Sirisha Arza

Product Director

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India19 yrs 9 mos experience
Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • 20+ years in Aerospace and Automotive sectors
  • Expert in Automotive Regulations and Homologation
  • Mentor in 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.

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Skills

Core Skills

Automotive Engineering DesignProduct DeliveryNew Product Launch ManagementIndustrial EngineeringEngineering Product DevelopmentProject Technical DeliveryAerospace Hardware Design

Other Skills

Team ManagementStakeholder ManagementProgram Budget ManagementTechnology Roadmap DefinitionTest EngineeringProcess EngineeringValidationRegulationsSystem EngineeringProduct CertificationsElectronics Circuit DesignFMEAWorst Case AnalysisProduct DevelopmentProject Management

About

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

Experience

Visteon corporation

Director of Product Development | Customer Leader

Mar 2024Present · 2 yrs · India · On-site

  • Responsible for driving Automotive Engineering Design and Product Delivery
  • Lead Team of Chief Engineers & Senior Program Managers - Cockpit domain controllers, Infotainment systems, Instrument clusters, Telematic control units..
  • Strategic Customer Engagement, Program Budget & Resource Management.
  • Drive culture of strong collaboration and cross functional stake holder management across regions
Automotive Engineering DesignProduct DeliveryTeam ManagementStakeholder ManagementProgram Budget Management

Continental

3 roles

General Manager -Head of New Product Launch Bangalore

Dec 2019Mar 2024 · 4 yrs 3 mos

  • New Product Launch Management in Manufacturing - Clusters, Body Control Modules, Telematics, Airbag, ABS/ESC
  • Technology Roadmap definition for location, Strategy Development, Program Launches
  • Industrial Engineering - Heading multiple teams including Test Engineering (End of Line /ATE/ICT), Process (SMT/AOI/Selective Soldering), MES (Manufacturing Execution System) , Keynote speaker Industry 4.0
  • Production Cyber Security Advisor for Bangalore Plant
New Product Launch ManagementTechnology Roadmap DefinitionIndustrial EngineeringTest EngineeringProcess Engineering

Head of Access Systems Product Group (R&D), Bangalore

Promoted

Jan 2017Dec 2019 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Responsible for Engineering Product Group - Access Systems.
  • Engineering product development, Validation & Regulations for India & Europe Market
  • Product Range - Immobilizers, Passive Keyless Entry, Remote Keyless Entry etc
Engineering Product DevelopmentValidationRegulations

Technical Project Leader - Automotive R&D /Engineering

Dec 2008Dec 2016 · 8 yrs

  • Technical Project Lead - Responsible for Project Technical Delivery across Disciplines - Hardware, Software, System Engineering , Validation , Product Certifications /Homologations.
Project Technical DeliverySystem EngineeringValidationProduct Certifications

Hcl technologies

Lead Engineer

Jun 2006Dec 2008 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Aerospace Hardware/Electronics Circuit design , FMEA, Worst Case Analysis
Aerospace Hardware DesignElectronics Circuit DesignFMEAWorst Case Analysis

Education

The University of Texas at Austin

Postgraduate Programme — Artificial intelligence and Machine Learning

Mar 2025Mar 2027

National Law School of India University

Master of Business Law

Aug 2024Aug 2026

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

Transitioning into Leadership: A Programme for Women Executives(TLPWE) — Organizational Leadership

Jan 2022Jan 2023

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Master's degree — Digital Manufacturing & Industrial 4.0

Manipal Institute of Technology

MS VLSI Design

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