Jayant Karve

2008-10 Stanford-India Biodesign Fellow
Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Jayant is a product designer who has worked on various products from medical diagnostic equipments to automotive parts. His expertise includes articulating customer requirements, design conceptualization, and engineering of the concept to the point of implementation of the product through manufacturing.

Jayant joined GE Healthcare Bangalore in 2003. For GE he worked extensively on the Mobile Rad system where his responsibilities included conceptual design, prototyping for technical feasibility and successful demonstration of the resulting technology. On the Hawkeye X-ray generator he provided conceptual design, prototyping, analysis and validation, and ensured smooth integration into the Infinia-a nuclear imaging device.  Jayant received an award of excellence for his work on this product. Prior to GE he supported the automotive sector where he designed and developed an instrument panel for a rural utility vehicle and redesigned a brake system which allowed easier assembly and reduced the cost of manufacture.

Jayant has a Bachelors degree and Masters of Design from Indian Institute of Science Bangalore.  He also studied in the Norwegian Science and Technology University under the Indo-Norwegian Student Exchange Program.