Sahita Technologies

Founder

Dr. Sirisha Kuchimanchi

Dr. Sirisha Kuchimanchi is a former Global Engineering & Manufacturing Executive from Texas Instruments, a Fortune 200 company. She started her career at Applied Materials doing development and installing PVD Endura's at various client sites. Sirisha has over 20 years experience in engineering, manufacturing, quality, new product introduction & technology development. She led quality for a $2B factory, enabled 25% team promotions, and achieved a 60% KPI improvement. Sirisha proactively engaged with internal and external global customers (including automotive customers) from engineering to the SVP level, positively impacting customer perception.Sirisha is an IEEE senior member with a Ph.D. , MS in Materials Science and Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and a MSc, BSc in Physics from India. She holds 1 patent and has over 14 peer-reviewed publications.Sirisha has engaged with the CHIPS R&D office, universities and community colleges across the US on advanced manufacturing and workforce development discussions. Her conversations with Economic Development Corporations & Workforce Commissions across various states (including TX, AZ, & PA) has centered on driving local economies.Sirisha is actively engaged in addressing the workforce development gap in the Semiconductor Industry and sits on the SRC Workforce advisory board. She partners with SRC SMART on the Digital Twin Institute. Sirisha is often an invited conference speaker and panelist where she discusses the future of manufacturing, the impact of AI and scalable workforce solutions to impact the local, national and global economy.At Texas Instruments, Sirisha invested in people development and built strong purpose driven teams. She also recruited students and experienced professionals at universities and other industry career events. She co-chaired the Technology & Manufacturing Women’s ERG which supported over 500 employees across 3 continents & 8 countries.Sirisha is a TEDx speaker, board member, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and investor. She hosted the Podcast “Women, Career & Life”, a top 30% of Spotify podcast and has reached women and students across 50+ countries and 6 continent s through podcasts, workshops, and speaking engagements. She has been recognized as LinkedIn "Top Leadership Voice" & "Top Public Speaking Voice."