Dr. Jorge Carretero

Research for generation after-next products (N+2) in the area of Electrical and Electromagnetic Engineering Research in advanced thermal management technologies for electrical systems

In charge of thermal systems development for Airbus EAS QuadCruiser and 
Future concepts (Technostream) group. Areas of responsibility include: electric motor/inverter cooling, battery thermal management, fuel cell cooling, refrigeration cycles, genset/gearbox cooling, heat exchanger and heat sink design, thermal management strategy development.

Recognized expert: owner thermal management commercial aviation roadmap (N+1, N+2), investigator for multiple field root-cause-analysis cases, leader for expert teams in 3 continents with budgets exceeding 1MM$/year Highly experienced in thermal management projects for advanced engine architectures, additive heat exchangers for aircraft engines, and hybrid electric propulsion architectures.

Led GE Thermal Management Tools Program: Developed heat exchanger, compartment ventilation, composite/ plastics under fire, and soakback models for GE Aviation & Energy. Grew thermal group from 1 to 8 researchers with simultaneous projects successfully delivering in time and budget while expanding experimental facilities. Presented results quarterly to leadership through technical and programmatic reviews.

Numerical aerodynamic design of turbomachinery centrifugal compressors.

Space Propulsion Laboratory MIT Aeronautics & Astronautics Department GPA 4.7/5.0 (5 is highest grade) Major: Fluid mechanics Minor: Microfabrication

Major: Fluid Mechanics Active Materials & Structures Lab & Fluids Dynamics Research Lab MIT Aeronautics & Astronautics Department GPA 4.7/5.0 (5 is highest grade)