I have worked across embedded software, automotive systems, telecom, product R&D and engineering delivery in India and the UK. My roles have included hands-on software development, project and product ownership, building engineering teams, and leading delivery with customers, suppliers, universities and international teams.

Professional experience

Mphasis — Delivery Manager

Bengaluru | Jun 2026–Present

I work with client operations leaders on delivery needs, consultant performance, operational issues and upcoming resourcing requirements. I also support billing and invoicing coordination and SOW renewal activity.

Schneider Electric — Head of Department, R&D

Bengaluru | Jan 2025–Apr 2026

I led firmware, hardware and test engineering for smart energy products. My work covered R&D operations, engineering delivery, capability development, quality practices and coordination with global leadership and partner teams. I also worked on platform architecture, test automation, simulation and clearer ownership between platform and product teams.

Elektrobit — Engineering Manager / Product Owner

Bengaluru | Dec 2019–Mar 2022; Dec 2022–Dec 2024

I helped establish and grow the India engineering group for high-performance computing software used with Adaptive AUTOSAR. I set up team responsibilities and delivery practices, and coordinated plans and releases with Elektrobit’s global product teams.

I owned backlogs and release planning for middleware components, aligning development with product roadmaps and automotive requirements. I also helped assess third-party open-source software for safety-related platforms, mentored engineers and supported project-management training across international teams.

Aptiv — Engineering Manager

Bengaluru | Mar 2022–Sep 2022

I managed customer delivery for Classic AUTOSAR diagnostic software modules.

KPIT — Manager

Bengaluru | Apr 2018–Dec 2019

I managed automotive engineering work across ADAS and functional safety, including customer requirements, proposals, SOWs and project planning. I also supported hiring, mentoring and performance reviews for engineers, technical leads and architects.

A key project was a pedestrian emergency braking system developed to ISO 26262 ASIL A requirements. I oversaw safety requirements and analysis, design reviews, safety documentation, testing, confirmation reviews and safety assessments, and kept customer stakeholders informed of progress and issues.

EY India — Assistant Director, Technology Innovation Lab

Thiruvananthapuram | Aug 2017–Apr 2018

I led emerging-technology exploration and rapid prototyping, helping teams take ideas through proof of concept. I also managed deployment of an NLP chatbot that helped employees find information about HR and travel processes.

Robert Bosch — Senior Project Manager

Coimbatore | Mar 2015–Jul 2017

I managed end-to-end software delivery for Suzuki’s infotainment head unit, coordinating development from planning through launch and post-launch support. My work included requirements and release planning, feature prioritisation, field issue follow-up, navigation interface and map updates, supplier coordination, and collaboration with engineering teams in India and Germany and customer stakeholders in India and Japan.

I worked on the navigation HMI and map-update process, including a web-portal workflow for customer map updates. I also introduced the Innovation Box and an internal idea-management portal to give employees a way to submit and develop ideas.

HCL Technologies — Senior Technical Lead

India | Jun 2012–Mar 2015

I led technical definition and delivery of telecom software, including embedded C development using the GSM protocol stack. My work included software architecture, interface definition, multithreaded components, real-time data handling over UDP, and integration of software running across Linux and Windows. I also mentored engineers, interviewed candidates and supported hiring and onboarding.

UK engineering and R&D experience

Motorola and Nokia Siemens Networks — Software Engineering

United Kingdom | Nov 2007–Jun 2012

I developed and maintained embedded software for GSM Base Station Subsystem products in C on VxWorks. My work covered Radio Subsystem and GSM Layer 2 software, new feature development, code reviews, integration, testing and maintenance. During this period, the Networks division moved from Motorola to Nokia Siemens Networks.

Projects I worked on included:

  • Abis over IP: I led integration testing for hardware boards and firmware. I created automated tests for network interfaces, Ethernet configuration, traffic handling and device services, and carried out packet verification and load testing.
  • EGPRS improvements: I implemented changes to support larger and configurable window sizes in GPRS/EGPRS Radio Link Control.
  • Higher class and timeslot support: I added Packet Control Unit functionality for additional downlink timeslots and higher multislot classes, and developed component tests using a base-station simulator.
  • Element Manager integration: I led software integration between a base station and its Element Manager, covering fault reporting, hardware supervision, configuration and alarm information. I also supported integration testing and onsite work with the wider team.

I led a software process-improvement working group and helped introduce Scrum practices alongside the existing development process.

Pera International — R&D Engineer and Technical Lead

United Kingdom | Apr 2005–Nov 2007

At Pera, I worked on applied research and product development projects with UK and European industry and university partners, including Cranfield University. I combined technical development with project coordination, customer presentations and technical reviews.

  • TyreCheck: I was technical lead for a European research project on tyre-wear monitoring. I designed an ultrasonic sensor to detect tyre tread depth and developed the data-acquisition system using LabVIEW and C. The work resulted in a UK patent for tyre-wear monitoring.
  • Sustain: I led a collaborative project with Cranfield University on predictive monitoring for water-treatment machinery. We developed vibration-based monitoring that analysed the machine’s vibro-acoustic behaviour to identify its condition. I designed an online monitoring system using LabVIEW and MATLAB, with data collected from remote nodes and feedback provided to operators.
  • Triton: I contributed to the development of a low-power wireless shower control system intended to simplify installation and operation. I worked on embedded C software using a Jennic wireless microcontroller and IEEE 802.15.4 communications.

Current initiatives and independent projects

Empower Global Tech AI

Alongside my engineering career, I co-founded Empower Global Tech AI. I continue to support partnership discussions and the practical work involved in developing its education and technology initiatives:

  • LeadingIndia.AI — AI education, research and industry collaboration.
  • AlgorithmGuru — coding practice and problem-solving for students.
  • TrackFuture.ai — accessible coverage of technology, research and future-facing developments.

ManujG Labs and AI experiments

I continue to tinker with AI, engineering and product ideas through ManujG Labs. Some experiments become public tools or write-ups; others remain private while I explore whether they solve a useful problem. Public examples include an Indian IT scenario simulator, a Bengaluru traffic-risk calendar, technology tender intelligence, and an STM32H7 ADC simulator. I have also written about my AI-assisted coding workflow and rapid prototyping of an ADC digital twin. Some private experiments have involved AI-assisted software development and testing practical ways to run AI models on low-cost infrastructure.

DelhiLive.com

Earlier in my career, I started DelhiLive as a part-time hobby project. I worked with freelance journalists and writers to create content about Delhi.