Avinav Srivastava

About Avinav Srivastava

At Honeywell, my role as Lead System Engineer encompasses spearheading the design of sustainable smart meter solution and driving a culture of innovation for propelling $100M business. Championing advanced strategies for product development, my expertise in Generative AI and firmware design underpins our success in creating energy-efficient solutions that remain highly accurate and reliable over their lifespan.My leadership of the Machine Learning and Generative AI group has been instrumental in fostering a platform approach that accelerates product cycle delivery by 80%. We\'ve cultivated a fertile environment for new business ideas, ensuring our smart energy systems align with Honeywell\'s commitment to pioneering customer-focused advancements.I aspire to lead teams that develop innovative and commercially viable solutions aimed at building a more sustainable society.

Experience

1. Lead System Engineer

   Honeywell Technologies

   Oct 2019 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Lead the architecture and design of sustainable smart water metering platforms, delivering 15+ years of battery life, lifetime measurement accuracy through ultrasonic sensing, and high reliability across public (NB-IoT) and private (LoRa) networks.Architected end-to-end device capabilities including NFC-based local communication and DFOTA, enabling faster feature rollout, reduced field intervention, and accelerated deployments at scale.Drive a platform-first product strategy across the smart metering portfolio, reducing development effort and delivery cycle time by ~50%, while enabling rapid innovation without increasing production cost.Own end-to-end solution delivery, spanning device design, manufacturing readiness, field deployment, and lifecycle support, ensuring seamless transition from concept to large-scale rollout.Lead Machine Learning and Generative AI initiatives within Honeywell for smart metering solutions, developing new use cases that enhance utility operations, improve consumer value, and unlock new revenue streams.Shape business-level technology strategies, aligning architecture decisions with product roadmaps, cost targets, and long-term scalability goals.Act as a key liaison between technology, offering management, sales, project execution, factory, and support teams, ensuring clear prioritization, cross-functional alignment, and flawless execution.Represent Honeywell as an active contributor to the DLMS User Group, collaborating with global smart meter manufacturers to influence next-generation specifications and interoperability standards.

Education

• Manipal Academy of Higher Education

  Master of Science (MS), Embedded and Control System Design

  2008 — 2010

• Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

  Advance Program in Strategy for Leaders (APSL), Strategy Management

• IIIT Hyderabad

  PGSSP, Artificial Intelligence

• Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Agra

  Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Electronics and Communications

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Leader Ship Skill in Leading Development and Verification Teams Together
• Systems Engineering
• Software Project Management
• System Integrators
• Embedded Systems
• Project Management Skills of Project Estimation and Planning
• Engineering Management
• Project Planning
• Testing
• Hardware Software Integration
• Do-178b
• Rtos
• Input Output Codec Development in C
• Leadership
• Real-Time Operating Systems (Rtos)
• Program Management
• Project Management