ENGINEERING INTERNSHIPS
Sisir Radar - India's first drone-borne SAR (June-July 2023)
In the summer of 2023, I went to Kolkata for 6 weeks to intern at Sisir Radar, a spacetech startup founded by Tapan Misra, ex-Director of the Space Applications Center at ISRO.
My primary project was hyperspectral image analysis, where I developed algorithms for various matrix operations and programmed them into an interactive web app that could be used for analysing hyperspectral images. My work will be used internally when analysing hyperspectral images for clients. I also developed an offline GPT tool customised to write code for the company’s requirements.
Sisir was a transformative experience for me, wherein I learnt complex applied math and refined my coding knowledge. Most importantly, meeting driven and motivated people and seeing groundbreaking technology be developed inspired me to also become a spacetech entrepreneur.
INOX India Ltd. - Cryogenic Manufacturing (April 2024)
INOX India Ltd is one of the largest manufacturers worldwide of cryogenic equipment. I was fortunate to be able to intern at their manufacturing plant at Vadodara, Gujarat. Specifically, I interned in Unit 12 – the Cryoscientific division.
I witnessed the manufacturing of a gaseous helium cooler, cryogenic pipelines and India’s first indigenously designed MRI machine. I interacted with and learnt from various factory floor workers who helped me try out waterjet cutters, lathe machines, vertical milling tools and more, giving me a taste of what large scale industrial manufacturing is like.
I was particularly fascinated by their welding processes, which formed the tightest seals between metal pieces, ensuring no loss of heat. I was lucky to interact with skilled welders who were knowledgable on different welding techniques and I analysed weldments using radiography testing and dye penetrant testing as well.
I analysed different welding methods and wrote a paper.
Air India MRO - Aircraft operations (March 2024)
Air India has an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at Mumbai airport. In March 2024, I got the opportunity to observe the intensive process of a 1-C check on an A319 aircraft.
The complexity of aircraft systems was fascinating to witness up close. Seeing the internals of the aircraft, including engines, hydraulics, power unit and more, gave me a newfound respect for what is required to make an aircraft operational. I was awestruck by the rigorous attention to detail in the field of aerospace engineering.
Moreover, the engineers exhibited immense integrity and responsibility, working long hours to ensure every aspect of the aircraft met airworthiness standards. The maintenance was very detail-oriented, following strict protocols set by the manufacturer and overseen by multiple regulatory bodies.
Corpository - Data-based corporate intelligence (June-July 2020)
My first exposure to industry-level technology was with Corpository which took place remotely. Corpository provides clients with solutions for credit analysis, due diligence, portfolio management and more.
I worked on creating a database searching algorithm especially for addresses. One of the key challenges was that the addresses fed in by users were not in a standard format and there was lots of variation. Furthermore, given the number of addresses, a standard linear search was extremely inefficient. Thus, using Pandas and Numpy, I cleaned up the data to be more digestible segmenting key features like city, pin code, road name, etc. Then, the address search algorithm first filtered using these features such that the dataset to be searched was smaller.
My work was adapted for use by Bank of Baroda, India’s 2nd largest public sector bank!