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title: "Pritesh Astik - Senior CAE Analyst in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Pritesh Astik, Vehicle Electronics - Thermal Development Engineer | CFD flow and thermal simulations, optimizing vehicles | StarCCM+ | Mercedes-Benz R&D | Royal Enfield | RWTH Aachen | IIT Bhubaneswar based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes claude and gemini."
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# Pritesh Astik on Tal

## Headline

Vehicle Electronics \- Thermal Development Engineer \| CFD flow and thermal simulations, optimizing vehicles \| StarCCM\+ \| Mercedes\-Benz R&D \| Royal Enfield \| RWTH Aachen \| IIT Bhubaneswar

## About

Methodical and detail\-oriented Engineer with 8 years of experience in CFD and Thermal Analysis\. My completed projects in New Simulation Methods development have led to capability enhancement and revenue generation for my employers\. My achievements in CFD Process Automation have reduced time\-to\-output by up to 90%, resulting in 40% cost reduction\. I feel strongly motivated, when I witness my designs and optimizations finding implementation in future products\. I am always happy to connect to other experts in the Automotive and other sectors\. Feel free to send me a connection request and a message here on LinkedIn\!

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

claude

gemini

## Work experience

Senior CAE Analyst at Mercedes\-Benz Research and Development India, Oct 2022 \- Present · 4 y, On\-site

CAE Analyst at Mercedes\-Benz Research and Development India, Nov 2019 \- Sep 2022 · 2 y 10 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Assistant Manager \- CFD at Royal Enfield, Apr 2019 \- Oct 2019 · 6 mo, Chennai, India

Post\-graduate Engineer Trainee at Royal Enfield, Apr 2018 \- Mar 2019 · 11 mo, Chennai, India

Master Thesis Student at FEV GmbH, Feb 2016 \- Sep 2016 · 7 mo, Aachen, Germany, Thesis: Numerical Modelling of Multi\-hole Injectors using CONVERGE CFD

Intern at FEV GmbH, May 2015 \- Oct 2015 · 5 mo, Aachen, Germany, Project: Simulative Study of Primary Atomization of Liquid Injection through Nozzles

Student Research Assistant at FEV GmbH, Mar 2014 \- Dec 2014 · 9 mo, Aachen, Germany, • Standardising AUTOSAR Naming Convention from older ASCET versions for the future projects\. • Diesel Engines Cooling System, Gearbox Detection & Drivability Controller Modelling in Simulink\.

## Education

Master of Science \(M\.Sc\.\), Automotive Engineering, RWTH Aachen University

Bachelor of Technology \(Honors\), Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar

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