ENARADA, Bangalore, September 2, 2013:
Mr P C Jain took charge as Director (Marketing) of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) on September 1, 2013.
He was General Manager of the Missile Systems Strategic Business Unit at BEL’s Bangalore Complex before his elevation.
Mr Jain joined BEL-Ghaziabad in February 1978 as a Deputy Engineer after graduating in Mechanical Engineering from IIT, Delhi. Later on, while in service, he did MTech in Microwaves from IIT, Delhi.
For the first 10 years in BEL, he worked in R&D – in the area of Microwave Antennas for Radar and Communication Systems. He contributed to the development of Stripline and Microstripline antennas for various Identification of Friend or Foe (IFF) Radars. He spent the next 18 years in the production testing of communication, C4I and Radar Systems. In 2007, he was made head of the Microwave Components Group, where he was responsible for design, development and production of microwave components required for radars and communication equipment in BEL.
He was elevated as the General Manager of the Military Radars Strategic Business Unit at BEL’s Bangalore Complex in January 2010. He successfully executed various important and prestigious projects such as the development of indigenous Weapon Locating Radar and productionisation of Akash Weapon System. During his tenure as General Manager (Military Radar), the Strategic Business Unit won several awards such as the Raksha Mantri Award for Best Performing Division among all Defence PSUs, the Raksha Mantri Award for Import Substitution and CMD’s Rolling Trophy for Best SBU in Business Excellence.
