Himanshu Sharma

Jaguar Land Rover – CFD Assets Team (via Tata Elxsi) Lead Design Engineer – Automotive Thermal & Aerodynamic CFD Thermal Runaway & Venting Simulation: Modeling and validating TRP events to support battery safety standards and vent design robustness. Underhood Thermal Management: Using advanced CHT analyses to optimize component cooling and airflow integration. Powertrain Cooling & Efficiency: Improving thermal performance of electric motors and powertrain components

Conducted full-vehicle CFD simulations to evaluate aerodynamic performance for Mercedes-Benz and AMG series vehicles. Performed underhood and underbody thermal management analyses using Conjugate Heat Transfer (CHT) in Star-CCM+. Identified thermally critical components and proposed design modifications to enhance thermal performance. Optimized airflow characteristics to meet aerothermal performance requirements across multiple vehicle configurations.

Estimated aerodynamic loads across the flight envelope to support aircraft performance studies. Proficient in CFD modeling, structured/unstructured meshing, and CAD integration using CATIA 3D Experience. Performed aerodynamic load calculations and developed requirements for low-/high-speed wind tunnel testing. Validated CFD results against experimental wind tunnel data for correlation accuracy. Experienced in meshing, turbulence model selection, and solver configuration to compute aerodynamic loads.

Contributed to the preliminary design phase of a VTOL aircraft under the “Solar Air Taxi” project at VTOL Aviation Pvt. Ltd. Led airfoil selection for the aircraft wing and assisted in UAV design for prototype development. Conducted independent aerodynamic analysis using Star-CCM+ to study the effect of boat-tail design on a truck’s aft region. Demonstrated potential drag reduction and flow improvement through geometry optimization.