Kartik Bhatia
Technician @ Advanced Fabrication Lab | Undergraduate Researcher @ Collaborative Controls and Robotics Laboratory | Chief Engineer @ V.A.A.C.E | Aerospace Engineering @ University of Maryland
- Role
- Chief Engineer at V.A.A.C.E
- Location
- College Park, MD, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kartik Bhatia
Engineering professional experienced in managing multidisciplinary teams, coordinating scope, schedule, and risk across R&D projects. Experienced in structured development cycles, design reviews, milestone tracking, and implementing risk mitigation strategies that significantly reduce high-severity risk exposure. Bring a systems-driven approach to ensure alignment, accountability, and measurable progress from concept to execution, with effective stakeholder communication in a fast-paced R&D environment.
Experience
Chief Engineer
Aug 2024 — Present · College Park, MD, US
Leading a 20+ member interdisciplinary team in developing a NASA-funded stage-one prototype of a payload system being designed for sustained exploration within Venus’s extreme atmosphere. Overseeing end-to-end systems engineering, from subsystem integration, design validation, and requirements analysis to risk assessment and functional prototyping. Coordinating efforts in thermal systems, materials, robotics, and payload design to deliver a mission-relevant proof-of-concept aligned with NASA’s technology roadmaps (TX codes)
Education
University of Maryland
Bachelor's degree, Aerospace Engineering
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