About Me
I'm an Aerospace Systems Engineer. With a strong and diverse background in Aerospace, Mechanical and Systems Engineering, I enjoy working on multidisciplinary projects and being a part of a dedicated team.
I like to be unique and believe in doing things mostly fueled by sheer belief and imagination. I achieve true bliss from overcoming challenges and working on equally dedicated cross-functional teams. All my life fragments are exemplary to that.
Ritu Basu
Aerospace Systems Engineer
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B.S. Aerospace Engineering
M.S. Systems Engineering
Phone:
321-501-2939
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EDUCATION
Master of Science (M.S)
San Jose State University
Masters in Systems Engineering helped me get a deeper understanding of the cross-functional interactions between different engineering principles in the workforce and real-world applications. Graduate research in developing more efficient reentry vehicles from LEO to earth atmosphere and aviation accidents data analysis gave me a deeper respect for R&D work.
Bachelor of Science (B.S)
Florida Institute of Technology
Heavy theoretical work and practical experience in Aerospace motivated me to pursue my career in the Space industry. Engineering courses like Air-breathing engines, Thermodynamics, Rocket Propulsion, Orbital Mechanics & Partial Differential Equations helped me appreciate Space Sciences. Got the chance to lead multi-diverse teams and projects.
EXPERIENCE
March 2023 - Present
Citizen Scientist
International Institute for Astronautical Sciences (IIAS)
Researching & experimenting on remote sensing projects. Participating in hypoxia trainings, simulated suborbital flight tests, high g aerobatic flights and pressurized space suit trainings.
Nov 2020 - Nov 2021
Systems Engineer
Palo Alto Aviation & Space (PAAS)
Developed immersion cooling solutions to high performance computers. Performed computational fluid dynamic solutions to analyze fluid flow in data centers.
Sept 2022 - Present
Propulsion Software Engineer
Small Sats. Inc.
Simulating orbital trajectories using GMAT to demonstrate LEO and GEO transfers. Using Hall Effect thrusters as propulsion mechanism to research on efficient deep space missions.
SKILLS
Matlab, GMAT, LabView
CFD, Ansys, Promodel, FlexSim
R, Anova Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
HTML, SQL, Python, C++, Java
Creo, Solidworks, AutoCad
Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Soldering, Welding
EXPERTISE
Data Analysis
Skilled in analyzing and summarizing data using Statistical techniques and Machine Learning algorithms. Proficient in regression, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, statistical tools on Python
Project Manager
I hold experience in managing and leading different teams in the past and present. Managing the team through effective communication skills, efficient scheduling, budgeting and meeting deadlines are some of my everyday activities as a team leader.
Software and CFD
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cis-lunar trajectories & Hohnman transfers with ionic propulsions using orbital simulations on GMAT
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Ground navigation and control simulations for Hall effect thrusters in longer space missions
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Thermal & fluid flow tests to cooling solutions in high performance computers by computational fluid dynamics on MATLAB
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Immersion cooling for making thermally efficient server racks and better data center infrastructure.