He trained as a mechanical and automotive engineer, earning a BSc and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from KNUST and an MSc in Automotive Engineering from Kingston University, London, where his thesis examined how energy storage and vehicle architecture affect fuel consumption in hybrid-electric vehicles. That early focus on powertrains has grown into a broader practice spanning standards development, transport policy, and curriculum design.

Godwin has held standards-setting leadership roles for over 15 years, including Chair of Ghana's National Technical Committee on Automotive Standards, Electric Vehicle and Fuels Team Lead at the African Organization for Standardization (ARSO) since 2019, and Chair of ECOWAS's Technical Harmonization Committee on Automotives. He also serves on the UN Working Party 29 on Safer and Cleaner Used Vehicles for Africa and the UNFCCC roster of technical experts.

His consulting work has taken him across more than a dozen countries, leading assignments for GIZ, UNDP, UNIDO, and the Energy Commission of Ghana on EV charging regulations, national e-mobility roadmaps, and baseline studies. He currently leads a Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)-commissioned project developing EV and charging-equipment standards for Fiji, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.

Alongside this policy and standards work, Godwin remains an active researcher, with more than 40 peer-reviewed publications on electric mobility, transport emissions, and sustainable energy in Africa.