June 1, 2018 Mr Mahesh V took charge as Director (R&D) of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) on June 1, 2018. He was working as Executive Director (Technology Planning) at BEL’s Corporate Office before his elevation.
During his tenure as Additional General Manager (D&E/TCS/Milcom)/BEL-Bangalore from April 2010 to August 2012, Mr Mahesh facilitated collaborative development of various network elements, both in-house and with selected technology partners.
In September 2012, he was promoted as Chief Scientist of BEL’s Central Research Laboratory in Bangalore. At CRL-Bangalore, he led a team of around 230 scientists working in the diverse areas of Communication, Network Systems, Embedded Systems, Radar Signal Processing, Sensor Signal Processing, RF and Microwave Technologies, Communication & Network Security and Cyber Security Solutions for five years.
He was later elevated as Executive Director (Electronic Warfare & Avionics) at BEL-Bangalore. Mr Mahesh has been a part of many expert review committees of various research labs and academic institutes. He has been featured as one of the ‘100 Managers of Excellence’ in the book, titled “100 Managers in Action”, written by Prof T V Rao.