Prasad Kumbhar

Prasad Kumbhar's work experience includes a range of engineering roles in the automotive industry. Prasad currently works at KYYBA Inc as a Thermal Project Performance Engineer, where they are responsible for coordinating vehicle level thermal project work and ensuring vehicles meet performance targets. Prior to this, they worked as a Design Release Engineer at General Motors Technical Center, where they generated technical solutions for the development of exterior lighting products for new electric vehicle programs.

Before joining KYYBA Inc and General Motors, Prasad worked at Valeo as a Lead R&D Systems Engineer and Lead Product Engineer. In this role, they led the design, development, validation, and production launch of complete body exterior systems for Stellantis projects. Prasad also had in-depth knowledge of plastic injection molded parts and automotive structural body and BIW parts.

Earlier in their career, Prasad worked at General Motors as a Compartment Integration Design Engineer, where they were responsible for the packaging of underbody and chassis systems. Prasad also worked at Cummins Inc as a Product Engineer, leading the development of engine liquid filtration products.

Prasad's work experience also includes a role as a Graduate Research Student at Texas Tech University, where they conducted research on simulation-based virtual driver's fatigue prediction and optimal vehicle seat parameters. Prasad also worked as a Product Design Engineer at Tata Motors, where they led the design and development of rear axles for future LCV series.

Overall, Prasad Kumbhar has a strong background in engineering and extensive experience in the automotive industry, with a focus on thermal performance, exterior lighting, body exterior systems, compartment integration, and engine filtration.

Prasad Kumbhar pursued a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech University from 2011 to 2013. Before that, they completed a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Walchand College of Engineering Sangli.