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PRAVEEN KUMAR TADURI
Lead CFD Validation Engineer
Hyderabad,TG
Summary
Dynamic Software QA Automation Engineer with over 10 years of experience in designing, developing, and executing automated test scripts to ensure the highest quality and reliability of software applications. Expertise in collaborating with developers, product managers, and QA analysts to identify test requirements, create comprehensive test plans, and seamlessly integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines. Proven ability to thrive in both small and large team environments across diverse projects and organizations. Highly adaptable and capable of working independently in remote settings or within office environments as needed.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
Lead CFD Validation Engineer
ALTAIR Engineering India Private Limited
Bangalore
03.2016 - Current
- Leading and mentoring one of our CFD member in their validation and QA activities.
- Spearheaded the design and implementation of a modular database framework (ADB), reducing test maintenance by 40%
- Expertise in handling various projects like Battery thermal, Flux coupling and Multiphase flows.
- Integrated automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, accelerating release cycles by 30%.
- Started collaborating with DevOps to implement test execution in Docker containers.
Senior CFD Validation Engineer
ALTAIR Engineering India Private Limited
Bangalore
01.2018 - 01.2025
- Took the complete charge of AcuSolve DataBase (ADB) automation suite and added more regression cases to the suite.
- Worked on solver validation conversion, debugging and QA to assist solver development.
- Contributed to test case design and documentation for new feature releases.
- Participated in sprint planning, story grooming, and defect triage meetings to align QA efforts with business goals.
CFD Validation and QA Engineer
ALTAIR Engineering India Private Limited
Bangalore
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Executed functional, regression, and smoke tests for web applications in an Agile environment.
- Logged and tracked defects using JIRA, working closely with developers to ensure timely resolution.
- Designed CFD training course and documented test procedures, tutorials and manuals for industry applications.
Senior Research Engineer
FLUIDYN SOFTWARE & CONSULTANCY PVT LTD
Bangalore
07.2014 - 03.2016
- Executed advanced research projects in Computational fluid dynamic analysis of multi-phase flows, explosion scenarios, conjugate heat transfer (CHT) and thermal analysis, combustion scenarios, tank overflow problems etc.
- Presentation of results to clients and verifying if the objectives of the clients have been met.
- Validation of fluid flow and CHT problems with the parallelized multi-physics solver.
- Utilized advanced data analysis, simulation tools, and programming languages (e.g., Python, MATLAB, R) to analyze experimental data and optimize research outcomes.
- Skilled at operating in a wide range of platforms.
Research Engineer
FLUIDYN SOFTWARE & CONSULTANCY PVT LTD
Bangalore
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Experience with product presentation (CAE) with clients. (Major part involves demonstration of our product to client and asses for any additional requirements to meet client objectives).
- Excellent written and oral communication skills; capable of explaining complex software issues in easy-to-understand terms.
- Performed structured grid mesh using CADGEN (internal software) for most of Tank explosion cases.
Education
M.Tech - Aerospace
Indian Institute of Technology(IIT)
Kharagpur05-2012
B.Tech - Aeronautical
Institute of Aeronautical Engineering
Hyderabad05-2010
Higher Secondary (AP Board) -
Vignan Junior College
Hyderabad04-2006
Secondary (SSC) -
St Francis De Sales(SFS) High School
Secunderabad01.2004
Skills
CFD modeling and simulation skills
Automated testing with Python expertise
JIRA and Confluence proficiency
CI/CD pipeline management
Experienced with GitLab workflows
Comprehensive testing skills
Strong verbal communication
Effective listening
Problem-solving skills
Accomplishments
- Spearheaded AcuSolve database (ADB) project in a couple of months to more robust way including emailing the detailed reports to the complete team in a more user friendly way.
- Had worked on two major feature releases (Battery thermal and Flux coupling) simultaneously and could deliver the solutions more efficiently to the user including the complete documentation of the new features.
- Designed CFD training course and documented test procedures, tutorials and manuals for industry applications.
- Won First place in Intra School Science Quiz Competition
DECLARATION
I hereby declare that the above-mentioned information is correct up to my knowledge and I bear the responsibility for the correctness of the above-mentioned particulars. T PRAVEEN KUMAR
Software
HYPERMESH-CFD
SIMLAB
FLUENT
ANSYS-ICEM CFD
Timeline
Senior CFD Validation Engineer
ALTAIR Engineering India Private Limited
01.2018 - 01.2025
Lead CFD Validation Engineer
ALTAIR Engineering India Private Limited
03.2016 - Current
CFD Validation and QA Engineer
ALTAIR Engineering India Private Limited
01.2016 - 01.2018
Senior Research Engineer
FLUIDYN SOFTWARE & CONSULTANCY PVT LTD
07.2014 - 03.2016
Research Engineer
FLUIDYN SOFTWARE & CONSULTANCY PVT LTD
01.2012 - 01.2014
M.Tech - Aerospace
Indian Institute of Technology(IIT)
B.Tech - Aeronautical
Institute of Aeronautical Engineering
Higher Secondary (AP Board) -
Vignan Junior College
Secondary (SSC) -
St Francis De Sales(SFS) High School