CV

Research Assistant

Cranfield University

• Built Python/C++ simulation automation pipelines for thermal-mechanical modelling and process-window analysis.
• Developed phase-transformation strain models using test-driven statistical fitting and thermal-expansion datasets.
• Integrated laser-scan data with simulation workflows for geometric conformity assessment and deviation-driven modelling.
• Implemented rapid reduced-order approaches producing industry-usable simulation results in minutes.
• Developed FORTRAN heat-source models and C++ Abaqus subroutines for nonstandard material and process cases.
• Delivered technical reports, experimental analyses, and multi-stakeholder design reviews.

Graduate Engineering Trainee

Sona Comstar

• Performed fatigue, structural and tolerance assessments for drivetrain and differential systems.
• Conducted forging DfM and manufacturing reviews for machining (soft / hard machining), broaching, grinding, polishing, and casting.
• Defined operational load cases from torque maps and test data.
• Automated CAD-FEA pipelines using Python/VBA to improve turnaround time.
• Delivered stress reports, DFMEA documentation and supplier handover packages.

Student Trainee - Crash Structures

Mercedes-Benz R&D India

• Built LS-Dyna models for tyre, rim and composite crash scenarios.
• Worked on Lagrangian contact optimisation for fibre-reinforced rubber composites.
• Automated ANSA meshing using Python scripts.
• Supported test-simulation correlation for modal and impact behaviour.

Volunteer

NSS BITS Pilani

• Tutored underprivileged teenagers enrolled under India’s Right to Education Act
• Assisted in fundraising and donation drives for student scholarships

M.Res.

Cranfield University

Manufacturing

• Thesis: Understanding and Improving the Inherent Strain Method for Mechanical Analysis of Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing.
• Key Topics: Residual stress prediction, distortion modeling, process-structure-property relations.
• Supervisors: Dr. Yongle Sun & Dr. Pradeeptta Taraphdar
• Funding: NEWAM (EPSRC Programme Grant)

BE

Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani

Mechanical Engineering

• Grade: 7.71 / 10
• Class: First Class (Equivalent to UK 2:1)

Study of Residual Stress Using Phased Array Ultrasonics in Ti-6Al-4V Wire-Arc Additively Manufactured Components

Development and Testing of an Antenna Deployment System for Nanosatellite Applications

Dynamic Active Thermal Control of a LEO Nanosatellite Based on Its Mode of Operation

Student Travel Award

Utah State University