Abishek Kanagali

About Abishek Kanagali

A Thermal Engineer (Mechanical Engineer with Major in Thermal Science and Computational Fluid Dynamics/CFD) with masters (MS) from WSU and 8+ years of experience in the field of thermal management, electronics cooling and battery cooling - both in simulation and testing.Subject matter expert in thermal management, electronic systems cooling (ESC), printed circuit boards (PCB), condensation/venting and sun-load.Strong analytical and numerical skills and physics based understanding of heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and thermodynamics.Extensive and robust modelling experience of semiconductors, module package, system design, LEDs, lasers, PCBs, drivers, ICs, diodes, fans, high efficient SoC LED drivers, batteries,etc.Manager and Technical Lead for global/offshore team in providing technical direction, allocating tasks and getting quality work done in timely manner. Also responsible for training new employees, interns and off shore team.Productive, self-starter with excellent problem solving skills and ability to meet critical deadlines.Strong understanding of cooling technologies for electronics/automotive applications including active and passive cooling methods such as heatsinks, heat pipe/vapor chamber, fans/blowers, PCB (metal core or FR4), dielectrics and thermal interface Materials (TIM).Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, as I engage with global customers and suppliers to assess their needs and support the dialogue and analysis needed to manage the development project effectively.Drive initiatives to boost product quality and reliability, leveraging innovative thinking to solve complex problems.Experience working on high volume consumer products for various OEMs – Tesla, BMW, Ford, GM, Stellantis/FCA, PSA, Nissan, Renault, etc.Innovation motivates me - Investigating and proposing innovative ideas to improve thermal dissipation in current & future products.Hands-on lab experience working with various equipment and environmental chambers for various testing including Thermocouple testing, data acquisitions (DAQ) and tear downs of electronics components and automotive lamps, T3Ster, IR cameras, condensation management devices, etc.Being a self-starter and enthusiastic learner, I have worked on various personal projects from open source and performed thermal simulation of a basic level smart phone/table, CPU, servers, etc.CFD modelling tools: Siemens FloEFD, NX MAYA Simcenter 3D/TMG, PCB Exchange, Ansys Fluent, ICEPAK, FloTherm, Sauna.I have a positive attitude and am always looking forward to the next challenge.

Experience

1. Thermal Engineering Manager - Cae

   Flex-N-Gate

   Sep 2022 — Present · Detroit, MI, US

   Added Leadership and Management responsibilities: Automotive Lighting and EV Battery• Manage and Technically Lead on-shore and off-shore team including visits, planning, assigning, providing technical direction, reviewing results and getting quality work done in timely manner.• Perform simulation quality check with correlation of models to actual parts.• Provide technical training and mentoring to interns and new hires.• Reviewing resumes, conducting technical interviews and shortlisting candidates for the Thermal Engineer role.• Work with engineers, engineering managers and off-shore team to meet all timing expectations.

Education

• St. Xavier's High School, Belgaum

  School

  1996 — 2008

• RLS PU College of Science

  Pre-University, Science

  2008 — 2010

• Visvesvaraya Technological University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering

  2010 — 2014

• Wayne State University

  Master’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering

  2014 — 2016

Skills

• Thermodynamics
• Internal Combustion Engines
• Computer-Aided Design (Cad)
• Electronic Systems Cooling
• Thermal Engineering
• Hypermesh
• Fem Analysis
• Abaqus
• Microsoft Word
• Workbench
• Team Leadership
• Data Analysis
• German A1 Level Language
• Cad/Cam
• Lighting
• Dfa
• Validation
• Ansys
• Technical Lead
• Basic of C
• Dfss
• Automotive
• Siemens Nx
• Gt-Power
• Autocad
• Testing
• Cad
• Solidworks
• Technical Leadership
• C
• Simulations
• Ideas Nx
• Chemkin
• Fluid Mechanics
• Simulation Software
• Microsoft Office
• Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (Dfmea)
• Computational Fluid Dynamics (Cfd)
• Cfd
• Pcb Exchange