Building towards one goal: "make earth observation data acquisition easier".

- Command and control a constellation of 120+ CubeSats in Low Earth Orbit that includes daily ops support, maintenance operations, on-orbit upgrades, and anomaly mitigation.- Design, develop and maintain Spire's conjunction event response strategy and CDM processing workflows for ensuring safe satellite operations in LEO. - Build tools for fleet-wide metric visualization to gain insights into constellation resiliency and performance enhancements resuting from fleet-wide upgrades.- Validate the on-orbit performance of the various payloads and critical subsystems by analyzing observation data and satellite telemetry.- Support the on-ground testing campaign for new satellite platforms through the ConOps development / execution / analysis / debug phases.

- Develop tools and algorithms in the Space Situational Awareness (SSA) domain including optimal maneuver planning for collision avoidance, conjunction data massages (CDMs) processing & orbit determination.- Conducted large-scale data analysis and uncertainty quantification on ephemeris data from satellite operators.- Perform applied research and simulations spanning multiple topics including state estimation, error propagation, and collision probability analysis.

- Hardware-software integration for a DJI Matrice 210 UAV and custom control law development & testing- Developing a computer-vision driven control algorithm on ROS (Robotic Operating System) using C++- Incorporating software development platform OSDK with onboard computers & advanced vision hardware

- Designed all subsystems, mission architecture, orbital characteristics of a spacecraft on paper in 100 hours- Conducted requirement analysis, derived critical requirements, and made specific subsystem level design decisions- Selected commercially available off-the-shelf parts for each subsystem and validated critical subsystem budgets

- Developed overall system architecture including mission and subsystem design, testing & validation roadmaps for a lunar satellite constellation- Conducted stakeholder analysis and trade-studies for key design considerations for satellite constellation architecture using STK- Collaborated with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory on a bi-weekly basis to review progress and provide updates

- Researched drone fleet management & mission planning software in US & Indian markets for implementation- Brainstormed & prepared a pitch deck, business presentation, and videos for Airbus BizLab Startup Accelerator- The role exposed me to working at a start-up with a fast-paced entrepreneurial work environment.

- Experimented with Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) techniques with an autonomous UGV- Integrated data from LIDAR & Astra camera into ROS (Robotic Operating System) for algorithm development- Created a communications architecture for testing and implementation of UGV via remote control

- Mentored and advised 56 undergraduate engineering students on personal, academic, and career concerns.- Created, organized, and facilitated floor events on social, cultural, and academic themes.- Liaised with floor residents and Purdue University Residences to advocate and uphold the university code of conduct.

- Designed and fabricated an electric breakdown vacuum chamber for testing spacecraft propulsion systems.- Presented a research talk, participated in weekly professional development meetings, and research seminars.- Part manufacturing experience with CNC mill, lathe, vertical/horizontal band saw, and power tools for more than 120 hours.