As of 2019 she is graded as a 'Scientist H' in the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and leads a team of around 300 scientists.
[1] Her father was a military engineer, as a result he would travel across India as duty called.
[2] She joined DRDO, but left within a year so she could complete her masters in engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, where she also met her husband.
By 2012, she was the project director for the Advanced Air Defence programme and by 2017 was leading a team of around 300 scientists.
[1] She has expertise in the development of aircraft, radomes and radar cross sections.