Kanika Gakhar

Lead Propulsion Engineer at SpaceX; Aviation Week\'s \"20 Twenties\" Winner (2020); M.S. from MIT, AeroAstro

Role
Lead Propulsion Engineer at SpaceX
Location
Cambridge, MA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Kanika Gakhar

I am a physicist in an engineer’s body who performs in a creative and entrepreneurial manner in challenging environments. I have experience in design, analysis, development, testing, and leading diverse teams in aerospace companies and research groups. Online Portfolio: https://kanika1237.wixsite.com/myeportfolio

Experience

  1. Lead Propulsion Engineer

    SpaceX

    Aug 2020 — Present · Hawthorne, CA, US

Education

  • Sacred Heart Girls' High School, India

    Indian Certificate of Secondary Education

    2000 — 2012

  • Global Indian InternationalSchool

    International Baccalaureate Diploma Program

    2012 — 2014

  • Texas A&M University

    Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

    2014 — 2018

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Master's degree, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

    2018 — 2020

Skills

  • Creative Problem Solving Skills
  • Proficient in Solidworks
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Proficient in Java
  • Proficient in Labview
  • Proficient in Matlab
  • Passionate About Research
  • Proficient in Xflr
  • Learning Star-Ccm+
  • Microsoft Office

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