Suriya Ganapathy Manoharan
About Suriya Ganapathy Manoharan
Suriya Ganapathy Manoharan is a Sr Battery Systems Engineer at Nikola Motor Company with extensive experience in battery and propulsion systems engineering.
Company
Suriya Ganapathy Manoharan is currently employed at Nikola Motor Company as a Sr Battery Systems Engineer. He has been with the company since 2022 and is based in Cypress, California, United States.
Title
Suriya Ganapathy Manoharan holds the position of Sr Battery Systems Engineer at Nikola Motor Company. His role involves working extensively on battery systems development and optimization.
Previous Experience
Suriya has a diverse engineering background. He previously worked at Romeo Power, Inc. as a Sr Battery Systems Engineer for 9 months in 2022 and as a Battery Systems Engineer for 8 months in 2021, both in Los Angeles County, California. Before that, he served as a Propulsion Systems Engineer - Stellantis at KPIT for 3 months in 2021 and as a Requirements Manager - Kostal of America at KPIT for 11 months in 2020. Additionally, he held positions at KPIT, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Valeo, Dearborn Electric Racing, Ford Motor Company, and Pegasus Racing.
Education and Expertise
Suriya Ganapathy Manoharan has a strong educational background in automotive engineering. He earned a Master's degree in Automotive Systems Engineering from the University of Michigan-Dearborn, where he studied from 2017 to 2019. Prior to that, he achieved a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Automobile Engineering from PSG College of Technology, completing his studies in 2015. His early education includes HSC from Bharathi Vidya Bhavan and 9-10 grade education from S.K.V Matriculation & Higher Secondary School.
Key Roles and Projects
Throughout his career, Suriya has taken on several crucial roles. At Dearborn Electric Racing, he was the Team Lead for the Electric Powertrain System & Driver from 2018 to 2019 and served as a Team Member for Motor and Motor Controller from 2017 to 2018. He contributed as a System Engineer - Intern at Valeo in 2018 and as an Associate Engineer at Ford Motor Company in Chennai, India. He also gained experience as a Design Engineer for PSG College of Technology's project by Caterpillar Inc.