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Batuhan Tekin

Batuhan Tekin

Project Executive
İstanbul

Summary

Experienced Integration Engineer with a strong background in project management in the automotive industry. Skilled in leading teams, managing projects, and delivering solutions on time and within budget. Proficient in collaborating with stakeholders to meet requirements and ensure successful outcomes. Committed to continuous improvement and excellence in vehicle projects.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Integration Engineer

Ford Otosan
02.2023 - Current
  • Coordinating on time delivery of all program milestones and engineering gateways for Body interior according to GPDS guidelines
  • Following cost, weight, quality, test planning, headcount etc status in order to achieve targets & complete program gateway and milestones
  • Following durability, safety, NVH, aerodynamic, weight, fuel economy etc targets of Body Interior Engineering.
  • Following test planning (FEDEDVP,T&D), related buck-vehicle production phases (TPV, DCV, PP, TT, PEC, FEC) of all Body Interior Engineering teams to achieve all related works done in the planned time period
  • Monitoring all part availability checks, BOM problems, testing status control, prototype and production issues related with Body Interior Engineering between vehicle design freeze to J1 and facilitating the solution platforms
  • Ensuring the completion of launch phases gateways and deliverables, including WB-Aims-Shortage-OTG-Pedigree Status
  • Responsible for program metrics status preparation and presentation, being Body Interior representative for gateway meetings to higher management

Perceived Quality Engineer

Ford Otosan
02.2021 - 01.2023
  • Benchmarking of competitor vehicles and consolidate data in order to define robust and appropriately competitive Craftsmanship target.
  • Creation and development of gap and flush control documents; Target setting for gap / flushness and acceptable tolerance levels.
  • Support and represent Craftsmanship attribute at all relevant meetings with product design and development activities.
  • Support craftsmanship deliverables through to development/engineering sign-off of the vehicle.
  • Co-work with design studio team to build A Class Surface (Parting lines, first flanges, gap&flushness values and radiis)
  • Proactively influencing Design Studio to implement best fit & finish executions into the design theme in early stages.
  • Ensure that final product quality is as close as possible to design intended, analyze manufacturing process variations in order to avoid over-design
  • Co-work with engineering team to be decided tool directions, tooling split lines, injection points, grain type and material application
  • To lead the designed product to meet Fit & finish requirements, tolerance stack up analysis and GD&T inputs for each product.

Project Engineer

Hyundai Assan ( JV of Hyundai Motor Company)
12.2019 - 02.2021
  • Project and process responsibility for i10 and i20 projects in assembly shop.
  • In charge of interior parts assembly process and equipments such as seats, headlining, cockpit, airbags, center console, floor carpet and interior plastic trim parts.
  • Process flow improvements, workplace enhancement and checking work balancing studies.
  • Responsible of new model integration in Hyundai Turkey.
  • Responsible of interior related purchasing items in assembly shop.
  • Responsible of feasibility studies for engineering changes.
  • Working in coordination with cross functional teams in Hyundai Turkey and Hyundai Motor Company in Korea.

Project Engineer

Aptiv Automotive
06.2018 - 12.2019
  • In charge of Fiat 356 Egea project.
  • Coordination between engineering team and customer R&D engineers on change management.
  • Performing commissioning planning with project engineers to implement change requests.
  • Ensuring that commissioning process meets customer expectations. To report constraints that arise in this process to customer to ensure consensus.
  • Leading quotation process with design change and working with sales department to ensure that quotation is given to customer in a complete and timely manner.
  • Lead design-based cost reduction activities and to implement these activities by working with material cost reduction department.
  • To Lead Engineering Change Management meetings with cross functional teams.

Long Term Intern Engineer

TOFAŞ (JV of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles)
09.2017 - 06.2018

Gained hands-on experience with various engineering tools, equipment, and materials through active participation in practical workshops.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Yıldız Technical University
Istanbul, Turkey
04.2001 -

Additional Information

Native speaker of Turkish

Fluent in English with advanced proficiency

Timeline

Senior Integration Engineer

Ford Otosan
02.2023 - Current

Perceived Quality Engineer

Ford Otosan
02.2021 - 01.2023

Project Engineer

Hyundai Assan ( JV of Hyundai Motor Company)
12.2019 - 02.2021

Project Engineer

Aptiv Automotive
06.2018 - 12.2019

Long Term Intern Engineer

TOFAŞ (JV of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles)
09.2017 - 06.2018

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Yıldız Technical University
04.2001 -
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