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Aaditya Wangikar

Aerodynamics & CFD Engineer | Passionate about AI-Driven Flow Simulation | M.Tech IIT Kanpur

Bengaluru

8+ years of work experience

NewSpace Research and Technologies
Jul 20233 yrs 3 mosPresent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Aug 20221 yrJul 2023

Teaching Assistant for the course TA101 : Engineering Drawing
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Jul 20212 yrs 6 mosDec 2023

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Mar 20215 mosJul 2021

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Multidisciplinary work involves design and optimization of conceptual air breathing hypersonic vehicle. Four different modules - Aerodynamics, Aerodynamics, Thermo-Structures and Stability were designed and analysed using MATLAB. Scramjet integrated waverider was designed using Stream Thrust Analysis. Forebody of the vehicle was designed using oblique shock relation. Combustion unit was designed using Turbulent shear mixing relationship and generalised ODE for heat addition with increasing area for constant pressure. Nozzle was designed using Method of characteristics. Thermostructural analysis was carried out by calculating aerodynamic heat flux and subsequently determining the equilibrium wall temperature for given thickness amd material. Waverider concepts were incorporated in integration of the vehicle and subsequently shock expansion method was used to calculate aerodynamic forces acting on the vehicle. Stability analysis was performed to calculate position orientation and shape of the stabilizer. Various parameters were identified and parameterization was performed linking input and output parameters. NSGA and ANN concepts was used to build surrogate model which is used for optimisation of the vehicle.
Team Antariksh
Aug 20191 yr 1 moAug 2020

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Team Antariksh
May 20182 yrs 4 mosAug 2020

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Team Antariksh
Jan 20181 yr 4 mosApr 2019

Bengaluru Area, India

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Education

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR

Professional Certification Course, Generative AI and Machine Learning

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR

20251 yr2026
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR

Master of Technology - MTech, Aerospace Engineering /Aerodynamics

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR

20212 yrs2023

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Headline

Aerodynamics & CFD Engineer | Passionate about AI-Driven Flow Simulation | M.Tech IIT Kanpur

About

I’m an Aerospace Engineer passionate about combining Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), AI, and physics-based modeling to solve complex aerodynamic problems. With a Master’s from IIT Kanpur and over 3 years of experience in aerodynamics, design optimization, and machine learning, I’ve worked on projects ranging from high-altitude platforms and VTOL systems to supersonic dusty-gas simulations and reentry-like flow analysis. My work bridges engineering physics and intelligent computation — developing custom solvers in OpenFOAM, and creating aerodynamic prediction tools I’m particularly interested in AI-assisted CFD, reentry aerodynamics, and aero-thermal modeling, with a long-term goal of contributing to next-generation flight and space systems.

Location

Bengaluru

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Work experience

Engineer II - Aerodynamics at NewSpace Research and Technologies, Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Teaching Assistant at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Aug 2022 - Jul 2023 · 1 yr, Teaching Assistant for the course TA101 : Engineering Drawing

Postgraduate Student at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Jul 2021 - Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 6 mos, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Project Intern at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Mar 2021 - Jul 2021 · 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Multidisciplinary work involves design and optimization of conceptual air breathing hypersonic vehicle. Four different modules - Aerodynamics, Aerodynamics, Thermo-Structures and Stability were designed and analysed using MATLAB. Scramjet integrated waverider was designed using Stream Thrust Analysis. Forebody of the vehicle was designed using oblique shock relation. Combustion unit was designed using Turbulent shear mixing relationship and generalised ODE for heat addition with increasing area for constant pressure. Nozzle was designed using Method of characteristics. Thermostructural analysis was carried out by calculating aerodynamic heat flux and subsequently determining the equilibrium wall temperature for given thickness amd material. Waverider concepts were incorporated in integration of the vehicle and subsequently shock expansion method was used to calculate aerodynamic forces acting on the vehicle. Stability analysis was performed to calculate position orientation and shape of the stabilizer. Various parameters were identified and parameterization was performed linking input and output parameters. NSGA and ANN concepts was used to build surrogate model which is used for optimisation of the vehicle.

Chief Subsystem Engineer, Aerodynamics Subsystem at Team Antariksh, Aug 2019 - Aug 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Sponsorship Marketing and Publicity at Team Antariksh, May 2018 - Aug 2020 · 2 yrs 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Thermal Subsystem Engineer at Team Antariksh, Jan 2018 - Apr 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos, Bengaluru Area, India

Education

Professional Certification Course, Generative AI and Machine Learning, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR

Master of Technology - MTech, Aerospace Engineering /Aerodynamics, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR