Devank Purohit Email & Phone Number

Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Role: Head of Engineering, India • Leading Design and Engineering in the domain of Rugged Computing • Directing cross-functional team of 6 engineers to ensure best practices around Product Development. • Managing teams across the following functions – Mechanical Design, Electronics Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Development – by formulating specific OKRs • Serving as the primary technical liaison between the India and USA-based engineering teams • Driving resolution of technical issues to ensure on-time delivery of product deliverables. • Formulating Quality Documents, System Level Procedures (SLP) and Work Instructions (WI). • Finalizing Product Roadmap in collaboration with USA based Product team. • Responsible for staff augmentation efforts for the department to ensure expansions of teams in line with Product Roadmap.

Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Role: Technical Program Manager / Engineering Manager (Hardware)• Led Hardware Engineering Management in the domain of Consumer and Enterprise Electronics for Mixed Reality, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality.• Recognized with “Best Manager” award for Quarter Q1 of 2023-2024.• Successfully led and delivered in-house design prototypes such as Controller and Wired AR Glass, in line with “Make in India” directive.• Directed cross-functional team of 20 designers and engineers to ensure best practices around Hardware Product Development.• Managed teams across five functions – Industrial Design, Mechanical Design, Electronics Engineering, Firmware and Hardware QA – by formulating specific OKRs and ensuring department level resource utilization and productivity of about 90% and 95% respectively for four consecutive quarters.• Set up department QA processes to ensure product quality.• Defined and tracked delivery and team metrics using Jira.• Planned and prepared budgets and accurately estimated cash flows to ensure disruption free continuity of financial approvals.• Prepared and presented department level delivery reports to CEO.• Contributed to finalization of Product Roadmap for the department.• Led staff augmentation efforts for the department to ensure expansion of teams in line with Product Roadmap.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Role: Technical Project Manager / Technical Lead• Successfully led Technical Project Management as Systems Manager and Design Coordinator, for Development Projects worth 80 Cr INR in the domain of Radar Systems at Product & Technology Development Centre• Achieved Proposal Conversion Rates of about 80% by preparing Technical Proposals in response to RFIs, RFPs and EOIs received from Government of India. • Led Multi-disciplinary Engineering Teams such as Power Systems, Electro-Optics, Electronic Sensors, and Embedded Systems to develop System Architecture that meets Customer Requirements• Participated and Presented in Technical Reviews throughout the Product Lifecycle from Design, and Development to Integration and Acceptance Trials• Achieved reduction of about 40% in design time, by developing design templates using tools such as Microsoft Excel, MathWorks MATLAB• Successfully designed and engineered Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) by liaising with vendors• Reviewed and Released Design Documents – Bill of Material, Wiring Charts, General Arrangement Drawing and Test Instructions (as part of Product Life-cycle Management (PLM) using Dassault Systemes 3D ENOVIA) in accordance with ISO 9001:2015 and CMMI L5 V2.0• Developed Mathematical Algorithms (using MATLAB and Simulink) for Control System Design of Two Axes Pedestal

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Role: Lead Systems Engineer• Led Systems Engineering and Simulation team in the domain of Aerially Deployed Systems at Design and Engineering Division• Prepared Suo-moto Technical Proposals for anticipated Customer Requirements• Interfaced with Cross-functional Engineering Teams for Development of System Architecture• Carried out Mathematical Modelling, Simulation and Analysis of Control Systems using MATLAB and Simulink• Participated in Technical Reviews (both Internal and External Customers)• Executed System Integration, Installation and Commissioning of in-house R&D projects at site• Successfully analyzed Trial Results, by carrying out detailed simulation of control systems• Achieved cost savings of about 30% by designing and developing indigenous Electronic Test Equipment• Achieved savings in volume by reducing form factor of existing Electronic Systems• Addressed Obsolescence Management for existing components in Legacy Electronic Systems• Generated Design Documents for in-house R&D projects in accordance with ISO9001:2008• Nominated as Member of Technical Evaluation Committee for Departmental Procurement.• Successfully certified as Auditor for ISO 9001:2008 Internal Audit and member of ISO Core Team.

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Role: Administrator for Simulation Lab and Course InstructorResponsibilities:- Maintenance and Administration of Simulation Lab.- Formulation and Simulation of mathematical models for Industry specific real-time problems.- Tutor for Linear Algebra Module

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

- Design and development of Radio Frequency (RF) T/R Module- Analysis and implementation of various protocols like Kermit, Zmodem using microcontroller based sub-module.

Accelerated General Management Programme, Business Administration And Management, General

Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Website: https://www.iima.ac.in/web/iima/

Master Of Technology (Mtech), Modelling & Simulation, 83.10% - Gold Medal And D S Kothari Trophy, And First Class With Distinction

Activities and Societies: (1) Part of organizing team of 1-day workshop on Cyber Security and 3-day National Conference on Computational.

Bachelor Of Engineering (Be), Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, 71.06% - First Class With Distinction

Activities and Societies: (1) Joint General Secretary (Infrastructure & Security), Students' Council (2) Technical Coordinator, Institute.

High School Certificate Examination (Hsc), Electronics, 88.67% - First Class With Distinction

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Website: https://www.ruiacollege.edu/

Secondary School Certificate Examination (Ssc), 90.67% - First Class With Distinction

Activities and Societies: (1) IC 555 based project on Electronic Harmonium as part of MADLAB Workshop at Nehru Science Centre, Worli. (2).