Rajesh Kumar
Engineering Leader
Summary
Experienced engineering leader with 18+ years of expertise in business, strategy, and technology. Specializes in product and people development. Utilizes proven leadership and interpersonal skills to drive top-notch product creation. Committed to delivering world-class solutions through effective team management and innovative problem-solving.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
Senior Engineering Manager
Lam Research India Private Limited
07.2022 - Current
- Engineering leader of the Clean Business at Lam India.
- Foster a culture of remote collaboration and effective communication across global teams.
- Manage budget and resources to maximize efficiency and project delivery success.
- Leading a team (~18 members) of multi domain engineers.
- Collaborating with global BU on NPI for new technology nodes for semiconductor applications
- Responsible for RFT & OTD for Clean products.
- Leading teams to drive engineering excellence on process & workflow improvements.
- Collaboration with Electrical & software teams to drive ownership of electrical boxes.
- mentoring & driving materials projects utilizing local eco systems.
- Own & drive testing ecosystem in India. 2 electro-mechanical projects completed.
- Collaboration with HVM & Proto build center for product development.
- Initiated 5 topics on technical development in team.
- Mentoring 2 senior members/managers in other business units.
- Expansion of team to lead & drive initiatives with higher responsibilities.
- Ownership transition of product line in discussion with stakeholders as part of strategy & road map.
Engineering Manager
Faurecia India Private Limited
01.2018 - 07.2022
- Lead simulation engineers for multi domains (FEA, CFD & Acoustics)
- Business development into multi-domains & increase work share/responsibilities
- Technical development initiative leading to 52 successful product/domain specialists in 2 years
- Project manager for Multidisciplinary optimization (MDO) for global application
- Mentored 4 networks of different domains.
- Initiated & developed new areas of contributions from India (Hydrogen tanks, Fuel cell) simulations
- Innovation initiative leading to 6 patents & 15 disclosures from the team
- Official mentor in Faurecia University
Technical Team & Project leader
General Electric (GE)
01.2007 - 01.2018
- Experience in working with global counterparts (US & Europe)
- Lead & drove component engineering teams in India
- Developed & led cost models/Value engineering teams with savings of $2M in collaboration with sourcing & supply chain
- lead system level modeling teams. Developed 1D modeling techniques to predict the system-level performance
- Official mentor for GET & PGET's
- New product development experience for power generation & transportation applications.
- Mentored women network team on electro-mechanical systems projects.
- 2 patents granted (US-9926836-B2 & US10077730B2 )
Education
Master's - technology
VIT University/Automotive Research Association of India
01.2005 - 01.2007
Bachelor's - engineering
Visveswaraya Technology University
Skills
- BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
- STRATEGY & ROADMAP
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- COACHING & MENTORING
- CROSS FUNCTIONAL INTERACTIONS
- SYSTEM INTEGRATION
Training
- DMAIC Certified
- Completed DFSS
Awards
- Foundation of Leadership
- Building essential leadership skills
- Holistic & Thoughtful decision making
- Drive leadership
Timeline
Senior Engineering Manager
Lam Research India Private Limited
07.2022 - Current
Engineering Manager
Faurecia India Private Limited
01.2018 - 07.2022
Technical Team & Project leader
General Electric (GE)
01.2007 - 01.2018
Master's - technology
VIT University/Automotive Research Association of India
01.2005 - 01.2007
Bachelor's - engineering
Visveswaraya Technology University
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