Jan 2021 – May 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos

• Leading Global team of ~70 engineers responsible to deliver diverse Global and Local Simulation requirements coming from UK, USA, China and India.
• Leading India Technology team working on developing new Rules and Tools for better product design & validation.
• Team works on Advanced Method Development and New Product Development process (PPT and VPI projects) to support following functions,
• Material Engineering
• Noise, Vibrations and Harshness (NVH)
• High Cycle Fatigue (HCF)
• Low Cycle Fatigue (LCF) / Duty Cycle Analysis (DCA)
• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
• Structural Analysis (FEA)
• Leading Global Subsystem Analysis team of 55 plus engineers based in India and China, responsible to deliver all Global Simulation requirements coming from 4 Technical centres based in India, China, UK and USA.
• Working on Aero Performance and Durability using CFD, FEA and DCA (Duty Cycle Analysis) analysis to support cross functional team of subsystem, Application, System Integration, Plant product and Customer Engineering across complete Cummins Turbocharger portfolio.
• Responsible to lead diverse Simulation requirements for Value Package Introduction (VPI), Value Package Change (VPC), Current Products, Technology development, platform development, Advance Engg projects, Processes & Methods development and Field issue resolutions (FIRG, PQC) projects.
• Accountable for team members training, succession, capacity and capability planning.
• Hire, Coach, Mentor and Develop team members to take Leadership roles in Organization.

Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 · 2 yrs

• Led Global team of 45 plus engineers based in India and China, responsible to deliver all Global Simulation requirements coming from 4 Technical centers based in India, China, UK and USA.
• Worked on Aero Performance and Durability using CFD, FEA and DCA (Duty Cycle Analysis) analysis to support cross functional team of subsystem, Application, System Integration, Plant product and Customer Engineering across complete Cummins Turbocharger portfolio.
• Responsible to lead diverse Simulation requirements for Value Package Introduction (VPI), Value Package Change (VPC), Current Products, Technology development, platform development, Advance Engg projects, Processes & Methods development and Field issue resolutions (FIRG, PQC) projects.
• Leading component design (volute, vane and wheel design) and stage (compressor and Turbine) design projects for global and regional stakeholders.
• Leading and driving major Global and Local projects.
• Accountable for team members training, succession, capacity and capability planning.
• Hire, Coach, Mentor and Develop team members.

Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 · 2 yrs

• Led a team of CFD analyst working on Turbochargers, supporting Global Simulation requirements (from all locations Europe, USA, China and India) related to ALD projects for Turbine, Compressor and Bearing Housing components (including Stage & Fourier analysis, Turbine housing, Vane, Impeller, and Cover design, CHT, DTMF, Oil Flow analysis, etc).
• Led and was driving major Local and Global projects.
• Was Accountable for team members training, succession, capacity and capability planning.
• Hiring, Coach and Develop team members.

Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 · 0 mo

• On an assignment, working on designing new VNT stage for CV application (housing, vane and wheel design with high level of aero performance and qualify for better reliability of aero components (LCF and HCF)).

Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 · 1 yr

• On training for Turbocharger components and stage development for high level of aero performance, quality for better reliability of aero components (LCF and HCF).

Jan 2008 – Jan 2017 · 9 yrs

• Since 2011, as a Aerodynamicist involved in design and development of Large Wastegate, Free floating, fixed and variable geometry turbine stage (Single Axle and Double Axle (Medium Duty and Heavy Duty) VNT for commercial vehicles (CV) (on and off highway).
• Responsible for Aero performance assessment, stress and fatigue analysis, wheel life prediction (LCF, HCF) for existing wheels for different applications. Design new stage or components like volute, vane and new turbine wheel with high level of aero performance and qualify for better reliability of aero components. Involved in resolving many field issues and design reviews.
• Working closely with product engineer and designer across the global.
• As a Product Engineer in small VNT product line from 2008 to 2011, worked in aero performance analysis of Compressor and Turbine (Variable Nozzle Turbine (VNT), worked on GTD family of VNT). Component wise and full stage analysis and optimization and give input recommendations to improve performance for Passenger vehicles. Worked closely with cross functional teams like FEA engineer, Designer and other product engineer to get end to end product development details and provide aero inputs

Aug 2007 – Oct 2008 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Worked as Consultant in CAE group, Sogeti High Tech, on Generating Structure mesh and Boundary layer refinement on different Commercial Airbus Aircraft’s, for external Aerodynamics. Mesh created using Commercial Software’s and Airbus in House tools. Played an Instrumental role in establishing a team of 6 people and making the team to a global team standard. Responsible for technical support to local team.

Jan 2005 – Jan 2007 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Worked in CTFD (Computational and Theoretical Fluid Dynamics) Division on development of a grid adaptation technique for inviscid, compressible flow simulations using 2D unstructured grid and involved in developing a pre-processor to determine the point connectivity data required for a 3D grid free solver. Also involved in the computation of flow past a Combat Aircraft using a multi-block structured grid.