Karthik Kadirvel

Director, Battery Engineering at Meta

United States

Overview 

Karthik Kadirvel is the Director of Battery Engineering at Meta, with a background in electronics, electrical engineering, and analog circuit design. He has held leadership roles at prominent companies like Apple and Texas Instruments, showcasing expertise in hardware design and systems engineering. Kadirvel's career highlights include his current role as Director at Meta, overseeing battery engineering, and his previous experience as a Hardware Design Engineer at Apple, demonstrating a strong foundation in the tech industry.

Work Experience 

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Meta

  • Director, Battery Engineering

    2022 - Current

    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)

Meta is a social technology company that enables people to connect, find communities, and grow businesses.

Raised $25,607,817,488.00 from ValueAct Capital.

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Apple

  • 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

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.

Raised $1,170,230,000.00 from KB Securities, Berkshire Hathaway and Microsoft.

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TI

Texas Instruments

  • 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

TI Ventures operates as an investment arm of Texas Instruments Inc. specializing in early stage and startup investments. The firm prefers

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FI

Florida Institute of Technology

  • 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.

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