Riley Paulsen
Rohit Saha (center) receives Outstanding Young Engineer award from Raman Venkatesh, SAE International executive vice-president and chief operating officer (left), and SAE International president Paul Mascarenas, a venture partner with Fontinalis Partners LLC.
A machine simulation senior technical specialist with Cummins Inc. is the Outstanding Young Engineer for 2019 as judged by SAE International and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.
Rohit Saha received the award at SAE’s recent COMVEC event in Indianapolis, said a news release from the AEM.
Saha specializes in industrial powertrains and three-dimensonal commercial fleet data system simulations, such as for under-hood cooling and external aerodynamics, for on-highway and off-highway machines, according to SAE, which stands for Society of Automotive Engineers.
“We are pleased to support SAE and recognize the next generation as we promote industry workforce development and excellence,” stated Mike Pankonin, AEM’s senior director, technical and safety services. “We commend Rohit for his work and dedication and wish him continued success.”
The award, established in 1996, recognizes an outstanding young engineer in the off-highway or powerplant industry.
Saha has published more than a dozen 12 SAE technical papers and holds 10 patents in various stages of approval, the release noted. Since 2011, he has provided engineering design and analytical services to Cummins’ original equipment manufacturers for overall machine level multi-domain optimization. Saha has a bachelor of science in civil engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, and a master of science in mechanical engineering from the Texas A&M University.