Ram Pillai

Ram Pillai is a highly experienced engineer specializing in electric powertrains, currently serving as Chief Engineer at WAE since August 2017. Pillai has successfully led teams to engineer world championship-winning powertrains for Formula E in 2023. Prior experience includes roles as Technical Lead at WAE, Group Lead at Wavepower focusing on wave energy converters, Technical Specialist at Williams Advanced Engineering designing electric powertrains for folding bikes, and Electromagnetic Design Engineer at Cummins Generator Technologies. Pillai began the career as an Electrical Engineer at DNV, designing multi-MW wind turbine powertrains, and has a foundational academic background with a PhD from The University of Manchester and a BSc.Eng from the University of Peradeniya. Additionally, Pillai has training from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.