standard manufacturing drawings for high-demand equipment, reducing future work hours.

Industrial Trainee, NTPC, Bharuch, India

2018-05-16 - 2018-05-30

  • Completed 15 days of industrial training covering gas-powered power plant operations and functions.
  • Built knowledge of methods for improving efficiency and reducing maintenance time.
  • Gained hands-on experience with the control unit, DM water unit, switchyard, cooling tower, and gas/steam turbine.

CAD Packages

  • SolidWorks - CSWP
  • SolidEdge
  • AutoCAD Drafting
  • Blender
  • MasterCAM
  • Draftsight

3D Modelling and Simulation

  • FEA analysis using Ansys and SolidWorks Simulation.
  • General Arrangement Drawing (GA Drawing) and Pneumatic and Instrumentation Drawing (P&ID).
  • Experience with design for manufacturing and assembly (DFMA) principles.
  • GD&T, knowledge of materials science and selection.

Soft Skills and Other Skills:

  • Programming and Database Languages (C, C++, Python, Arduino IDE, SQL)
  • Knowledge of BIS, ASME, ISO Standards.
  • Value Engineering / Cost Analysis
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Windows, Linux

Training and Certifications

  • CSWP - Certified SolidWorks Professional - Dassault Systèmes
  • A Hands-on Introduction to Engineering Simulations from Cornell University
  • Additive Manufacturing for Business - LinkedIn Learning
  • SolidWorks - Simulation for Finite Element Analysis - LinkedIn Learning
  • Introduction to Programming using Python (Automate the Boring Stuff with Python) - Udemy
  • The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing - Google Digital Unlocked