Udai Bhanu Singh

Senior Leader Aerospace & Defence | Former GM – HAL Nashik | VP – Micromatic Grinding Technologies | Driving Operational Excellence, Leadership Excellence Business Excellence ,Strategy & Growth

Delhi, India

About

A senior leader in Aerospace & Defence with over four decades of experience steering complex defence aircraft manufacturing programs ,Heading large-scale plant operations, with multi disciplinary engineering teams.Handled five thousand plus emplyees and two thousand plus engineers at different levels. As Former General Manager Hindustan Aeronautics Limited , Nashik, led major production initiatives and drove end-to-end operational excellence across strategic defence platforms. Currently serving as Vice President – Aerospace & Defence at Micromatic Grinding Technologies, I focus on advancing precision manufacturing capabilities, nurturing high-performance supplier ecosystems, and enabling technology-driven growth within India’s defence sector. My core expertise spans: • Aerospace manufacturing & assembly • Defence program and operations leadership • Quality, productivity & plant performance management • Supplier development, partnerships & strategic collaborations I am deeply committed to strengthening India’s A&D ecosystem and fostering innovation that supports national capability and self-reliance. Always open to meaningful industry conversations, knowledge exchange, and professional connections across the global aerospace and defence community.

Experience

  • VP – Manufacturing & Assembly (Precision Components, Aerospace & Defence) at Micromatic Grinding Technologies Private Ltd Gajraula Uttar Pradesh
    Mar 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Vice President Aerospace and Defence at Micromatic Grinding Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
    Mar 2024 - Jun 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Business Head Aerospace and Defence Vertical

  • Senior Consultant Aerospace and Defence at Self Employed
    Oct 2020 - Feb 2024 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    Guiding the startups in Aerospace and defence.

  • Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (On-site)
    • General Manager
      Jul 2017 - Jun 2020 · 3 yrs

      Headed HAL Aircraft Overhaul Division Nasik till 30th June 2020

    • Chief of Projects General Manager
      Jul 2017 - Jun 2018 · 1 yr

      Aircraft Manufacturing, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul

  • Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (Full-time · 33 yrs 7 mos)
    • Additional General Manager (Aircraft Structural Assembly and Testing)
      Jul 2016 - Jun 2017 · 1 yr

      Assembly and testing of SU 30 Aircraft

    • Additional General Manager (Aircraft Manufacturing)
      Dec 1983 - Jul 2016 · 32 yrs 8 mos

      1.Selection and Procurement of large number CNC Machines and Other Special Purpose Machines such as 5 axis heavy duty large size steel titanium and aluminium profilers up to 12 meter by 4 meter bed size, medium and heavy duty vertical and horizontal machining centres,Mill turn and Turn Mills ,Water jet Cutting ,EDM and Wire Cuts,Horizontal and vertical Jig Boring,CNC Routers,Vacuum Annealing furnaces,Strech forminh press ,laser cutting , CMM and Rapid Prototyping Erection and Commissioning,Tool selection and tryout ,CNC Programming and Component Proveout, CNC Machining, 2.Recruitment of CNC operators and their hands on training and stabilisation of machines and related activities. 3. Machining of components of Aircraft structure and engines of different aerospace grade materials such as Titanium, Aluminium, Steel and composites etc 4.Assembly and tessting of Landing gears, titanium welding and machining,sheetmetal forming, rubber and plastics, other non metals like composite ,structural assembly of aircraft,final assembly and testing,flight operations and custimer acceptance. 5.Aircraft upgrade and overhaul , outsourcing and insourcing,airport civil and cargo operations,solar power, maintenance, civil works, air traffic, IMM ,finance and HR functions.