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Senior Technical Lead – Aerodynamics, CFD & Aero-Thermal Systems

Profile Summary

Results-driven technocrat with 20+ years of experience leading aero-thermal, CFD, and heat-transfer engineering across aerospace, turbomachinery, subsea systems, power transmission, home appliances, and aviation domains. Recognized for owning complex thermal-fluid challenges, translating physics-based insights into robust, high-performance products. I have partnered closely with global engineering teams at GE Oil & Gas, ABB, Whirlpool, and TCS, contributing to new product development, field issue resolution, and technology maturation, and supporting the successful launch of 15+ competitive products into international markets. My work has delivered measurable aerodynamic and thermal performance gains, including: • 0.5–1.5% efficiency improvement and 0.2–20% operability-range enhancement through aerodynamic redesign of impellers, diffusers, endwalls, and return channels for high-pressure centrifugal compressors (HPRC, D23 Evo, PF Plus, T30, T52). • System-level aero-thermal modeling of turbine hot-gas paths, evaluating transient thermal gradients during cold starts and shutdowns, assessing stress and life via LCF analyses, and predicting secondary-flow leakages using integrated 2D/3D heat-transfer simulations. • High-fidelity CFD-driven heat-exchanger design for subsea applications, achieving 5–7% predictive accuracy, with results embedded into 1D sizing tools to accelerate design cycles. • Development and calibration of a parametric CFD capability for centrifugal-compressor abradable seals, eliminating additional physical testing and establishing a reliable predictive framework aligned with experimental data. I bring a strong balance of hands-on analysis and technical leadership, supporting design reviews, root-cause investigations, and performance optimization across component and full-system levels. My contributions extend beyond project delivery: • 3 ASME IGTI conference publications • 1 patent on subsea heat-exchanger cooling techniques • Authorship of CFD Design-Rule Books on steam turbines, abradable seals, and subsea heat exchangers In recent years, I have also driven digital and AI-enabled engineering initiatives, applying Python-based automation, ML-assisted optimization, and exploratory data analysis to significantly reduce design-cycle time and improve decision quality. I am passionate about applying physics-based modeling, data-driven methods, and engineering judgment to solve high-impact aero-thermal problems and mentor teams delivering next-generation products.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Aerospace Engineering
• ☆ Aerodynamics
• ☆ Computer-Aided Engineering
• ☆ Engineering Thermodynamics/Thermophysical Engineering
• ☆ Nuclear Engineering
• ☆ Systems Science
• ☆ Energy Security
• ☆ Heat Transfer & Calorimetry
• ☆ Fluid Mechanics
• ☆ Computational Fluid Dynamics

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Image Processing, Image Analysis, Algorithm Design-Non ML, Algorithm Design-ML, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Text Mining & Analytics, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Product Development Formulation, Product Evaluation, Product Validation, Manufacturing, Concept Development

Work Experience

Senior CFD Lead

Tata Consultancy Services (India)

April 2024 - August 2025

Engineering Technical Leader

Baker Hughes (United States)

April 2010 - November 2022

Senior Engineer

ABB (India)

March 2009 - April 2010

Senior CFD Engineer

Whirlpool (India)

January 2006 - February 2009

Engineer

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (India)

November 2003 - January 2006

Education

Post Graduate Diploma (Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence)

International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore

December 2019 - December 2020

Master of Technology (Mechanical Engineering)

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

June 2001 - August 2003

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

CONFERENCE PAPER

Elisabetta Belardini, Rajeev Pandit, V. V. N. K. Satish Koyyalamudi, Dante Tommaso Rubino, Libero Tapinassi (2016). 2nd Quadrant Centrifugal Compressor Performance: Part II . Volume 9: Oil and Gas Applications; Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles; Wind Energy.

Rajeev Kumar Pandit, Luca Innocenti (2013). Computational Analysis of Abradable Seal: Part 1 . Volume 3A: Heat Transfer.

Rajeev Kumar Pandit, Luca Innocenti, Stefania Ricupero, Nuo Sheng (2013). Experimental Analysis of Abradable Labyrinth Seal Leakage With Simulated Groove: Part 2 . Volume 3A: Heat Transfer.

PATENT

Rajeev Kumar Pandit, Antel William Joseph (2015). WO2015144693 - A SUBSEA HEAT EXCHANGER ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD FOR IMPROVING HEAT DISSIPATING EFFICIENCY IN A SUBSEA HEAT EXCHANGER .