Thirumalesh Venkateshappa
About Thirumalesh Venkateshappa
Thirumalesh Venkateshappa is a Senior Stress Engineer at QuEST Global in Filton, Bristol, UK, with over 13 years of experience in stress analysis of aerospace structures and turbo-machinery components.
Company
Thirumalesh Venkateshappa is currently employed at QuEST Global in Filton, Bristol, UK. At QuEST Global, he holds the position of Senior Stress Engineer, contributing to the success of various projects with his extensive background in stress analysis and engineering.
Title and Role
As a Senior Stress Engineer, Thirumalesh Venkateshappa specializes in stress analysis for aerospace structures, turbo-machinery components, and off-road automotive systems. His role involves detailed finite element analysis, validation, and review of projects while providing production support for companies like Airbus and Bombardier.
Previous Work Experience
Thirumalesh Venkateshappa worked at GKN Aerospace as a Stress Engineer from 2009 to 2017 in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK. Prior to that, he held the role of Stress Analyst at QuEST Global from 2005 to 2009. His experience also includes working onshore at GE in Greenville, USA, focusing on TTM analysis of gas turbine rotor and casing components for one year.
Education and Expertise
Thirumalesh Venkateshappa holds a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University. His expertise encompasses stress analysis of metallic and composite structures for military and civil aircraft, finite element and classical hand calculation methods, 2D and 3D modeling, transient thermo-mechanical analysis, and more. He has specialized knowledge in the static methods of Airbus and Bombardier for composites and metallic structures.
Skills and Achievements
Thirumalesh Venkateshappa holds GKN Aerospace delegated Level 2 internal checker status for reviewing A350 and Bombardier projects. He is proficient in creating 3D models using CATIA, writing certification reports, and validating FEM models. He has a proven track record in team management, project coordination, and technical problem-solving. His extensive experience includes planning, designing, estimating, quality assurance, and project delivery.