Headline

Product Development | Battery Systems - ESS (Utility, C&I) & EV | System Integration | Product Management | Compliance, Testing & Validation | First & Second-Life Cells | Renewable Energy

About

I'm a results-driven battery systems product owner with 4+ years of experience delivering energy storage and EV-adjacent products from first customer requirement to end-of-life. Backed by a B.E. in Electrical & Electronics Engineering and an intensive Battery + BMS specialization, I bring a sharp technical foundation to product decisions that most product owners in this space have to take on faith. At Turno, I own the product lifecycle for battery systems across utility-scale, C&I, and EV-adjacent applications - spanning first-life and second-life cells. That means translating sales-originated customer requirements into frozen technical specifications and compliance-grade documentation, then driving cross-functional teams across cell engineering, power electronics, thermal design, BMS/firmware, and compliance to build against them. I've delivered battery system deployments ranging from 10 kWh residential to an 800 kWh grid-tied industrial installation, and initiated and technically led a ground-up hardware product - a CAN aggregator solving pack-to-pack parallelization with no off-the-shelf precedent - from concept through architecture, multi-vendor protocol negotiation, and validation. My work sits at the intersection of deep technical ownership and product judgment: running compliance qualification (UL 1973, UL 1974, UN 38.3, IEC 62619) and cell-to-pack testing and validation as product decision gates rather than downstream checkboxes, and building a second-life product line - qualifying repurposed EV cells for stationary storage - that few battery engineers ever get exposure to. I lead a small engineering team, serve as the technical face of the business in customer-facing pre-sales and account relationships, and stay the single point of contact through deployment and post-launch service.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude

gemini

github copilot

notion

openai

perplexity

Work experience

System Engineer - Battery at People at Turno, Mar 2024 - Present · 2 y 5 mo, Bengaluru, Product Lifecycle Ownership Owned end-to-end battery product lifecycle across ESS and EV-adjacent applications, covering first- and second-life cells from requirements and specification through validation, compliance, deployment, service, and end-of-life. Led development of a CAN aggregator enabling parallel operation of packs across independently managed BMS platforms; owned architecture, protocol integration, and validation through internal testing. Authored SoR and DVP documents across 12+ deployments, creating a common technical and compliance reference for engineering and customer-facing teams. Requirements, Validation & Compliance Translated customer load profiles and site constraints into technical specifications for 10–800 kWh battery systems, balancing cost, performance, compliance, and timelines. Led LFP cell vendor evaluation using weighted scorecards and TCO analysis to support sourcing decisions. Characterized 1,000+ cells and executed 6,000+ cycle tests, pack FAT/SAT, grading, binning, and go/no-go validation. Executed qualification activities against UL 1973, UL 1974, UN 38.3, and IEC 62619; scoped NFPA 855 and UL 9540A requirements. System Integration & Leadership Led engineering teams through design and validation gates across cell, mechanical, BMS/firmware, compliance, and customer requirements. Served as technical lead from pre-sales requirement capture and proposal development through deployment and post-sales support. Integrated battery systems with Sungrow, Solis, Deye, Victron, Involtics, and Feston PCS/inverters, resolving protocol and grid-interface issues. Designed BMS-controlled adaptive thermal management for HV packs operating at continuous 0.5C to reduce cell temperature variation. Integrated in-house and third-party BMS platforms with IoT/cloud systems using CAN, RS-485, and Modbus, including fault handling and contactor logic. Qualified second-life EV cells under UL 1974 for stationary energy-storage applications.

Facilities & Technical Operations Lead at H&M, Aug 2019 - Mar 2024 · 4 yrs 8 mos, Bengaluru, Operations & Stakeholder Coordination Owned electrical, fire-detection, and life-safety systems across multiple retail and manufacturing sites - coordinating maintenance schedules, vendor visits, and compliance requirements across sites with different stakeholders, timelines, and constraints. Planned and led emergency-response drills - designing the response process, then training and coordinating site staff to execute it under time pressure. Process Improvement & Documentation Led process-improvement projects across facilities operations, identifying and redesigning inefficient workflows. Developed wiring diagrams, harness layouts, and electrical schematics for equipment installations - translating operational requirements into documentation that other teams (electricians, vendors, contractors) could execute against without ambiguity. Procurement & Vendor Management Supported procurement and test-equipment setup - evaluating vendor options, coordinating delivery and installation timelines, and validating equipment against operational requirements before sign-off. Career Development Completed an 11-month Battery + BMS program (Techlanz) while employed full-time, covering cell fundamentals, BMS hardware/firmware, and packaging - the transition into battery systems engineering.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Cambridge Institute of Technology