Mohammed Qayyum CEng MiMechE
BRADFORD,United Kingdom
Summary
Seasoned and ambitious engineering professional with a progressive career history across new product introduction, project leadership and complex problem solving with a strong focus on innovation and urgency. Adept at managing cross-functional teams to optimise project outcomes with a strong track record in the automotive and defence sectors.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Industrial Validation Engineer
MBDA Missile Systems
Bolton
09.2024 - 01.2026
- Responsible for validation of complex procured major equipments, ensuring internal design technical requirements are met where the supplier is the design authority, managing a portfolio of OEM and SME suppliers across multiple NPI projects.
- Developed technical requirement specifications at system and sub-system level in tandem with supplier capability for a range of complex weapon products.
- Proactively identify technical design, production capability and commercial risks and implement mitigation plans.
- Liaising with suppliers and sub-tiers to develop robust manufacturing systems capable of achieving cost, quality and rate requirements.
- Undertaking assessments and audits to validate supplier capability in accordance with AS9100 and ISO 9001 standards.
- Conducting readiness reviews to validate design and manufacturing system maturity throughout the product life cycle from concept through to series production.
- Influencing the design at concept stage and during evolution to ensure a mature design that is easily manufactured at low cost with minimal manufacturing risk.
- Validation of supplier control plans, FMEAs and process flows as per AS13004.
- Implementation of APQP/ PPAP in accordance with AS9145.
- Led functional improvements to the way the department manages and views supplier capability and risk data by way of migrating legacy systems to a PowerBI app.
- Responsible for workload and resource forecasts for the department.
- Mentoring of junior engineers including supporting applications for chartership.
Technical Project Lead
Cummins Inc
Huddersfield
10.2021 - 09.2024
- Responsible for the development of prototype turbochargers from concept through to series production, acting as the primary interface between engineering functions and the customer to successfully integrate and deliver a turbocharger system in accordance with customer requirements.
- Leading technical projects to support emerging technologies including oil-free bearings for hydrogen fuel cells, hydrogen internal combustion engine turbochargers and electronic variable geometry turbochargers.
- Other notable projects include understanding the effect of cylinder deactivation on turbocharger performance and durability and leading projects focused on improving off-peak turbine efficiency.
- Responsible for the management, maintenance and progress of design verification plan & report activities relating to new product release including FMEAs and recommending testing based on associated product risk.
- Subject matter expert for 8D problem solving used to determine root cause of product failures, ensuring the prompt resolution of product non-conformances.
- Responsible for creating prototype BOMs, liaising with internal and external manufacturing facilities to develop prototypes in accordance with company safety procedures & systems for unvalidated products.
- Holding design reviews & technical functional reviews for new products.
- Responsible for the creation of product technical profile packages, DFMEAs, BOMs and engineering standards.
- Liaised with the intellectual property team to conduct landscape searches and interrogate existing patents to ensure freedom to operate for new projects.
- Onboarding & mentoring of new starters and junior staff.
- Department lead for community outreach and volunteer programmes.
Manufacturing Engineer
JCB World Headquarters
Rocester
09.2019 - 10.2021
- Development of CARC military paint application process for military products with strict adherence to MIL and ASTM standards whilst also placing focus on identifying cost reduction opportunities.
- Drove quality improvements by way of replacing current non-compliant paint repair process with alternative higher quality process and reducing warranty claims.
- Development of cost models and procurement of industrial equipment.
- Creation of internal quality standards and standard operating procedures.
Manufacturing Engineer
Leonardo
Edinburgh
07.2017 - 09.2018
- Created a SAP tool capable of planning, monitoring, and forecasting capacity requirements and assessing against live available resource taking and OEE to support capacity planning.
- Created production schedules resulting in the highest possible utilisation rate across all work cells based on ERP demand leading to increased throughput and reducing unit production costs through efficiency gains.
- Resource planning & demand forecasting for scenario planning and supporting leadership team with meaningful data to make long term decisions on capital investments on new machinery and guide hiring decisions.
Education
MEng (Hons) - Aerospace Engineering
Skills
- Matrix, Windchill, Integrity RV&S, Siemens NX, Creo View, Catia, Minitab, DOORS, MATLAB, SAP ERP, Simul8, FEA, GT Power, MS office
- Engineering standards knowledgeability
- Root cause analysis technique
- Risk management proficiency
- Product lifecycle management
- R and D insightfulness
- Team Leadership
- Strategic planning
- Public speaking
- Project Management
Certification
Agile Project Management, IQTM Product Development Fundamentals, IQTM Six Sigma Yellow Belt, CEng MIMechE, Full UK Driving License.
Affiliations
- motorsport
- Gaming
Accomplishments
Operational Excellence Award
Languages
English
Native
Urdu
Fluent
Arabic
Intermediate
Timeline
Industrial Validation Engineer - MBDA Missile Systems
09.2024 - 01.2026
Technical Project Lead - Cummins Inc
10.2021 - 09.2024
Manufacturing Engineer - JCB World Headquarters
09.2019 - 10.2021
Manufacturing Engineer - Leonardo
07.2017 - 09.2018
The University of Manchester - MEng (Hons), Aerospace Engineering