Headline

Head - Advanced Engineering | Product Development & Cross-Functional Program Management | Systems Engineering | MBA’28, IIM Bangalore

About

I’m an engineering and product development leader with 8+ years of experience building multidisciplinary hardware products across deep-tech and industrial applications. My work spans product development, cross-functional program management, and systems engineering across mechanical, electronics, software, simulation, testing, manufacturing, and customer requirements. I enjoy solving complex product problems, reducing technical risk, improving cost and development timelines, and translating engineering decisions into robust, manufacturable solutions. Currently pursuing the PGPEM program at IIM Bangalore to strengthen my business, strategy, and leadership capabilities.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

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Work experience

Head of Advanced Engineering at Aditya Avartan Technologies Private Limited, Oct 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo, ● Leading multidisciplinary product development and cross-functional program execution across motor and controller systems for mobility and home-appliance applications. ● Driving programs from requirements and architecture through prototyping, validation, application integration, and production handover, balancing performance, cost, manufacturability, technical risk, and timelines. ● Coordinating execution across mechanical, electronics, software, simulation, testing, sourcing, and manufacturing teams, working closely with functional heads to align decisions, dependencies, and deliverables. ● Established structured JIRA-based program workflows inspired by APQP principles, coordinating functional risk reviews, DFMEA activities, validation planning, documentation, and development readiness. ● Supporting pre-DVP planning and technical handover to production through application-level inputs, documentation, knowledge transfer, and resolution of development issues. ● Applying systems engineering and simulation using MATLAB, Simulink, and FEMM to de-risk designs, improve technical decision-making, and accelerate development cycles.

Team Lead - R&D and Innovation at Aditya Avartan Technologies Private Limited, Nov 2022 - Sep 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos, ● Led a small R&D team with direct responsibility for technical execution, mentoring, task prioritization, and development planning across motor and controller programs. ● Explored motor technologies for 2, 3, and 4-wheeler EV applications through feasibility studies, requirement validation, simulation, prototyping, and testing, ultimately informing a no-go decision based on technical and resource constraints. ● Drove research and design optimization across electromechanical systems, including a ceiling-fan motor redesign that reduced power consumption by 37% (38 W to 24 W). ● Led collaborations with academic and consulting partners on power electronics, materials, and advanced simulation/prototyping initiatives. ● Contributed to intellectual-property development, including co-authoring a patent for a back-drivable sliding-door motor.

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer at Spookfish Innovations, Apr 2021 - Jul 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos, Vision, AI-based Industrial Inspection & Automation Startup ● Led a team of 5 and supported cross-functional project execution across mechanical, electrical, software, fabrication, quality, and commissioning activities. ● Owned new product development and technical execution for industrial vision and automation systems, taking multiple products from concept through deployment. ● Worked directly with customers across India, Europe, the US, and Asia to translate application requirements into engineered solutions and ensure delivery. ● Oversaw fabrication and quality activities, contributing to a 25% reduction in project timelines. ● Standardized designs and execution processes for repeat orders, reducing delivery timelines by 40% and manpower requirements by 30%. ● Designed and delivered the company’s first CE-certified machine for the European market.

Mechanical Design Engineer at Spookfish Innovations, Aug 2019 - Mar 2021 · 1 yr 8 mos, India, ● Designed and developed special-purpose industrial automation machines for Pharma, Currency, and Metal Processing applications. ● Integrated multidisciplinary subsystems including machine vision, sensors, PLCs, motors, VFDs, pneumatics, and mechanical assemblies into complete production systems. ● Worked closely with electrical, software, fabrication, and commissioning teams to resolve integration issues and improve project execution. ● Improved engineering workflows by introducing scalable processes for CAD data storage, traceability, and design reuse. ● Built strong hands-on experience across detailed design, prototyping, fabrication, assembly, testing, and on-site commissioning.

Head Of Engineering Design at Gorgonian Tech Pvt Ltd., Aug 2018 - Jul 2019 · 1 yr, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Renewable Energy Startup - Micro Wind Energy Systems ● Led engineering design and product development for a compact wind-energy system based on aeroelastic flutter. ● Built an in-house rapid-prototyping and fabrication ecosystem to accelerate design iterations, manufacturing, and testing. ● Developed test rigs, instrumentation, and data-gathering methods to evaluate product performance and guide design decisions. ● Reduced prototype iteration cycles from several weeks to a few days through faster fabrication and structured experimentation. ● Contributed to the startup winning Maharashtra Startup Week and securing incubation at IIT Kanpur.

Education

Executive Master of Business Administration, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, PES University

Public links

saishravan.com: https://saishravan.com/