Karthik Mahesh

Aircraft Systems Safety Engineer @Cirrus

Duluth, MN, US

Part of a 3-person team owning system safety activities on all Cirrus platforms; led design and certification activities on entire subsystems such as fuel, powerplant, flight controls by authoring FHAs, SSAs, zonal reports, PRRs, FTAs Developed multiple analysis models using hand calculations and Python, integrating CFD data and weight buildups, to evaluate impact of system malfunctions on aircraft dynamics and handling qualities, and obtained FAA approval of FHAs without requiring developmental flight tests for subsystems analyzed Refined best practices in design decision documentation using previously authored design notes as examples Improved subsystem reliability by assessing designed and procured parts for failure rates based on fault tree analyses

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Master of Science - MS, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Bachelor of Technology, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering