Pooja Mahapatra

Pooja Mahapatra is a seasoned technical leader with extensive experience in the automotive and engineering sectors. Currently serving as a Senior Technical Lead at CARIAD since September 2025, Pooja previously held the position of Senior Technical Leader at KPIT from January 2019 to August 2025, after progressing through various roles including Technical Leader and Senior Software Engineer at the same company. Prior experience includes a Design Engineer role at Bosch India and a University Lecturer position at Khallikote (Autonomous) College, Berhampur. Pooja began academic involvement as a Teaching Assistant at Vellore Institute of Technology. Academic credentials include a Master’s degree in Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology and a B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha.