Ujjwal Kumar Das

About Ujjwal Kumar Das

Engineering Manager with 18+ years of experience leading CAE delivery and virtual validation programs across automotive, heavy equipment, and industrial domains. Currently leading a 14-member global CAE team at GM–TCS, delivering simulation-driven decisions for durability, structures, NPD, and cost-reduction programs.I specialize in end-to-end CAE program ownership — translating engineering requirements into executable simulation plans, aligning design–CAE–test teams, managing schedules and resources, and ensuring on-time, right-first-time delivery.What I bring:Ownership of large CAE programs covering durability, nonlinear analysis, fatigue & correlationProven delivery leadership with 35%+ throughput improvement and engineering hours savedStrong stakeholder management across OEMs, suppliers, and global engineering teamsAbility to scale teams, standardize workflows, and drive predictable executionI use automation and data-driven methods as enablers of delivery speed and quality, not as experiments — always focused on business impact, cost, and engineering confidence. Open to CAE Delivery / Program Engineering Manager roles where simulation is central to product decisions and execution excellence.

Experience

1. Engineering Manager - Simulation Tools Development Structures & Cfd

   Tata Consultancy Services

   Mar 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Leading the team to effectively leverage global engineering to provide quality and cost-effective design solutions to our Process Partners on a timely basis- Directly responsible for providing Virtual Engineering, Validation & Automation support to indigenousproduct/component development, new product introduction and resolution of field problems, and improvement of various products manufactured all across the world from various process partners- Managing Team’s workload, utilization & quality matrix, coaching & mentoring- Managing requirement gathering and collaborating with product group to understand the scope of work. Collaborating with process partners and validation engineers to obtain the required inputs if applicable- Providing technical guidance / support to the project team members. Mentoring and coaching the new trainees- Understanding the requirement, conceptualization for all projects and deciding viability of the projects- Formulating Project Execution Plan and effectively handle project planning, scheduling and handling the projects on time,also monitoring & following up with the client, vendors and different internal departments for Step-by-Step activities getting done during execution of project and forecasting the potential impacts on the project schedule- Overseeing all phases of project execution; approved engineering/design changes, troubleshoot and resolved complex technical problems, consistently met project deadlines and highest possible quality standards.

Education

• Tamluk Hamilton High School

  10+2, General Studies

  1991 — 2003

• SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)

  Executive MBA, Leadership & Strategy and Operations & Supply Chain

• National Institute of Technology Durgapur

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Mechanical Engineering

  2003 — 2007