hiː sˈɜːvd æt ðə məʃˈiːn tˈuːl pɹˈoʊɾoʊtˌaɪp fˈæktɚɹi ˌɛmtˌiːpˌiːˈɛf, ˈæmbɚnˌæθ, ænd æz ðə fˈɜːst dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə θˈʌmbə ɪkwɐtˈoːɹɪəl ɹˈɑːkɪt lˈɑːntʃɪŋ stˈeɪʃən tˈɜːlz, ænd ðə spˈeɪs sˈaɪəns ænd tɛknˈɑːlədʒi sˈɛntɚ, nˈaʊ nˈoʊn æz ðə vˈɪkɹæm sˈæɹɐbhˌaɪ spˈeɪs sˈɛntɚ, ʌvðɪ ˈɪndiən spˈeɪs ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ ˌɔːɹɡɐnəzˈeɪʃən ˈɪsɹoʊ.
He served at the Machine Tool Prototype Factory (MTPF), Ambernath, and as the first Director of the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS), and the Space Science & Technology Centre, now known as the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).