Pre-MBA industry: Manufacturing
Post-MBA industry: Manufacturing
2 months ago
4 Feb 2026 08:02
As an Associate Engineer at Caterpillar Inc. (Jul 2024 – Present), you drive end-to-end design and engineering release activities for After-Treatment Systems across multiple engine platforms, ensuring NPI compliance through cross-functional leadership. Within the Solar Turbines Division, you have demonstrated significant fiscal impact, delivering $1M in annual cost savings through fastener optimization on Titan 130 turbines and enhancing thermal performance for Titan 250 hardware. Your technical expertise extends to tolerance stack-up analysis, material substitution, and streamlining exhaust diffuser designs to simplify supply chains. Additionally, you have championed automation and analytics by developing Python-based KBOM and test data tools, and played a pivotal role in the C9.3 assembly line transition to Hosur by designing logistics trackers that reduced manual effort by 70%.
Earlier, as an Industrial Application Engineering Intern at Danfoss, you specialized in industrial brake system sizing and performance analysis. Your leadership profile is highlighted by your role as Team Captain for a Formula Student EV team, where you managed a 25-member cohort and secured ₹12+ lakh in sponsorships. With a technical toolkit featuring SolidWorks, ANSYS, GD&T (ASME Y14.5), and FEA, you have earned top national rankings in prestigious competitions like the Mercedes-Benz TechSign Challenge and Formula Bharat. Outside of core engineering, you contribute as a volunteer teacher at Bhumi NGO and maintain a diverse personal background as a Bharatnatyam dancer and Karate brown belt.