Dr. Sunil joined Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in 1987 as a Management Trainee, and has about 37 years of experience in varied roles in the company contributing significantly to Design, production, quality enhancement, and customer support issues.
Under his leadership, new technologies were developed like High Power Radar Power Supply, Voice Activated Control System, Combined Interrogator Transponder which has become new growth areas for the Company. A trailblazer in collaborations, Dr. Sunil pioneered partnerships with institutions like IIT Kanpur for datalinks and IIIT Hyderabad for voice recognition technologies. His visionary approach strengthened HAL’s position in cutting-edge technologies.
During his tenure in Mission Combat Systems R&D Centre in Bengaluru, he led teams focused on ground breaking projects such as Active ESA Radar, Automatic Flight Control System for Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), and Mission Computers for helicopter and fighter platforms.
His extensive design expertise spans from the equipment level to system-level projects for both aircraft and helicopters, covering the entire spectrum of design activities at HAL’s design centers.
Dr Sunil has shared his knowledge with the wider community through the publication of seven papers in peer-reviewed journals, and his innovations in wireless communication are protected by nine copyrights. Dr Sunil has a patent to his credit for Robust Variance Based Squelch for Airborne V/UHF radio in RF interference Dominated Environment, which was received in Mar 2024.
Acknowledged for his expertise, he was nominated to be a member of the DGCA External Expert Committee for the certification of the Hindustan-Dornier 228 Aircraft.
Dr. D.K Sunil took over as Director (Engg and R&D) in 29th September, 2022.
