Shweta’s role in New Power allows her to shape the future of the electrification industry
For the past 10 years, Shweta Patel has worked in the engineering sector. After joining Cummins Electrified Power in 2017, she never looked back. Shweta is firmly focused on what's next and how her work can lay the tracks for an electric future. For Shweta, working in the electrification space is a huge responsibility.
Electrification is important because we are not just looking at the health of our environment, but the environment for future generations.
Serving as a Design & System Integration Leader for Cummins Electrified Power technologies, Shweta focuses on new technologies and is constantly required to think differently. Recently working on the BP74E battery program, Shweta lead the design and integration of the high voltage battery packs and is often pushed to step outside of the norm. "Finding new solutions is very much my day job and acting quickly to develop a solution that works for the customer is vital. Everything I do requires a quick turnaround otherwise we could be out of the race."
Laying tracks for the future
Integrating a battery electric system into an application is new to many of Cummins' customers and suppliers and in these instances, Shweta is on hand to help develop solutions that customers and suppliers might not have considered before.
"My role is to predict customers' requirements before they even know they need something. This allows us to stay ahead of the game and deliver a quality product."
Many of the project Shweta works on are "first of their kind," meaning there are no processes or rules in place yet for production and testing. This gives Shweta the chance to develop brand new systems and procedures. Not only will these design developments and testing procedures lay the foundation for Cummins, but for the industry. "The decisions we make now are likely to have an impact on how the technology and electrification industry develops. The way we design and integrate high voltage battery packs into vehicles will have a knock-on effect not just on our customers but on the industry overall. That is a responsibility I take seriously."
The future is electric
Shweta is keen to learn and grow in her role at Cummins. Ambitious and driven, she is always seeking our new challenges and opportunities, and in Cummins New Power, there are plenty to satisfy that yearning. And location is no barrier for Shweta; she moved from India to the United Kingdom more than six years ago and is keen to keep exploring, going where the opportunities take her.
I am extremely passionate about what I do and want to grow within myself and the company. Every day I come to work and do the best I can, so each night I can go home and be proud of what I have achieved.
In the next few years, Shweta would like to continue her growth as a leader in electrified power, continuing to shape the direction of the industry. Working in a brand-new space like alternative power comes with its challenges, but the rewards are huge and Shweta wouldn't have it any other way.
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