Nikhil Narayanan

About Nikhil Narayanan

Lead Systems Engineer with ~6 years of experience across Systems Engineering, Controls Engineering, and Product Cybersecurity, delivering complex, safety-critical systems in medical devices and large industrial platforms.Experienced in end-to-end Systems Engineering and MBSE, covering system and product lifecycle activities including requirements management, architecture, integration, verification & validation, and risk management. Strong exposure to design reviews, traceability, and quality-driven development.Solid background in Systems and Controls Engineering, with hands-on experience in model-based control design, system-level validation, and field testing, translating analytical designs into reliable, real-world implementations.Worked extensively in multidisciplinary and global teams, collaborating with software, hardware, controls, quality, manufacturing, and field teams, while actively engaging in stakeholder and customer management.Also experienced in product cybersecurity, contributing to secure system design, threat modeling, and compliance-aligned product development.Holds a Master’s degree in Systems & Control Engineering from IIT Guwahati and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering.

Experience

1. Lead System Engineer - Patient Care Solutions

   GE医疗

   Nov 2024 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Conducting Systems Design Reviews– System Life Cycle: Requirements Management, Design,Integration, Verification, and Validation– Reviewing Subsystems Validation Results– LEAN Six Sigma Manufacturing– Quality Management System (QMS) applied to design– Familiar with Systems Engineering Standards ISO/IEC15288– Familiar with Medical Device Standards IEC60601,IS013485– Risk Assessment and Risk Management (ISO14971)– Safety Risk Assessment (SRA)– Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)– Familiar with Design Master Records (DMR) and Design History Files (DHF)– Software and Hardware Product Development Cycle– Creating Traceability Matrices– Anesthesia and Ventilator Connectivity Module Requirement Formulation– Understanding of communication protocols, RS232, RS485, RS422, Ethernet, ArcNET, CAN etc.– Anesthesia and Ventilator Cybersecurity Requirement Formulation– GE Certified Product Cyber-security Systems Engineer– Familiarity with NIST, NVD, ISO 27001– Anesthesia and Ventilator Cybersecurity Systems Design– Cybersecurity Threat Modeling and Threat Analysis– Working with the Software and Hardware team to ensure Cybersecurity Requirements are Implemented

Education

• Govt. Polytechnic College Palakkad

  Diploma, Instrumentation Engineering

  2010 — 2013

• Cochin University of Science and Technology

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  2013 — 2016

• Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

  Master of Technology - MTech, Systems Control and Automation

  2019 — 2021