Engineering Manager: Summary of Competency Elements and Application

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of an Engineering Manager's summary statement, detailing the application of various competency elements across different career episodes. The manager's contributions to engineering business strategies, development of client relationships, management of resources, people, and business information, and monitoring of engineering performance are thoroughly examined. The analysis includes specific examples from the manager's career, highlighting how they applied their skills in areas such as manufacturing processes, engine design, and project management. The report also outlines the manager's involvement in process improvement, cost reduction initiatives, and the implementation of new engineering methodologies. Furthermore, the report emphasizes the manager's leadership and management skills, including their ability to manage teams, suppliers, and business information, while driving change management and ensuring project success. The document showcases the manager's ability to contribute to the success of engineering projects and the overall business strategy. The report emphasizes the importance of design to cost reduction methodology and its impact on the project.

SUMMARY STATEMENT
HIRANMAY DASH

Engineering Manager : Summary Statement
Competency Element A brief summary of how you
have applied the element
Paragraph number in the
career episode(s) where the
element is addressed
EM1.1 Contributes to
engineering business
strategies.
I) I was employed in the
company for the understanding
of the designing and
manufacturing process being
followed by the company for the
development of their aircraft
engines.
II) I had worked on the process
of improvement of the life of
Engine structural Element using
displacement control method for
thermal loading.
III) I had worked on this project
to help in the analysis of the
historical data and the
procedures used for the
Career Episode 1: CE 1.2.1
Career Episode 2: CE 2.2.1
Career Episode 3: CE 3.2.1

implementation of the project.
EM1.2 Develops client
relationships.
I) The objective was followed
throughout the completion of the
project so that at the end of the
project the project delivery was
as per the requirement of the
client.
II) I had set out the objectives to
improve the life of Engine
Structural Element using
displacement control method for
thermal loading
III) The company had asked me
specifically due to my skills as a
DFR expert and my engineering
leadership, which I was able to
complete as per the
requirements.
Career Episode 1: CE 1.2.2
Career Episode 2: CE 2.2.2
Career Episode 3: CE 3.2.1
EM1.3 Manages the
implementation of
engineering plans within
the business.
I) I had followed the primary
objective of reducing the engine
structure bill of materials
(BOM) by a factor of $1000 /
Career Episode 1: CE 1.2.2

engine / year
II) I had worked on the
numerical methodology for the
calculation of the stress intensity
factor with the help of ANSYS.
III) I had worked on the process
of finding a reliable prediction
process for the reduction of the
warranty cost of the products by
a factor of 40% for the
company.
Career Episode 2: CE 2.2.3
Career Episode 3: CE 3.2.3
EM1.4 Manages resources. I) I had worked on the
facilitation for the brain
storming session for the tool
deployment activity for the cost
effective calculation.
II) I had implemented the
working method of the ANSYS
with this project for calculating
of the stress intensity factor for
the development of the
numerical methodology and also
Career Episode 1: CE 1.2.3
Career Episode 2: CE 2.3.5

displacement control method
used for the first-time industry
to evaluate life in residual stress
field. I had produced periodic
documentation at different stage
of design for technical review
with principal engineer, which
had helped in delivering “1st
time right” design.
III) I had also helped my team
mates to compile a report based
on the historical data for the
proper assessment of the major
areas which needed to be taken
care of by us
Career Episode 3: CE 3.2.3
EM1.5 Manages people. I) For the project I had worked
with a group of 10 people
specialized in the working of
cost effective manufacturing.
II) For the project though I was
working as an individual
contributor, I was to respond
Career Episode 1: CE 1.3.6
Career Episode 2: CE 2.3.6

directly back to the engineering
manager, chief engineer’s office
and principal engineer in USA.
III) I had worked with my team
to study the historical data, use
new tools for engineering
simulation and subsequently
find the process to be used by
the company for the completion
of the project.
Career Episode 3: CE 3.3.6
EM1.6 Manages suppliers. I) I had also managed the
working of the KPI for the DTC
initiatives
II) I had periodically reviewed
with relevant stake holder and at
the end was awarded by the
management for the best in class
prediction methodology.
III) At the end of the project we
were able to compile the
predictable design framework,
warranty cost and the call rate
Career Episode 1: CE 1.4.2
Career Episode 2: CE 2.4.2
Career Episode 3: CE 3.3.3

analysis of the new equipment
developed.
EM1.7 Manages business
information.
I) I also led the entire DTC
activities across organizations in
India while publishing the bill of
material cost and total cost to
local and General Manager in
USA
II) After the completion of the
project I had compiled the
complete the documentation of
the project and submitted it to
the manager and the chief
engineer’s office.
III) Upon careful discussion on
the need of DFR with the team
members and superiors, I was
able to convince them to follow
the framework and trained them
on reliability.
Career Episode 1: CE 1.4.2
Career Episode 2: CE 2.3.3
Career Episode 3: CE 3.3.4
EM1.8 Monitors
engineering business
I) For the completion of the
project I had studied the
Career Episode 1: CE 1.3.5

performance. importance for the use of design
to cost reduction methodology.
II) I had to work as an individual
contributor and had directly
reported to the engineering
manager of the project.
III) I also drove change
management to drive the change
to adopt the new framework.
Career Episode 2: CE 2.4.2
Career Episode 3: CE 3.4.2