Curriculum Vitae
Raviteja Gullapalli
Senior Technical Lead | Data & AI for Automotive Engineering
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Professional Summary
Automotive engineer with 12+ years’ experience—occupant-safety CAE earlier, now data and applied ML for powertrain.
Experience
Senior Technical Lead @ MBRDI
Data Aided Research & Engineering (Powertrain Engineering)
- Lead field-data analytics that turns vehicle telemetry into findings engineers can use.
- Build cloud data pipelines and ML models for anomaly detection, prognostics, and predictive maintenance.
- Develop digital twins and AI tools for diagnostics and decision support.
Senior CAE Analyst @ MBRDI
Occupant Safety (Passive & Active Safety)
- Ran occupant injury analysis from crash CAE models for safety validation.
- Supported passive safety assessment and homologation; compared models to crash-test video.
- Built tools to digitize test data and speed up routine analysis.
Engineering Trainee @ L&T (ECC)
Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd
- Supported planning and site follow-up for metro station civil works.
- Checked mechanical and electrical installs against drawings.
Design Intern @ TML
Design & Product Planning
- Designed jigs and fixtures for engine manufacturing.
Technical Contributions
Patents - 4
A curated portfolio of patents, research work, strategic initiatives, and applied digital solutions is available to discuss in detail.
Leadership & Impact
Lead a small data and software team and work with R&D peers abroad. Mentor juniors, interview for engineering roles, and occasionally brief senior leaders on AI/ML.
Technology Stack
Data Engineering Fabric
PySpark pipelinesPython automationSQL-driven data modelingDelta Lake architecture
AI & Applied Intelligence
Predictive ML systemsDeep learning workflowsGenAI productizationRetrieval-augmented systems
Cloud Platforms
Databricks analyticsAzure cloud servicesTableau dashboardsGit-based CI/CD
Automotive Systems
Powertrain EngineeringVehicle TestingOccupant SafetyTime series analytics