Anupam Chatterjee — Director of Engineering

As a Director of Software Development Engineering at Western Digital, I lead multiple teams across various aspects of the product cycle and technologies. I have a proven track record of defining innovative solutions and managing complex deliverables. My key responsibilities include managing the development of firmware development, in addition to a unique simulation team for HDD, overseeing the tools development team for firmware development, and leading the test development team responsible for system and integration tests. In addition to my technical leadership role, I also serve as a site innovation lead, where I focus on change management, mentorship, and reviewing invention drafts. I am passionate about bringing innovation and invention to our execution culture and empowering budding innovators. Prior to my current role, I was a Senior Manager at Intel Corporation, where I was part of a newly formed organization responsible for power and performance deliverables. I also have experience in firmware engineering, where I worked towards bringing innovations for HDD storage solutions. I hold a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Firmware Development and Software Engineering for Storage Solutions.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 20 yrs 1 mo

Skills

Technical Leadership
Firmware Development
Testing
Change Management
Power And Performance
Firmware Engineering
Process Management
Program Management
Performance Analysis
Software Development

Career Highlights

Proven leader in firmware and software development.
Expert in driving innovation and change management.
Strong background in managing cross-functional teams.

Work Experience

Western Digital

Director - Software Development Engineering (3 yrs 10 mos)

Senior Manager - Firmware Engineering (1 yr 3 mos)

Manager - Firmware Development (1 yr)

Manager 4, Program Management (1 yr)

Intel Corporation

Senior Technical Manager (1 yr 1 mo)

Intel Corporation

Program Manager - ADAS data collection (9 mos)

ADAS Lead - (performance, Computer Vision, ML workloads) (1 yr 4 mos)

Technical Program Manager (1 yr 6 mos)

graphics software engineer (3 yrs 8 mos)

Tata Elxsi

Project Manager and Technical Specialist - DSP Video (1 yr 3 mos)

Project Manager (1 yr 5 mos)

Senior Design Engineer (2 yrs)

Engineer (2 yrs)

Tilera Corporation

Consultant (0 mo)

Stretch Inc

Consultant (0 mo)

Education

M.S. at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

BE at BIT Mesra Student-Industry Relations Cell

Bachelor of Engineering - BE at Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra

at Indian School of Business

Anupam Chatterjee

Director of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India20 yrs 1 mo experience

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Key Highlights

Proven leader in firmware and software development.
Expert in driving innovation and change management.
Strong background in managing cross-functional teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Firmware Development and Software Engineering for Storage Solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Technical LeadershipFirmware DevelopmentTestingChange ManagementPower And PerformanceFirmware EngineeringProcess ManagementProgram ManagementPerformance AnalysisSoftware Development

Other Skills

SimulationDevOpsMentorshipTools DevelopmentIntegrationAIPower and Performance DeliverablesTeam ManagementHDD Storage SolutionsSAFe Process TransitionTechnology InnovationAgileKanbanADAS Program ManagementStakeholder Engagement

About

Experience

20 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

3 yrs 4 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 10 mos

Current Experience

Western digital

4 roles

Director - Software Development Engineering

Promoted

Jun 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru · On-site

A proven, recognized and respected leader with consistent ability to think outside box and define solutions. Have managed multiple projects across technologies and roles, across multiple deliverables, in different aspect of product cycle and across technologies
Key deliverables (present and immediate)
Delivering the Development of Simulation team for HDD - first of its kind, unique proposition
Keeping Quality Firmware development efficient through my Tools Development team
Enabling E2E quality Software through my Test Development team responsible to system and integration tests.
Ensuring business continuity through my Devops team
AI change management - driving process change in SDLC by inculcating AI assisted proven outcomes through Agentic AI
Site Innovation lead
Strategy Manager - Bringing Innovation closure to execition and work culture
Change management - Bringing Innovation and Invention to the Execution Culture
Mentorship to budding innovators
atrusted Technical Reviewer of Invention First Drafts across departments
Organizing site level events to promote, recognize and celebrate innovations at team level, solution level and for approved patents / trade secrets
Prgram Management
Leading a group of capable Scrum Masters and RTEs ( program managers)
Helping them define metrics, efficiency targets, culture changes for team health
POSH committee member

Technical LeadershipFirmware DevelopmentSimulationDevOpsChange ManagementMentorship

Senior Manager - Firmware Engineering

Jan 2020 – Apr 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos

Responsible for key feature deliverables and ownership of next gen Enterprise HDD Storage solutions for higher TB drives
Working towards bringing innovations for HDD Firmware Engineering

Firmware EngineeringHDD Storage Solutions

Manager - Firmware Development

Dec 2018 – Dec 2019 · 1 yr

Transition of teams to new SAFe process
Transition from Execution focussed teams to Technology Innovation teams
Ownership of multiple components for Sustaining Products
Driving the state of art FW Simulator

SAFe Process TransitionTechnology InnovationProcess Management

Manager 4, Program Management

Dec 2017 – Dec 2018 · 1 yr

Driving customer centric program management for sustaining HDD products
Process transitions for increased efficiency, removing process bottlenecks, quicker customer release with advanced quality
Enabler of Agile and Kanban processes at site level

Program ManagementAgileKanban

Intel corporation

Senior Technical Manager

Apr 2021 – May 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Part of a newly formed organization within Intel and eesponsible to hire and groom a team. Responsible for Power and Performance deliverables.

Power and Performance DeliverablesTeam ManagementPower and Performance

Intel corporation

4 roles

Program Manager - ADAS data collection

Feb 2017 – Nov 2017 · 9 mos

Responsible for India Site ADAS efforts Program Management. This required interfacing with Executives, Technology Partners, Universities, 3rd party vendors and Government Approval Bodies.
Key Achievements
Fronteneded scope, cost and schedule with Technology Partners
Critical in setting up incubation centers at India Site and with Partners / vendors
Fronteneded drafting for Government Approval Bodies
Setup working model and agreements with Universities and Vendor engagement

ADAS Program ManagementStakeholder EngagementProgram Management

ADAS Lead - (performance, Computer Vision, ML workloads)

Jul 2016 – Nov 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos

Responsible for the performance analysis of Intel's ADAS CPU platform ( driven by ISO 26262 spec). Responsible for setting up team and capability of Machine Learning (ML) and Computer Vision (CV) within IOTg organization.
Key Achievements
Critical path to provide feedback on power and performance data to meet ADAS standards for Intel CPU
Demonstrated multiple algorithms in Actual Car environment as well as Lab environment. Showcased our developments in site level Innovation fests.
Instrumental in developing capability and growth in team knowledge, structure and numbers

Performance AnalysisMachine LearningComputer Vision

Technical Program Manager

Dec 2014 – Jun 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos

Program Management of Haswell, Geminilake and Cannonlake Graphics platforms of Intel. Responsible for the planning, execution, validation and stakeholder management for technical programs for existing as well as future Intel platforms.
Key Achievements
Delivered Media Solutions across platforms, product range and customers ( laptops, desktops, tablets, Chromebooks)
Frontending partnership, integration and communication with all verticals ( CCG, MCG, SSG groups)
Established program management process, templates and methodologies for Project Management and integrated reporting to executives

Program ManagementTechnical Execution

graphics software engineer

Apr 2011 – Dec 2014 · 3 yrs 8 mos

Owner for AVC and MPEG2 graphics media software kernels development across legacy and future platforms. Included graphics firmware development, kernels development and driver simulation code generation. worked on multiple image processing algorithms as well. championed the transition from hand assembly coding to advanced compiler . Also responsible for optimizations of the codec stack while migrating to new gen products and the new processes for real time Full HD multiple stream support.
Key Achievements :
Enabled Intel Graphics media from Gen 4 to Gen 11
Championed FEI solution (3rd party interface - OpenCL) over AVC GPU Intel IP
Multiple algorithm changes to ensure efficiency , performance and quality

Graphics Media Software DevelopmentImage ProcessingSoftware Development

Tata elxsi

4 roles

Project Manager and Technical Specialist - DSP Video

Jan 2010 – Apr 2011 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bangalore

DSP Video codec technical specialist and architect. The job includes technical competency, hands on development on complex architectures and algorithms, and design of end solutions for a given requirement and given platform.

DSP Video Codec DevelopmentAlgorithm DesignSoftware Development

Project Manager

Nov 2009 – Apr 2011 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bangalore

Managing and leading a group of 18 distinguished engineers for successful outcome of technical projects. Also interaction with the customers to understand the expectations and work towards realizing the final products. The job includes decision making and people management.