Group Manager- CAE Simulation & Quality
Major Role:
I am leading the CAE Simulation and Quality organization in the Electromobility domain. I lead a multidisciplinary team of 18 engineers, 2 interns, and 1 PhD research scholar, driving engineering excellence across structural, thermal, and electrical simulation, while also overseeing both reactive and proactive quality initiatives.
Additional Roles:
• Driving the development of end-to-end CAE simulation capabilities across structural, thermal, and electrical domains.
• Building a collaborative, high-performing engineering team through mentoring, coaching, and competency development.
• Strengthening quality culture by integrating reactive problem-solving with proactive quality improvement initiatives.
• Collaborating with global engineering teams to deliver robust and reliable electrification solutions.
Responsibilities:
• Line management and people leadership
• People development, coaching, and career growth
• Resource planning and competency development across CAE simulation disciplines
• Leading structural, thermal, and electrical simulation activities for electrified systems
• Driving reactive quality (issue resolution and root cause analysis) and proactive quality (prevention and continuous improvement) initiatives
• Cross-functional collaboration with design, testing, manufacturing, and global engineering teams
• Supporting organizational growth, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Working closely with senior leadership and R&D stakeholders to define strategy and deliver engineering excellence
GROUP MANAGER - STRUCTURAL SIMULATION
Major Role:
Leading the Structural Simulation Team in the Electromobility domain. My leadership focuses on building a high-performing team, strengthening simulation capabilities, and delivering robust structural simulation solutions for key high-voltage components, including batteries, traction motors, junction boxes, and other EV systems.
Additional Roles:
• Driving technical excellence and best practices in structural simulation methodologies.
• Building cross-functional collaboration with global engineering teams to support product development and innovation.
• Mentoring and developing engineers to enhance technical competency and leadership capabilities.
Responsibilities:
• Line management and people leadership
• People development, coaching, and career growth
• Planning and execution of structural simulation activities
• Building organizational capability and simulation competency
• Global collaboration with engineering and product development teams
• Working closely with senior leadership, product owners, and R&D stakeholders to deliver high-quality engineering solutions
GROUP MANAGER- MOTOR DRIVE SYSTEM
Major Role:
Leading a team of 11 ambitious engineers. My leadership focuses on fostering innovation and collaboration, particularly in motor and motor drive systems, as well as CAE simulation.
Addition Role:
• Active lead in my company's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
• Driving Industry-Academia collaboration program for Volvo GTT India.
Responsibility:
• Line management
• People development & growth
• Organization growth
• Global team collaborations
• Working closely with the senior leadership team and R&D Head
SENIOR TECHNICAL LEAD
• Electro-Mechanical devices (Starters and Alternators) for Mercedes Benz Brazil trucks.
• End to end Engineering activities spanning from specification creation, supplier identification and evaluation, product selection, product validation, engineering release and field quality management.
• Responsible component development engineer for starters, alternators and electric drives right from product selection until field quality for Daimler Europe and Japan.
• Supported design team in creation of technical report using 2D drafting in AutoCAD and 3D model in Autodesk Inventor.