MANIKANDAN S

Assistant Manager – NPD Quality | Development Quality | Automotive Plastics | Injection Moulding

Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 13+ Years Experience

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Mechanical Engineer with 13+ years of experience in Automotive Plastic Injection Moulding, New Product Development (NPD), Development Quality, Tooling, Supplier Quality and Customer Quality.

Strong experience managing NPD projects from customer requirements, drawing review and technical feasibility through tooling, mould trials, validation, process development, gauge readiness, PPAP and production launch.

Experienced in APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, DFMEA, DFM, MSA, SPC, 8D, 5 Why, 7 QC Tools and IATF 16949, with strong cross-functional coordination between customers, suppliers, design, tooling, production and quality teams.
Currently working with SMRC Automotive Ltd. in Development Quality / NPD Quality, supporting automotive development programs and customer requirements.

CORE SKILLS:

NPD / New Product Development
Development Quality / NPD Quality
Automotive Plastic Injection Moulding
APQP & PPAP
Customer Drawing Review
Technical Feasibility & DFM
DFMEA / PFMEA
Tooling & Mould Development
Mould Trials & Validation
Gauge Design / Development / Readiness
0KM / 10KM Quality
Customer Quality
Supplier Quality & Supplier Development
8D / 5 Why / Root Cause Analysis
MSA / SPC
Customer Coordination
Launch Readiness
Engineering Change Management
IATF 16949

QUALIFIED EXPERIENCE;
SMRC AUTOMOTIVE LTD:

Development Quality / NPD Quality
July 2026 – Present
Responsible for Development Quality activities for automotive plastic components and assemblies.
Manage NPD activities from customer requirements and drawing review through tooling, mould trials, validation and launch.

Coordinate with Design, Engineering, Production, Tool Room, Supplier and Customer Quality teams.
Review component feasibility, critical dimensions, appearance requirements and quality checkpoints.




Follow up tooling and mould trial activities and ensure development concerns are closed.
Coordinate gauge concept, gauge development and gauge readiness.

Support APQP, PPAP, PSW, validation and customer sign-off activities.
Drive closure of development concerns before part dispatch and production release.
Support 0KM / 10KM quality activities and customer-end concern resolution.
Participate in customer visits, joint inspections and development reviews.
Track open quality concerns and ensure corrective actions are completed within agreed timelines.

RIKKI PLASTIC PVT. LTD.

Assistant Manager – NPD & Marketing

Managed New Product Development activities for automotive plastic injection-moulded components.
Coordinated customer requirements, drawing review, feasibility, tooling and mould development.
Followed up mould trials, sample development, dimensional inspection and validation.
Coordinated with customers, suppliers, tool room, production and quality teams.
Supported APQP, PPAP and customer approval activities.
Managed RM and mould steel purchase activities, including RFQ, quotation comparison and supplier coordination.
Supported supplier development and technical discussions.

PRAKASH TECHNOPLAST INDIA PVT. LTD.

Assistant Manager – NPD & Marketing

Handled NPD and development activities for automotive plastic injection-moulded components.
Managed customer drawing review, feasibility, tooling follow-up and mould trials.
Coordinated development samples, inspection, validation and PPAP documentation.
Worked with suppliers and tool rooms for tooling development and corrections.
Supported RM and mould steel procurement.
Coordinated quotation comparison, costing and supplier follow-up.





FIEM INDUSTRIES:

Quality / Automotive Plastics Experience

Jun 2012 – Nov 2015

Experience in automotive plastic component quality and manufacturing.
Supported inspection, process quality, customer requirements and corrective actions.
Developed practical knowledge of injection moulding, tooling and automotive quality systems.

NILKAMAL

Quality / Automotive Plastics Experience
Jan 2015 – Nov 2019

Supported automotive plastic manufacturing and quality activities.
Worked on component inspection, process quality and development-related activities.
Coordinated with production and quality teams for issue resolution.

NPD & QUALITY EXPERTISE

Customer & Development:

Drawing Review | Feasibility | DFM | Customer Coordination | Development Planning | Sample Submission | PPAP | PSW | Customer Sign-off | Launch Readiness

Tooling & Mould:

Tool Feasibility | Tool Development | Mould Trial | Trial Feedback | Tool Correction | Dimensional Validation | Gate / Sink / Warpage / Weld Line Concerns

Quality:

APQP | PPAP | PFMEA | DFMEA | MSA | SPC | 8D | 5 Why | Root Cause Analysis | 7 QC Tools | IATF 16949

Gauge & Inspection:

Gauge Concept | Gauge Development | Gauge Readiness | Part Inspection | Dimensional Validation | Critical Checkpoints | 0KM / 10KM Quality

EDUCATION :

B.E. Mechanical Engineering
Meenakshi Academy | 2009–2012
Diploma – Tool & Die Engineering
Er. Perumal Manimegalai Polytechnic | 2006–2009

TARGET ROLES:

Assistant Manager / Senior Engineer – NPD Quality | Development Quality | Supplier Quality | Customer Quality
Industry: Automotive OEM / Tier-1 / Automotive Plastics
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