In India, Bosch is a leading supplier of technology and services in the areas of Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. Additionally, Bosch has in India the largest development center outside Germany, for end to end engineering and technology solutions. The Bosch Group operates in India through twelve companies with a combined strength of over 31,500 associates which includes around 15,650 research and development associates.

Bosch Automotive Electronics India Pvt. Ltd. (RBAI) is a 100% subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH . Established in 2009, in Naganathapura - Bengaluru, RBAI is primarily focused in manufacturing electronic products for the automotive sector. RBAI has consistently added an average of one product every year resulting in a wide range of products comprising – Engine Control Units (ECU) for both 4W and 2W, Body Control Modules (BCM), ECUs for ABS, DC-DC Converters, iTraMS (Intelligent communication control unit) to name a few. RBAI also produces products for  eMobility like MCU (Motor control Unit), C-Box (Communication Box), VCUs (Vehicle Control Unit), Central gateway modules and is geared up for other futuristic products.  RBAI with its diverse portfolio, not only caters to local markets, but also exports products to all major global customers. The Naganathapura Plant (NhP1)  is seen as a benchmark in Operational Excellence in AE and Bosch India , using an integrated approach of Bosch Production System (BPS) and I4.0. With a young and agile team, RBAI’s mission statement ‘Be RBAI’ (Be Reliable Benchmark Agile Innovative) is a testament to our commitment in providing best in class products and services for its customers.

Responsible for MAE/Line planning at Bosch International Production Network

Organize reviews and coordinate with cross functional teams (Lead plant, production plant and suppliers)

Single point of contact between the manufacturing plant and cross functional project team for line readiness 

Monitor line specific KPIs and drive measures

Drive Continuous improvement projects to increase line efficiency

Support to reduce defect costs, increasing productivity, and implementing quality assurance measures 

Implement lessons learnt & best practice across IPN

Drive line circle meetings with production plant, support for measures & exchange knowledge in IPN

Responsible to handle entire production line readiness & release to SOP according to project targets

Preparing, aligning, and coordinating the approval of production line layouts

Active participation in machine acceptance events and coordination of related departmental tasks

Optimizing production line layouts to support efficient and safe production

Facilitate & Coordinate  for MAE specification, Supplier Coordination, Quote, MAE Ordering, DAP, MAE build, Pre-acceptance & Final acceptance for new projects

Managing production line expansion or capacity reduction based on production requirements

Planning technical line capacity and required equipment according to the production requirements

Support for ad-hoc request to plan line capacity based on volume increase

Participation in line trials, sample production and serial production support

Ensure project handover to production plant team with appropriate documentation

Active participation in PGL workshops

Supplier visit for Pre-acceptance coordination

Plant visit for final acceptance & release coordination

Strategical IPN line capacity according to business scenario

BE/B-Tech , Mechanical Engineering /Electronics Engineering/IE

- Strong knowledge in manufacturing process/technologies both in Electronics & Mechanical assembly

- Read BOM data, assembly drawings, technical specification, DPPS, VVT & DMD documents 

- Knowledge on new project launch, Production readiness and ramp up management

- Knowledge on project management skill/tools like Microsoft Project for scheduling management

- Knowledge on MAE ordering, delivery, installation and commissioning activities

- Good understanding of Electronics manufacturing process/technologies, Machine tools and systems

- Experience in failure analysis, problem solving methods / approach

- Good in Quality management tools, Quality gates

- Knowledge in DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plan, Machine capability, Process capability studies

- Continuously develop knowledge of manufacturing technologies, processes, methodologies, and global production practices

- Knowledge on MS Office, Power point presentation skills, SAP, Power BI & Tableau, 

- Knowledge of Work breakdown system (WBS) and Bill of Material (BOM) in SAP system