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Career Timeline

A123 Systems GmbH — Germany

Senior Product Engineer | Simulation Lead, EMEA | Nov 2022 – Present

Final validation authority for all EMEA simulation deliverables — thermal, ageing, electrochemical. Translate OEM RFI/RFQ specifications into simulation scope and cascade to global teams.

Key tools developed (self-initiated, in production use):

  • Current Limits Generator — physics-based power map envelope covering plating onset, side reactions, thermal limits
  • Virtual Cell Scaling — scales electrochemical models across capacity, form factor, chemistry
  • Pseudo-3D Electro-Thermal Pack Model — pre-concept feasibility checks
  • Pack Cost Estimator — RFQ/pre-RFQ phase commercial tool

Volvo Trucks R&D — India

Lead – Simulation & Analysis (Senior Manager) | Mar 2022 – Sep 2022

Product Owner for thermal, charging, SIL/HIL, and full-vehicle simulation workstreams (including VECTO compliance). Led 10-person multidisciplinary team. Developed PINN-based battery degradation and charging models for Volvo fleet mobile app.

Caterpillar R&D — India

Performance Engineer | Sep 2021 – Feb 2022

Built battery simulation team from scratch in new EV division — structure, toolchain, processes. Set up cell testing facility end-to-end (procurement → procedures → equipment). Developed empirical degradation models for NMC/LFP from experimental data.

Mercedes-Benz R&D India Ltd.

Technology Lead (Domain Expert) | Jun 2018 – Sep 2021

Battery and Li-ion cell SME across cross-functional projects. Led development of battery modelling toolchain end-to-end — architecture, planning, delivery, audit-ready release.

  • 5× Business Growth — proactively captured Daimler counterpart requirements, expanded scope
  • Battery Thermal Model Configurator — 60% reduction in model development time; generates parameterised CFD-thermal ROM for HV battery systems
  • Led team of 4–6 engineers across planning, review, and delivery

Senior Engineer (Top Expert) | Jun 2015 – Jun 2018

Joined at EV programme ramp-up. Built full-vehicle simulation framework extensions for EV/HEV/PHEV (E-Class, S-Class, AMG, EQC). Developed DC-DC converter thermal model with 96% experimental accuracy. Integrated BMS logic, charging system, and thermal management modules.

Hero MotoCorp Ltd. — India

Deputy Manager, R&D — Engine Design Group | Nov 2013 – May 2015

1D/3D IC-engine modelling, structural, thermal-structural and fatigue analyses. Developed new analysis methodology for engine mount optimisation. Introduced simulation automation practices later scaled to EV toolchain.

TVS Motor Company — India

Member, R&D — Design & Analysis Group | Nov 2011 – Oct 2013

Structural analyses of chassis components, topology optimisation. Developed ANSYS APDL macros reducing pre-processing time by ~50%.

Victoria University, Melbourne

Research Intern | Jun 2009 – Aug 2009

CFD fire modelling optimisation using Genetic Algorithms.

Education

M.Tech — Mechanical Engineering | IIT Kanpur | 2010–2011 Thesis: Critical Velocity and Standing Waves in High-Speed Tires

B.Tech — Mechanical Engineering | IIT Kanpur | 2006–2010

Technical Domain Depth

Battery & Electrochemistry Electrochemical models (DFN, SPM, ECM), thermal modelling, ageing and degradation (calendaric + cyclic), SoC/SoH estimation, NMC/LFP systems, cell characterisation and parametrisation.

Simulation & Modelling Full vehicle simulation (ICE → EV), subsystem modelling, thermal and structural analysis, CFD workflows, FEM (ANSYS, ABAQUS, HYPERMESH), MATLAB/Simulink, Modelica.

Tooling & Automation Model validation pipelines, parameter estimation, simulation automation, reporting. Focus: reduce manual work, improve reliability, enable cross-site transfer.

Cross-Regional Delivery OEM requirements translation across DE/IN/CN teams. RFI/RFQ technical strategy, SOPs, Agile, IBM DOORS.

Highlights

Metric Result
Years of experience 15+
Companies / OEMs 6
Simulation teams built from scratch 3
Engineers led 10+
Business growth achieved 5×
Model development time reduced 60%

Patents & Publications