Karthik Kadirvel

Director, Battery Engineering at Meta

United States

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Work Experience

2017

  • Director, Battery Engineering

    2022

    Lead a passionate team of cell, electrical and mechanical engineers to develop batteries for AR, VR and other product categories. Products : Rayban | Meta Smartglasses (2023) Meta Quest 3 (2023) Meta Quest 3 Elite Battery Strap(2023) Meta Quest Pro (2022) Rayban Stories Portal Go Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest 2 Elite Strap With Battery Project Aria

  • Manager, Battery Engineering

    2019 - 2022

  • Hardware Design Engineer

    2017 - 2019

    Design of Li-ion batteries and power electronics Products Oculus Go (Time Magazine Top 25 Inventions of the Year - 2017) Oculus Quest (First stand alone 6 DOF VR headset)

2014 - 2017

  • Hardware Design Engineer

    2014 - 2017

    Design of battery pack electronics including protectors and fuel gauges Developing IC specifications for chargers and fuel gauges Managing external contract manufacturers and partners in Asia

2007 - 2014

  • Systems Engineer, MGTS

    2013 - 2014

    Product definition, business case analysis, competitive analysis for battery power management products including battery fuel gauges and chargers

  • Lead Design Engineer, Member Group Technical Staff

    2007 - 2013

    Lead designer for BQ25504, nanopower charging and battery management IC Design of BQ77PL155. Design of analog and mixed signal integrated circuits including for battery management

  • Adjunct Professor

    2010 - 2013

    Develop course curriculum and teach Analog IC Design Digital IC Design at the graduate level. Teach industry (Harris Semiconductors, Intersil Corporation, Lighting Sciences Group, Rockwell Collins) professionals analog and digital IC design.