Akshay Aggarwal

CTO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India25 yrs 5 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led the establishment of a successful offshore R&D center.
  • Developed MTK's first 5G NR modem for global markets.
  • Built and managed large engineering teams for innovative products.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Telecommunications expert with extensive experience in wireless technology and product development.

Contact

akshay.aggarwal08@gmail.comLinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

WirelessTelecommunicationsProduct DevelopmentManagementBusiness DevelopmentProduct Marketing

Other Skills

modem processor verificationmodem platform systems6G standardscollaborationtelecom eco-system5G NRRTLDVSignal processingASIC integrationR&D center establishmentteam buildinggrowth strategiesinnovation capabilitiesregulatory compliance

About

A global leader with more than two decades of technical and business leadership experience in the US, Taiwan and India. Varied roles across engineering & research, marketing and business development, and organizational management. . Focused on building strong teams to deliver challenging projects on the global stage. Passionate about the technology ecosystem and how we can usher in the next technology revolution for India and the world. Strong domain focus on wireless technologies (especially 5G) and processors. • Proven track record of starting and rapidly scaling a new offshore R&D center to deliver successful products and achieve operational excellence within 2 years • Build large size engineering teams ground-up and capable of innovating and executing on latest generation products. Currently leading engineering teams that have delivered multi-mode cellular modems and cellular processors that are already in production world-wide through global brands (including India). Teams have delivered the first ever sub-6GHz and mmW commercial solutions which have been sold in multi-million units. • Strong semiconductor industry background with a 360 degree hands-on experience in multiple facets including business development, product marketing and Engineering (RF/Mixed-Signal/Back-End digital design/Front-End Design - RTL/DV, DSP, wireless standards, embedded SW). Proven ability to extensively work with Tier-1/2 customers and eco-system players worldwide • Strong ecosystem leadership through deep partnerships with Indian regulatory bodies, standards organizations, and industry forums, contributing to national wireless policy evolution and strategies for emerging technologies such as fixed wireless access.

Experience

25 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
5 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
16 yrs
Current Experience

Mediatek

5 roles

Senior Director Of Engineering

Promoted

Feb 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 3 mos

  • Additional areas of responsibility include modem processor verification, modem platform systems team, 6G standards and research, and collaboration with the Indian telecom eco-system for promotion and adoption of new product features.
modem processor verificationmodem platform systems6G standardscollaborationtelecom eco-systemWireless+1

Director of Engineering

Sep 2016 – Jan 2022 · 5 yrs 4 mos

  • Bangalore modem engineering team (>100 headcount) is responsible for development of latest generation cellular modems (specifically 5G NR) and comprises of RTL, DV, Signal processing and ASIC integration engineers
  • Build a highly skilled team from inception to >100 headcount. Seamless working with other multi-site teams to innovate and execute on next generation products
  • Deliver multiple successful multi-mode modems (including MTK's 1st 5G NR modem - M70) to power MTK’s mid/high-end smartphones including Helios/Dimensity series; projects executed in 16nm/10nm/7nm/5nm/3nm process nodes across 3G/4G/5G RAT's. Many of the handsets that use these chipsets are some of the top-sellers worldwide.
5G NRRTLDVSignal processingASIC integrationWireless+1

General Manager

Promoted

May 2014 – Sep 2016 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Start the Bangalore R&D center from ground-up and successfully meet target strength of >250 engineers across 5 different BU’s within 1yr of start. Define growth strategies, create innovation capabilities, enable ecosystems and build breakthrough business models to achieve and surpass corporate goals.
  • Hire and ramp-up talent to align with corporate vision and design methodologies. All BU’s have been contributing successfully to commercial products for mobile, home entertainment, connectivity, automotive. Current strength is over 350 employees.
  • Bring up the entire infrastructure and ensure the center has full regulatory compliance; Strong focus on meeting stringent goals of operational excellence and efficiency (<4 support staff)
R&D center establishmentteam buildinggrowth strategiesinnovation capabilitiesregulatory complianceManagement+1

Senior Department Manager - Product Marketing, Wireless Communications BU

Promoted

Jan 2013 – Apr 2014 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Key decision maker for MTK’s popular turnkey mobile platform solutions. Responsible for interfacing with worldwide customers and 3rd party vendors to drive reference platform technology and component selection
  • Manage a team responsible for driving the RF transceiver and front end business for 2G/UMTS/LTE cellular platforms with shipments > 1B/year units; Actively involved in developing an eco-system for innovative technologies such as Envelope Tracking, Antenna Tuning for future LTE platforms
  • Close co-work with New Business Development Group to incubate and/or forge strategic partnerships for potentially good business opportunities such as Small-Cells, IoT, M2M etc.
  • Drive the roadmap of Power Management IC’s resulting in 100% attach rate for mobile platforms.
  • Business Development Manager
  • Drive MTK growth in key markets of India and MEA across all product lines (Mobile/Home-Entertainment/Connectivity Solutions)
  • Forge strategic partnerships with key operators (ex: MTN/AirTel, Reliance, Safaricom) in both of these regions and introduce new technologies, such as VAMOS, in the operator eco-system
turnkey mobile platform solutionsRF transceiverfront end businessPower Management IC’sProduct MarketingWireless

Senior Technical Marketing Manager

Mar 2010 – Dec 2012 · 2 yrs 9 mos

St-ericsson

Product Marketing Manager

Mar 2006 – Mar 2010 · 4 yrs

  • Managed marketing activities for the transceiver family that generated $50M of the division revenue; grew business over $10M by receiving four (4) new design wins with ODM’s and Tier-1/ Tier-2 customers in Asia and Europe markets; product generated record handset sales for Tier-1 Korea customer
  • Successfully launched a completely integrated quad-band CMOS GSM/GPRS/EDGE transceiver in the market; production ramp started in Q3 2008
  • Formulated strategies for defining the division’s five-year product roadmap based on market analysis, customer interviews, financial forecasting and company objectives
  • Led the development of next generation EDGE project with gross margins in excess of 55%; coordinating teams located across four (4) different sites in the world
marketing activitiestransceiver familyproduct roadmapProduct MarketingWireless

Silicon laboratories

Design Engineer

Jan 2004 – Dec 2005 · 1 yr 11 mos

Microchip technology inc.

Design Engineer

Jan 2000 – Jan 2003 · 3 yrs

Lucent technologies

Member of Technical Staff

Jul 1999 – Sep 2000 · 1 yr 2 mos

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Bachelors — Electrical Engineering

Jan 1993 – Jan 1997

Carnegie Mellon University

Masters — Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jan 1997 – Jan 1999

Texas McCombs School of Business

MBA

Jan 2005 – Jan 2008

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