Ahmedabad / Mumbai – Rapidise, an India-based deep-tech Original Design Manufacturer (ODM), has appointed Hardik Shah as Senior Director – Solution Engineering. Based in Ahmedabad, Hardik will lead solution engineering, pre-sales, customer engagement and go-to-market execution for Rapidise’s IoT ODM business, supporting business growth across key industry verticals.
The appointment comes as Rapidise continues to expand its end-to-end ODM platform to meet the growing demand for integrated product development and electronics manufacturing services. In his new role, Hardik will work closely with customers and Rapidise’s engineering and manufacturing teams to align technology requirements with scalable product solutions, helping OEMs move from product concept to commercial deployment more efficiently.
An industry veteran with over 22 years of experience, Hardik has built deep expertise across semiconductors, wireless technologies, IoT architecture, embedded systems, solution engineering and product development. Prior to joining Rapidise, he spent over 17 years at Qualcomm, where he held several engineering and leadership positions, most recently serving as Senior Staff Engineer and Technical Account Manager Lead. During his tenure, he led customer engagements across IoT and Wi-Fi programmes, supporting product commercialisation and deployments across LTE, VoLTE, NB-IoT, cloud platforms and device certification. Earlier in his career, he held engineering roles at AMD, Samsung India and Creative Solutions, developing expertise in embedded systems, multimedia frameworks and connected technologies.
Welcoming the appointment, Brijesh Kamani, Founder, MD & CEO, Rapidise, shared, “Hardik joins Rapidise at an important stage in our growth journey as we continue to scale our ODM business and strengthen our customer-facing engineering capabilities. As OEMs increasingly look for partners who can take products from concept to commercialisation, solution engineering has become a critical differentiator. Hardik’s experience spanning semiconductors, connected technologies and solution engineering will further strengthen our ability to deliver integrated, design-led ODM solutions for customers across industries.”
Commenting on his new innings, Hardik Shah, Senior Director – Solution Engineering, Rapidise, stated, “Rapidise has built a strong platform that brings together product engineering, embedded technologies and electronics manufacturing under one roof. As demand for connected and intelligent products continues to grow, I look forward to working closely with customers to translate complex technology requirements into scalable, market-ready products, while enabling them to move from concept to commercialisation with greater speed and confidence.”
As Rapidise continues to expand its offerings across product engineering, embedded software, AI, cloud, certification, electronics manufacturing and full product assembly, Hardik’s appointment reinforces the company’s commitment and mission to build globally competitive, design-led ODM solutions from India.
