SUMMARY
Senior Systems/Electrical/Project engineer with 11+ years of extensive experience in multiple phases of hardware & software development, systems engineering, as well as project/product management. Primarily responsible for inception and implementation of many product designs. Solid background in planning and managing projects under demanding deadlines and shoestring budgets. Significant contribution to company profitability through grants and funding obtained from SBIR (Small Business Innovative Research) proposals. Strong expertise in system architecture design, algorithm development, PCBA (Printed Circuit Board Assembly), and problem-resolution for space based electronics/avionics. Skills acquired through experience in complex designs for the hi-rel and aerospace industry in a start-up environment.
Systems:
Electrical:
MS Electrical Engineering Utah State University, Logan, UT Aug’99 – Nov’01
BE Electronics and Telecom. Engineering, University of Bombay, India July’94 – May’98
Systems/Electrical Engineer (Level 5) Sep’09-current
Lead Electrical Engineer on RPB (Reconfigurable Processor Board) Mar’10-current
Lead Electrical Engineer on the NGAS Testbed hardware May’10-current
Design Net Engineering, LLC, Colorado, USA
Senior Engineering Consultant Sep’10 - current
EYASSAT, Colorado USA
Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer(Level 3-4) May’05–Sep’09
Design Net Engineering, LLC, Colorado, USA
Electrical Engineer (Level 2) Feb’02–Apr’05
Design Net Engineering, LLC, Colorado, USA
(About 20 Employees Company with start-up like atmosphere)
Lead Systems Engineer – TT&C Subsystem Feb’00–Jan’02
USU/SDL ION-F Program, UT, USA
Senior Lecturer Jun’98–Jul’99
V.E.S.I.T, Polytechnic, Mumbai, INDIA
Hardware Trainee/Intern Aug’97–May’98
Arya Communications PVT LTD, Mumbai, INDIA
Lead role in design, development, and overall system/project management of cutting edge electronics for a variety of space and commercial applications. Major ones are listed below:
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
· “TT&C Subsystem for a new generation of Nanosatellites”, a text book based on my Master’s Thesis to be submitted – will be published by VDM Verlag Publishing house.
· A.Chandrasekaran, James. E. Gutshall “The Design of the Telemetry and Communication System Used by the Ionospheric Observation Nanosatellite Formation (ION-F) Mission”, 15th AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites, Logan UT, Aug 2001 – Won second place at the Student Competition
· A.Chandrasekaran, James. E. Gutshall “The Design of a Terminal Node Controller (TNC) and GPS/Telemetry Beacon for Space and Ground Applications”, 15th AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites, Logan UT, Aug2001
· A. Chandrasekaran, Dr. Charles M. Swenson “Communication Link Analysis for the ION-F Mission (STK® Supports Comm. Study and Analysis)”, INVIEW Magazine, April 2003. Complete technical paper can be found at http://www.stk.com/pdf/white_papers/0303_inview_article.pdf
· A. Chandrasekaran, Dr. K. Stewart, G. Murphy “Telemetry, Tracking, and Ground Station Architectures for Small Satellite Clusters”, 42nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting & Exhibit, Reno, NV, Jan 2004
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Languages/Applications:Matlab (8+ yrs), STK (3+ yrs), VB, Solid Works, Embassy Works, LATEX, MS Office Suite, MS Visual Studio, SmartDraw, C, C++, Shell & PERL scripting
EDA/Cadence tools/ interfaces: Orcad (10+ yrs), Allegro, Altium (6+ yrs), and Pspice (6+ yrs), Lab View
Operating Systems:Windows 7/Vista/XP/NT/2000, LINUX
Experience with clean room (10,000-100,000) & ESD procedures – ESD trained and certified at DNet (6+ yrs)
VISA STATUS:Green Card Holder (Permanent Resident in US)
REFERENCES:References shall be provided upon request.
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