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 Recent 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.

📌 Head- Digital Engineering- Havells CRI (Noida)
🏢 Havells India
📍 Noida