Santosh K. Mandal
**** ******** *****, *******, ***** 77083
(C) 832-***-**** ? (H) 281-***-**** ? ******@*****.***
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.