Siddesh Pharakate

Team Leadership, Mentoring & Capability Building

• Led and mentored multiple engineering teams, including teams responsible for spare parts orders, machine layout creation, and general engineering activities.
• Built team capability from inception, enabling engineers to independently execute assigned tasks with required quality within 6 months.
• Ensured deliverables consistently met engineering standards and expectations defined by the Switzerland headquarters.
• Trained team members on design standards, ETO workflows, documentation practices, material standards, and quality gate processes.
• Managed resource utilization, workload distribution, and delivery timelines across teams.
• Served as the primary communication interface between local engineering teams and Switzerland-based stakeholders.

Design, Development & Engineering Execution

• Led design, development, and commercial release of packaging machine orders, including engineer-to-order (ETO) customizations based on customer requirements.
• Designed and developed new modules and applications, enhancing machine functionality across multiple customer projects..
• Managed ETO requirements across multiple commercial orders, ensuring compliance with customer specifications and internal quality gates.
• Collaborated with OEM suppliers to evaluate product options, gather technical data, and select optimal components aligned with functional and performance requirements.
• Prepared and reviewed engineering drawings, layouts, and Bills of Materials (BOMs)for commercial machine orders.
• Created, maintained, and reviewed technical documentation in line with the Quality Gates system.
• Provided technical support to cross-functional teams, resolving design, integration, and execution issues.
• Developed and maintained a material database by analyzing and mapping DIN, EN, and ISO standards, ensuring standardization and compliance across engineering designs

• Designed and modeled plastic and sheet metal components in SolidWorks, ensuring manufacturability and DFM/DFMA compliance across fabrication, molding, extrusion, and additive manufacturing processes.
• Created assemblies, detailed drawings, wiring diagrams, and cable sets to support prototype and production-ready antenna systems.
• Supported EVT and DVT activities, including sine vibration, random vibration, and wind load testing, and assisted in design evaluation through simulations and assembly animations.
• Performed tolerance analysis (GD&T) and material inspections on prototype parts to ensure compliance with design standards.
• Managed material master data and BOMs in SAP, and supported 3D printing operations and troubleshooting.
• Contributed to continuous improvement initiatives to enhance design quality and manufacturing efficiency.

• Prepared pouch and machine layouts in AutoCAD based on customer specifications.
• Designed key machine components (auger screws, forming tubes, shoulders), performing necessary calculations and analyses to ensure functionality and manufacturability.
• Drafted machine components and assemblies in SolidWorks, applying clear instructions and GD&T.
• Selected catalogue components in compliance with ISO, ANSI, and CE standards.
• Collaborated with senior engineers, contributing technical inputs across projects.
• Developed machine manuals customized to specific machine configurations.
• Actively participated in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance design and production workflows.
• Worked with ERP (SAP) and PDM tools (DB Works) for data and design management.