Sirisha Arza — Product Director
With 20+ Years of Experience in the Aerospace/Automotive domain across R&D/Product Development, Industrial Engineering & New Product Launch, I have broad expertise in leading teams from Quote till Product Launch including Automotive product design/Embedded design, Digital Manufacturing & Industry 4.0 Implementation. The approach throughout has been to drive organization-wide change to improve skill, quality and cost. My emphasis is on Business growth bringing in new Automotive technologies to local Market. Supported Global programs with local R&D team (China, Japan markets) & Enabler to setup design teams in India. Support Manufacturing units to be a better place to work and grow for women. Active participation in Employee engagement, women welfare activities, Contribution towards attaining physical and mental well-being for all employees. Specialization: Automotive product design /Engineering Leadership Manufacturing Technology Roadmap definition, Capacity Planning, Headcount Calculation, Product Development & Launch, Process Design, EMI/EMC Validation, Release Level Management, Aerospace & Automotive Hardware Digital Design, Simulation, Worst Case & Stress Analysis. Body Electronics/Body Control Modules, Cockpit Electronics, Domain controllers ,Infotainment, Clusters, Telematics Team Management, Stakeholder Management, Project Management, Product compliance certifications Additional Contributions: POSH Presiding officer /CSR Expert in Automotive Regulations - Homologation (Govt of India Expert Panel member). Ideated and created Women Excellence cell. 50 under 50 Technology Icon 2024 - Mentor at Iron Lady Women Leadership community
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in Automotive and Aerospace engineering with a focus on product development and innovation.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 19 yrs 9 mos
Skills
- Automotive Engineering Design
- Product Delivery
- New Product Launch Management
- Industrial Engineering
- Engineering Product Development
- Project Technical Delivery
- Aerospace Hardware Design
Career Highlights
- 20+ years in Aerospace and Automotive sectors
- Expert in Automotive Regulations and Homologation
- Mentor in Women Leadership community
Work Experience
Visteon Corporation
Director of Product Development | Customer Leader (2 yrs)
Continental
General Manager -Head of New Product Launch Bangalore (4 yrs 3 mos)
Head of Access Systems Product Group (R&D), Bangalore (2 yrs 11 mos)
Technical Project Leader - Automotive R&D /Engineering (8 yrs)
HCL Technologies
Lead Engineer (2 yrs 6 mos)
Education
Postgraduate Programme at The University of Texas at Austin
Master of Business Law at National Law School of India University
Transitioning into Leadership: A Programme for Women Executives(TLPWE) at Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
Master's degree at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
MS VLSI Design at Manipal Institute of Technology