Santosh K. Mandal

**** ******** *****, *******, ***** 77083

(C) 832-***-**** ? (H) 281-***-**** ? acbe7d@r.postjobfree.com

MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Mechanical

A Mechanical Engineer with technical excellence in design, analysis,

simulation, and testing of thermal and mechanical systems for aerospace,

petrochemical, offshore and nuclear industries. Ensured conversion of

customer or product requirements into total systems solutions within

technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Strong organization and

communication skills, with focus on customer satisfaction while providing

quality products.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

SOFTWARE SKILLS

? Modeling & Simulation ? Technical Writing ?

HTRI

? Integration ? Operations Safety ?

ANSYS

? Data Recovery & Analysis ? Testing ?

Thermal Desktop

? Heat Transfer ? Thermal Design ?

SINDA/FLUENT

? Fluid Mechanics ? Process Improvement ? TRASYS

? Microsoft

Office Suite

LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS AND CODES

? Professional Engineer

? Six Sigma Green Belt

? Six Sigma Black Belt

? ASME, AISC, TEMA

VOLUNTEERING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES 2010 October -Present

Volunteering in the Temple

Completed courses to be Certified as Six Sigma Green Belt

Completed courses to be Certified as Six Sigma Black Belt

Completed training in Offshore Drilling Safety

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lockheed-Martin, Houston, Texas

2007 - 2010

Staff Engineer

Performed thermal analysis of various space flight hardware for the

International Space Station ((ISS) integrated payloads.

Developed solutions to a variety of complex thermal problems for hardware

to be integrated in the space shuttle payload bay and on to the ISS.

Presented thermal analysis status to staff members, management and the

customers.

Considerable hands on experience in thermal model integration, software

development and in the use of thermal analysis tools for analyzing space

thermal hardware problems.

Boeing Company, Houston, Texas

1996- 2007

Engineer4/Engineering Specialists

Thermal lead in orbiter nose landing gear door thermal analysis task to

evaluate debris impact during shuttle lift off. Developed solution to the

thermal protection system (TPS) thermal modeling and analysis for damage

performance evaluation. Performed thermal verification analysis of the

space shuttle and the cargo in the payload bay to demonstrate that the

integrated payloads do not violate thermal constraints.

SINDA/FLUINT, TRASYS and TSS used in analyzing space thermal hardware

problems.

Lockheed Engineering & Science Company, Houston, Texas

1987 - 1996

Principal Engineer/Lead Engineer/Advanced System Engineering Specialist

As a lead engineer, designed, developed and performed thermal modeling and

analysis of different space hardware including equipment, gloves and

batteries. Supported the manned thermal vacuum test for space hardware for

different missions and evaluated their performance. Performed advanced

cooling concept studies to remove heat of compression during pressurization

for space station airlock to be used as hyperbaric chamber Developed

convective heat transfer correlation for use in pressurization cooling

studies.

Developed heating concepts to keep the astronaut's body warm when

performing activities outside the space shuttle and space station.

Performed advanced glove modeling and analysis for different environments

for the protection of astronauts' hand during activities outside the

shuttle.

SINDA/FLUINT and TRASYS used in analyzing space thermal hardware problems.

Oceaneering Space Systems Houston, Texas

1983- 1987

Thermal Engineer/Senior Scientist

Performed thermal design and analysis of space hardware, analysis and

design of thermal systems to solve high/low temperature problems.

Designed, developed and analyzed an innovative thermal protection system

using phase-change material for nuclear power plant cable trays (in case of

fire). Designed instrumentation, testing and data acquisition system and

supervised the testing performed at Southwest Research Institute, San

Antonio. Tested insulation in high temperature environment.

SINDA/FLUINT used in analyzing space thermal hardware problems.

Brown & Root, Marine Engineering Division, Houston, Texas

1981-1983

Senior Engineer/Principal Engineer (IV)

Performed the ice hole fabrication conceptual study to lay pipes under ice

in the arctic region. Selected the pumps, diesel engines, generators,

heaters and the insulation. Selected insulation and performed cost

estimate for a tanker converted into a drilling caisson.

Analyzed offshore flare design. Developed concepts to solve thermal

problems associated with the construction of pipelines, artificial islands

and drilling platforms in arctic regions using heat pipes; gas, liquid, and

two-phase flow simulation in pipes.

M. W. Kellogg, R & D Center, Houston, Texas

1976 -1981

Senior Development Engineer

Performed thermo-fluid analyses of process furnaces to improve the existing

knowledge of the processes involved. Analyzed field data from different

processes to understand the coke formation inside the process furnace

tubes.

Developed the furnace run length correlation using data from different

types of furnaces to be used for furnace performance evaluation. This

correlation is applicable for multi-zone and single zone Millisecond

furnaces.

Analyzed sloped wall furnaces showing harder firing at the front end of the

tube increased the run length over conventional firing.

Performed shell and tube heat exchanger sizing, design and analysis using

HTRI codes.

Took courses in fired heater analysis.

Basic Technology, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1974 - 1976

Project Engineer

Wrote proposals, planned and completed projects for equipment used in

nuclear power generation industry.

Performed stress analysis of pressure vessels and analyzed heat exchanger

for nuclear industries.

Generated the Operability Assurance Analysis where stress, vibration and

seismic analyses of pumps and pump assemblies were performed according to

the ASME and AISC codes using ANSYS finite element programs. Presented

analysis results in certified reports to customers.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Faculty-Physics, Houston Community College, Houston, Texas

1991 - 2001

EDUCATION

Ph.D., M.S., B.S (all in Mechanical Engineering)

PUBLICATIONS

Space Station Surface Touch Temperature Study, ICES Conference, Colorado,

1992.

Heat Transfer and Friction Factors of High Prandtl Number Laminar Flow

through an Annulus with Circumferential Fins, 6th International Heat

Transfer Conference, Toronto, Canada, August 1978.

"Forced Convection Heat Transfer in a Bed of Rock pile," Journal of the

Institution of Engineers (India), Vol. 53, 1970.

"Heat Transfer and Friction Factors of High Prandtl Number Laminar Flow

through an Annulus with Circumferential Fins," Ph.D. Dissertation,

University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, December 1974.

Authored over 250 technical reports.

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