Shaunak Kulkarni

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System Engineer at MAHLE

Kornwestheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Overview

Shaunak is an interdisciplinary automotive engineer in Corporate Research at MAHLE, focusing on vehicle systems and trend scouting. With a background from RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau and previous roles at Magna Powertrain and Daimler Truck, he is an expert in sustainable powertrains and complete vehicle interdependencies.

He is passionate about driving a cleaner, smarter future for mobility. He actively engages with the community by sharing knowledge, sparking conversations, and representing his company at university events to connect with students and discuss the future of the automotive industry.

Unique fact: Shaunak is a co-inventor on a patent for a compressor arrangement that improves the efficiency of heat pumps in electric vehicles.

Personality Overview

Hard To Convince

ROI Conscious

Judgemental

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.  They respond well to confident salespeople. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.

Topics They Care About

Sustainable Mobility
A core passion and the central theme of his professional work, where he actively promotes and discusses solutions for a cleaner automotive future.
Vehicle System Design
His current role involves tackling system-level challenges and analyzing the complex interdependencies within entire vehicles.
Advanced Powertrains
Focuses on innovations in powertrains, from his Master's thesis on fuel cells to his patent related to electric vehicle thermal management.

Media Appearances

Shaunak has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2025
System Engineer at MAHLE
1-2024 - 12-2024
Development Engineer: Advanced Engineering - Gearbox & Mechatronics at Magna International
2-2023 - 12-2023
Development Engineer: Advanced Engineering - Future drives & System Engineering at Magna International
5-2022 - 11-2022
Master Thesis Student at Daimler Truck AG
11-2021 - 4-2022
Intern - Development of Zero Emission Vehicles at Daimler Truck AG

Education

10-2020 - 2-2023
Master of Science - MS from RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
6-2019 - 6-2019
Summer school program - Automotive and Mobility studies from RWTH Aachen University

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Insights For Selling To Shaunak

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be crisp while making the pitch
  • Highlight the competitive differentiation of your product
  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly

DONT's

  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach
  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations
  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Shaunak is

  • Conviction in the product matters to them, followed by proof points and strong testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Shaunak

  • They may not be very forthcoming, but they will say no if needed.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Shaunak move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Shaunak take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks but after weighing up the pros and cons.

You And Shaunak

Personality Compatibility


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