Saily Smarth

Mechanical engineer with approx. 5 years of experience in vehicle regulations, homologation, and environmental compliance at two of passenger car companies. Comfortable working with Indian rules (CMVR, AIS), European standards, and sustainability frameworks (EPR, ELV, CAFE). Experienced in submitting compliance information reports, tracking new regulations, and representation at SIAM and other regulatory forums.

Assistant Manager — Global Regulatory Affairs & Policies, Homologation Business at Maruti Suzuki India Limited (2025-01 – Present)

• Manage End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) EPR operations, including liability calculations, data compilation, and compliance submissions to the CPCB.
• Monitor and interpret key automotive and environmental rules, including EPR frameworks covering batteries, ELV, used oil, and plastics; Battery Aadhaar, HFO transition, and the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme.
• Represent company interests and provide technical inputs at regulatory and industry forums such as SIAM, CPCB, CMVR Technical Committee, and ARAI.
• Convert environmental regulations into clear internal compliance policies and action plans for relevant business teams.

Senior Officer — Vehicle Regulations Management, Technical Conformity at ŠKODA AUTO Volkswagen India Pvt. Ltd. (2023-02 – 2025-01)

• Interpreted and circulated Indian and European automotive regulations to internal teams to keep the organisation informed and compliant.
• Represented ŠKODA Volkswagen at SIAM, ARAI, and ICAT meetings and forums.
• Led Material and Chemical Conformity for India — ensured the product range met ELV and hazardous substance rules.
• Calculated and tracked Vehicle Recyclability and Recoverability figures as required by regulation.
• Monitored CAFE (fleet fuel economy) compliance and submitted the annual fuel consumption report to the statutory authority.
• Worked across powertrain, CAFE, product recycling, and material conformity topics.
• Tracked European standards and fed back relevant updates to Indian stakeholders.

Graduate Trainee — Product Strategy at ŠKODA AUTO Volkswagen India Pvt. Ltd. (2022-02 – 2023-02)

• Managed the CO2 Short-Term Steering (CAFE) project — responsible for data consolidation and CAFE calculations.
• Prepared month-on-month CO2 reports and presentations for internal committees.
• Tracked competitor sales data.

Intern — Product Strategy at ŠKODA AUTO Volkswagen India Pvt. Ltd. (2021-08 – 2022-02)

• Supported competition sales tracking, CAFE calculation work, and departmental projects.
• Completed case studies on ethanol blending, blue economy, green hydrogen, connectivity basics, and automotive regulations.

Project Intern — Manufacturing at Greaves Cotton Limited (2021-02 – 2021-06)

• Industry project: designed a Valve Collet Mechanism Tool.

Student Intern at Huhtamaki India & Microform Tool (2018-12 – 2019-06)

• Short-term industry exposure internships in manufacturing environments.

B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering – M.G.M.'s Jawaharlal Nehru College of Engineering (2017-08 – 2021-08)