Experience

CERFACS

• France
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Doctoral Student

  • Nov 2020 - Present

  Research topic: "Surrogate models based on large eddy simulations for the multi-disciplinary design of reusable liquid rocket engines." Research topic: "Surrogate models based on large eddy simulations for the multi-disciplinary design of reusable liquid rocket engines."



German Aerospace Center (DLR)

• Germany
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Master Thesis Project

  • Apr 2020 - Oct 2020

  Carried out the Master thesis project titled: "Applicability of radiation modeling for direct comparison of simulations and experiment". The project consisted of developing a Python tool to estimate the electromagnetic emission from excited hydroxyl radicals present in a liquid rocket combustor non-premixed flame. A priori, a software architecture was proposed and implemented followed by the application of the tool to two distinct test cases and compared to the results from experiments conducted at DLR Lampoldshausen. The project led to the validation of the Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering at ISAE-SUPAERO.



Supaero Space Section

• France
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Combustion Team Lead - Project Griffon at Supaero Space Section

  • Nov 2018 - Apr 2020

  Member of Supaero Space Section - Project "Griffon". Its objectives are to design, produce and certify a hybrid rocket engine. Performed duties as Combustion team lead. These include: - Development of a python software tool to model the overall behavior of a hybrid rocket engine. - Performed data post-processing and analysis of Hycom's engine test-bench located at ONERA Fauga site. Concluded by inferring the proposed fuel (ABS) regression law for a posteriori design. Member of Supaero Space Section - Project "Griffon". Its objectives are to design, produce and certify a hybrid rocket engine. Performed duties as Combustion team lead. These include: - Development of a python software tool to model the overall behavior of a hybrid rocket engine. - Performed data post-processing and analysis of Hycom's engine test-bench located at ONERA Fauga site. Concluded by inferring the proposed fuel (ABS) regression law for a posteriori design.



ExxonMobil

• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Computational Engineer

  • Sep 2015 - May 2018

  Worked for ExxonMobil URC (Upstream Research Company) as part of the Surveillance and Optimization group. The role of a computational engineer consists on the application of engineering domain knowledge to industry related problems and the later delivery of solutions via software applications. Worked actively in projects related to West Africa assets in conjunction with operations and researchers. My experience includes a training assignment in Houston, Texas of three (3) months of duration. Responsibilities: 1 - Development and testing of Research Applications 2 - Perform data analytics over data coming from multiple data sources 3 - Development of physics and data driven models of facilities hardware (see Patents section) 4 - Identify new opportunities for improvement on testing practices for company assets



Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires

• Argentina
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Thermodynamics Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2015 - Dec 2016

  Responsibilities: 1 - Address students doubts on the subject during and off course hours 2 - Conduct lab experiments with the students 3 - Grade exams Responsibilities: 1 - Address students doubts on the subject during and off course hours 2 - Conduct lab experiments with the students 3 - Grade exams



Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires

• Argentina
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • May 2012 - Dec 2014

  Collaborated in several research engineering projects as an undergraduate student which includes: 1. Project BugSat-ResistoJet: design and testing of a nanosatellite propulsion system. Collaborated in construction and calibration of testing equipment. 2. Project on flat supersonic nozzles: design and performance testing of convergent-divergent flat supersonic nozzles. Performed simulations in Ansys CFX with a posteriori validation through experimental data (Publication: Pedreira, P. H., J. R. Lauretta, and S. D’hers. "Planar Nozzles for Controllable Microthrusters." Journal of Aerospace Engineering (2016): 06016007) 3. Hydrogen high-pressure discharge from coiled tanks: performed Ansys Fluent simulations of the discharge to determine gas temperature evolution



Physics for everyone lectures

• Argentina

• Teaching Assistant Professor

  • Mar 2008 - Nov 2009

  Teaching assistant professor at Physics for everyone lectures at Universidad Nacional de Salta under guidance of professor Daniel Cordoba. This lectures were oriented to high school students who showed early interest in Physics. Teaching assistant professor at Physics for everyone lectures at Universidad Nacional de Salta under guidance of professor Daniel Cordoba. This lectures were oriented to high school students who showed early interest in Physics.