Praan (Praan, Inc.) is an impact focused deep-tech startup democratizing clean air using breakthrough filterless technology. The company is backed by top tier VCs and CXOs globally and currently operates between the United States and India. Our team puts extreme attention to detail and loves building technology that's aspirational. Praan's team and culture is positioned to empower people to solve large global problems at an accelerated pace.
Why
Everyone worries about the dooms-day in climate change which is expected to occur in the 2050s. However, there's one doom's day which is the reality for millions of people around the world today. Air pollution takes more than 7 Million lives globally every single year. Over 5% of premature children death occur due to air pollution in developing countries. Everyone has relied on governments or experts to solve the problem, but most solutions up until today have either been too expensive or too ineffective. Praan is an attempt at making the future cleaner, healthier, and safer for the generations to come.
Job Description
Work on all new product introduction and production ramp-up.
Partner with management and manufacturing teams to ensure timely ordering, receipt, assembly, and dispatch of products
Partner with multi-national vendors on component pricing, procurement, hedging - across metal parts, electronics, supplementary parts, as well as processes.
Partner with Praan logistics partners to ensure timely delivery of parts
Conduct relevant CAD and DFMEA reviews for internal designs before they are sent out to vendors
Collaborate with all teams to develop prototype, failure analysis, and improvements.
Identify, validate, and develop current supplier partners and enable the transfer of knowledge.
Work with thin metal parts across different processing techniques
Upgrade and industrialize smaller fabricators to meet Praan’s standards
Optimize manufacturing cost and time where relevant
Develop and implement methodologie