Havells Centre for Research & Innovation is seeking an experienced and visionary Head – Digital Engineering & Virtual Validation to lead the development of world-class Digital Engineering and CAE capabilities across our product portfolio. This strategic leadership role will drive simulation-led product development, virtual validation, engineering methods, and digital innovation to enable faster, smarter, and right-first-time product decisions.
The role will be instrumental in establishing Digital Engineering as a core pillar of Havells product development ecosystem, reducing development cycles, enhancing product quality, minimizing engineering risks, and enabling virtual sign-off before tooling release.
Key Responsibilities
Digital Engineering & Capability Building
- Define and execute the Digital Engineering and Virtual Validation roadmap for Havells.
- Build and lead a high-performing multi-disciplinary CAE team.
- Develop engineering methods, simulation governance frameworks, and reusable best practices.
- Drive organizational CAE maturity and institutionalize simulation-led design processes.
Simulation & Virtual Validation
- Lead capabilities across: CFD & Thermal Simulation
- Structural & Durability Analysis
- Impact & Drop Simulation
- Electromagnetics & Motor Simulation
- Multi-Physics & System-Level Simulation
- Virtual Validation Frameworks
- Enable predictive engineering and right-first-time product development.
- Reduce physical prototyping and late-stage design iterations through simulation-led decisions.
Moldflow & Manufacturability Engineering
- Establish Moldflow as a strategic enterprise capability.
- Integrate manufacturability simulations into tooling-readiness reviews.
- Improve tooling quality and reduce manufacturing risks before SOP.
NPD Integration & Engineering Excellence
- Embed CAE and virtual validation into New Product Development (NPD) stage-gate processes.
- Influence product architecture and critical engineering decisions early in the development cycle.
- Drive adoption of virtual sign-offs for selected engineering domains.
Technology, Innovation & Knowledge Management
- Lead CAE software strategy, simulation technology roadmap, and HPC infrastructure planning.
- Develop simulation data governance, digital asset libraries, and knowledge repositories.
- Drive simulation-led innovation, digital experimentation, and IP generation.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner closely with Product Development, Design Excellence, Quality, Manufacturing, Reliability, NVH, and AI teams.
- Support AI-enabled engineering initiatives through physics-based models and simulation datasets.
- Champion data-driven engineering decisions across businesses.
Desired Candidate Profile
Education
- Ph.D., M.Tech, or B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Applied Mechanics, Computational Engineering, or related disciplines.
Experience
- 15–20+ years of experience in Digital Engineering, CAE, Virtual Validation, or Simulation Engineering.
- Proven track record in building engineering capabilities, methodologies, governance frameworks, and simulation-driven product development practices.
- Experience influencing senior stakeholders and driving engineering decisions within complex product organizations.
