Ashwani Ranjan
Project Manager with 6+ years of experience in R&D, materials, and metallurgy, specializing in the planning, design, development, execution, and maintenance of advanced Cell R&D laboratories for HJT and PVSK technologies.
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Research Engineer / Manager at Reliance New Energy with leadership in developing HJT (Heterojunction Technology) and Perovskite (PVSK) solar cell R&D laboratories. 5+ years in energy systems, combining solar R&D, PPD, and manufacturing execution, with proven leadership in vendor-to-product material selection. Also lead the design-to-deployment startup development. Strong expertise in data-driven materials cost–efficiency analysis, process optimization, and lab-to-pilot manufacturing scale-up.
Ph.D. from IIT (BHU) with extensive experimental data analysis background in tribology and material formation (Metallurgy). REC Singapore–certified with 6 months of hands-on industrial training in high-efficiency solar module manufacturing.
Experience
Research Engineer / Manager at Reliance New Energy (2023-02 – Present)
- Leading the setup and development of HJT and Perovskite (PVSK) cell R&D laboratories for next-generation and tandem-ready architectures
- Defining technology roadmap, lab infrastructure, process flows, and equipment specifications
- Equipment benchmarking and vendor engagement for Slot-Die Coating, Inkjet Printing, ALD, PVD, Thermal Evaporation, Annealing, and Metrology
- Driving materials screening and process optimization using quantitative analysis of materials cost vs. efficiency, yield, stability, and degradation
- Applying data analytics to identify scalable process windows and cost–performance tradeoffs
- Cross-functional coordination between R&D, manufacturing, procurement, and global vendors
- Certified Trainer (6 months) – Solar module production & materials (REC Singapore), with factory-scale exposure to process control, yield improvement, and quality assurance
Founder Member – Agri-Solar Mobility Startup at IIT BHU (2022)
- Led early-stage technology conceptualization and feasibility analysis for a solar-powered vehicle platform aimed at sustainable agricultural operations
Graduate Engineer Trainee (GET) – Thermal Power Plant at Neelkanth Concast Pvt. Ltd. (2010 – 2012)
- Supported operation, maintenance, and performance monitoring of in-house thermal power plant
- Hands-on exposure to boilers, turbines, condensers, cooling systems, and auxiliary equipment
- Assisted in data monitoring and performance analysis of steam pressure, temperature, fuel consumption, efficiency, and downtime
- Contributed to preventive and breakdown maintenance activities, improving plant reliability
- Built strong fundamentals in energy conversion, thermal efficiency, and power plant operations
Education
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (Production Engineering) – Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi
M.Tech in Machine Design – MDU Rohtak (2015)
B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering – Barkatullah University (2010)
