Profile
Engineering leader with 20+ years building and delivering complex technology programmes at the intersection of Digital Engineering, simulation, AI and digital transformation. Based in Bengaluru, India.
Career
2025 — Present
Director: Engineering IT
Applied Materials · Bangalore
Business Interface for Engineering IT across CAD, Validation, NPI Commenrcialization, PLM, Simulation, Digitial Twins, AI in Engineering.
2018 — 2025
Senior Program Manager: Engineering IT
Mercedes-Benz · Bangalore & Stuttgart
Led global IT engineering programmes for CAD/PLM and R&D systems. Delivered digitalization initiatives, CI/CD pipelines, and automation solutions. Greenfield S/4HANA implementation contributor. Team of up to 55 globally.
2014 — 2018
Group Head → Senior Engineering Manager
ALSTOM → General Electric · Noida → Bangalore
Led customer project delivery teams across power utility and turbomachinery. Managed large turnkey projects up to $70M across US, UK, Germany, China, Australia, Russia, Poland and Brazil.
2007 — 2014
Engineer → Lead Engineer → Technical Leader
General Electric · Bangalore
Engineering design and FEA simulation for rotating machinery. Selected for GE's flagship HR programme for high-potential technical leaders. Built ISO processes, cross-functional global collaboration.
2005 — 2007
Founder
Start-up & FEA Consulting · Hyderabad
Founded an FEA consulting practice immediately after M.Tech. Early entrepreneurial chapter building structural simulation services.
Academia
IISc Bangalore
PG Certification, Data Science
2022 – 2023 · Grade: 99%
IIT Roorkee
M.Tech, Earthquake Engineering (Mechanical Dynamics)
2005 – 2007 · CGPA: 9.7
JMI New Delhi
B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering
1999 – 2003 · Grade: 76%
Capabilities
Technology
Leadership
Certifications
What Leaders across Industry Have to say
"He worked over years leading teams on strategic global role transitions, digitalization initiatives, CI/CD, analytic solutions and enabled RD requirements through development and maintenance of several hundreds of automations. I highly recommend his leadership."
Founder & CEO, Haasis DEC · Former CIO R&D, Mercedes-Benz Cars
"He is one of the most knowledgeable, competent, and a deeply skilled professional. He connects well with rank and file, and is respectful and humble. If there is an opportunity in my team, I wouldn't hesitate a bit to hire him."
Founder & CEO, Voltx EV Pvt Ltd
"He has immense energy and entrepreneurial spirit with ability to think through the whole solutioning cycle from conceptualization to delivery. I admire his critical thinking, analytical skills and working in teams. One thing that stands out is his vision and perseverance to make the world a better place."
Managing Director, NGSL
"He is a critical thinker, has great eye for details and his tenacity for seeing things through — qualities that make him stand out. I had the absolute pleasure working with him and look forward to doing so again."
General Manager & Head of Engineering, Triveni
"He showed ability to ask the right set of questions to fully understand the bigger picture. A very patient person, Prabhu is great to work with and I look forward to working with him again."
GCC Leader, Daimler Trucks Innovation Centre India
"I witnessed a transformation from a sincere and dependable person to someone who could handle high-complexity global projects with large teams — with utmost business focus and empathy. His contributions on ISO process and cross-functional teams across continents are noteworthy."
Senior Manager, Baker Hughes
"A top strategist, who built a strong and capable team for future. Special mention to his collaborative approach with customers driven by high degree of motivation and professionalism. An excellent combination of technical, leadership and mentoring skills. An inspiration to work with!"
Engineering Manager, Siemens
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