Jul 2023 – Aug 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• III.VII.MMXXIII - XXVI.VIII.MMXXV
• Major Projects developed:
• 1. Emirates 777 Bar Unit: Coordinated and co-authored the Interface Load Report and Test Plan for the Half Height and Full Height Bar Counter, 4-Seater Sofa, Bar Ceiling Panel and Class Divider.
• 2. Nespresso Beverage Maker: Eliminated equipment level testing by the certification of Random Vibration Analysis to evaluate the life of the Beverage Manifold.
• 3. Seat Load Data Miner: Projected to save $10K annually, developed a Python-based data mining script to extract the seat load data, while integrating with MS Excel to substantiate Floor Beam Loads.
• Airlines Served: Emirates, Cathay Pacific Airlines, Canadian Airlines, Mammoth Freighter Program
• Primary Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
• 1. Execution of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for Stress, Vibrational, Shock, and Crash Safety of Aircraft Interior products such as Evacuation, Water, Lighting, Oxygen Systems, and Galley Inserts of an Aircraft in compliance with DO 160G Standards.
• 2. FEA tasks range from simple linear static analysis to complex non-linear static analysis.
• 3. Identify various structural failure modes and provide practical design modifications to ensure time and cost-effectiveness.
• 4. Perform Topology Optimisation studies to reduce mass/volume compared to the original geometries.
• 5. Contribute to productivity savings by developing automation tools and improving processes.
• 6. Lead and conduct Kaizen meetings by leveraging on annual QCPC and PDPR Data while charting Current/Future Value Stream Maps.
• Others:
• 1. Patents: submitted multiple Invention Disclosures, of which 2 have been patented concerning Aircraft Galleys and Aircraft Evacuation Slide/Raft Systems.
• 2. CSR: Participated in 3 CSR Programs.
• 3. Sports Committee: Coordinated multiple tournaments including Badminton, Football, Basketball, etc.

Jul 2022 – Jul 2023 · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• IV.VII.MMXXII - II.VII.MMXXIII
• Major Projects developed during the tenure:
• 1. Confidential Lighting Project- Data and description unavailable.
• 2. Dassault Falcon 10X's Portable Water System (PWS) Fixture Analysis-
• About Aircraft: Largest Business Jet with a 19-person Seating Capacity, and a maximum 0.925 Mach Operating Speed.
• About the Project: Performed Random Vibration and Response Spectrum Analysis by converting Dyanmic, Time-based analysis to Static, Frequency-based analysis, using in-house tools. Also mitigated design failures by using an iterative re-design approach.
• 3. Crew Oxygen Tank Analysis
• 4. IR Camera Analysis
• 5. Additive IR Camera Support Mount Analysis

Feb 2022 – Jul 2022 · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• XXI.II.MMXXII - III.VII.MMXXII
• Was trained in various aircraft interior components such as Seating systems, Galley, Water Systems and Evacuation systems and exterior components like Aircraft Lighting systems and De-icing systems. During the internship period I was asked to re-model/re-iterate 6 projects on Ansys using Ansys Spaceclaim, Ansys Static Structural, Ansys ACP Pre-post and Ansys Thermal.

Jun 2021 – Jan 2022 · 7 mos

• Directed 150+ budding engineers from various domains/branches, who are working together to develop different projects (UAVs, Rockets, Can-Sats, Inter-Planetary Rovers, etc) for national and international competitions/exhibitions while communicating with each other and collaborating for various other side projects.

Sep 2019 – Jul 2021 · 1 yr 10 mos

• Mediated between the current board members and the other members of the lab in order to host events in the name of the lab, collaborating with each other to facilitate smooth operational and managerial conduct for a learning and fruitful environment to make technological advancements in intra-team and inter-team projects.

Dec 2018 – Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 7 mos

• Partnered with various other mechanical engineers within the lab, to exchange resources for the wholesome development of the individual teams.

Feb 2021 – Jan 2022 · 11 mos · Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

• Its my responsibility for the smooth conduct and publicity of the activities, hackathons, make-a-thons and various events for Thingqbator VIT, to raise participation in their respective Cohort Program.

Oct 2020 – Dec 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Directed Team UAV to set high technical, managerial and operational standards not only for my fellow subordinates but also for Team UAV's sister and rival teams. The responsibility included collaborating with 50+ Aerial Robotic Engineers for the UAV Medical Rescue Challenge Competition, held in the deserts of Outback, Australia.

Oct 2020 – Oct 2020 · 0 mo · Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

• Chosen as one of the 3 judges in the Quadkopter Workshop, a premiere event of the Gravitas 2020, hosted by Creation Labs and SAE-VIT. Assessed and guided the participants to design their own drones on Autodesk Fusion 360, and gave recommendations to re-engineer their respective drones for better functionality.

May 2020 – Oct 2020 · 5 mos · Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

• Managed subordinates, developed strategies to publicise/market VIT's first Online Drone Racing Competition and acquired sponsors for the same.

Aug 2019 – Oct 2019 · 2 mos

• IDRL, VIT Edition 2019, was a 'Premiere Event' of Gravitas 2019-2020, hosting VIT's very first Night Drone Race, where quadcopter Pilots from the Indian Subcontinent would be competing with each other, on one of the largest LED lit Track, spanning almost 1km, head to head. Being one of the Field Coordinators of IDRL, VIT Edition, aided in track layout and monitored the logistics and inventory of the entire event.

Oct 2019 – Oct 2020 · 1 yr

• Piloted racing and TBS Quad-copters, Hexa-copter in LOS mode only, while communicating with the Avionics and Mechanical departments and recommending suitable changes in sub-systems, sub-assemblies for more efficient flight characteristics.

Oct 2019 – Oct 2020 · 1 yr

• Systemised various domains of Management like Human Resources, Marketing, Public Relations, Logistics and Inventory for the smooth operational conduct of the team. At the same time, implementing digital marketing strategies while administering various social media handles like Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, LinkedIn, leading to a 50% rise in the audience on the respective platforms combined. Further, managed a 500+ Whatsapp group during recruitments and interviewing 400 candidates in a span of 3 days. Also, brought successful sponsorship deals in the form of funds/resources by 12 companies.

Oct 2019 – Oct 2019 · 0 mo

• Presented the projects of the Autonomous Hexacopter and Autonomous Vertical Take-Off or Landing UAV, Shriek at the World Space Week hosted by Indian Space Research Organisation at the Gobi Arts and Science College (Gobichettiyapalayam).

Sep 2019 – Oct 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Engineered aircraft structural components like Spar, Landing Gear, Boom, Bulkheads, Wing sub-assemblies by implementing Finite Element Analysis using Ansys Workbench while collaborating with the members of Manufacturing & Composites, and Aerodynamics & Design Department.

Dec 2018 – Sep 2019 · 9 mos

• Designed, engineered and manufactured fixed wings while learning about aerodynamics, aircraft structures, manufacturing and composite fabrication.

Oct 2019 – Oct 2019 · 0 mo · Vellore, Tamil Nadu

• Instructed and mentored fresher pilots in order to build and fly their own quadcopters.

Aug 2019 – Oct 2019 · 2 mos · Vellore, Tamil Nadu

• The Quadcopter Workshop was One of the 10 Premier Events of Gravitas 2019-2020, which took the responsibility to train young and fresh minds from the scratch about a Quadcopter, its mechanics, electronic configuration and piloting it. As a Coordinator, administered the management and the conduct of the event.

Aug 2015 – Jul 2016 · 11 mos

• The International Space Settlement Design Competition is an annual competition held at NASA Kennedy Space centre, which involves the participation of high school students to design a space settlement on or around a planet via working in a hypothetical aerospace company, helping exposure to real-life industrial experience.
• Led the department, while coordinating with the other department leads/heads in order to develop efficient, economical and well-equipped Space Settlements.

Aug 2015 – Jul 2016 · 11 mos

• Developed Spacesuits, related safety devices/gadgets and Airlock Systems according to the given mission statement(s), and guided through the donning and doffing procedures for the same, while introducing nd researching on new materials which are potential spacesuit facbrics.