# Apurv Padlia

> Stanford University | IIT Kharagpur

Location: Stanford, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/apurvpadlia

Cuda C++ Engineer at an early-stage deep tech startup.

## Work Experience
### SDE, Cuda C++ @ Summer Robotics
Jan 2024 – Present

### SDE, C++ @ Summer Robotics
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024

### Aerospace Design Lab @ Stanford University
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
Electric VTOL drone that autonomously takes off, transitions, and lands
Developed the controls and navigation stack using C++ : PX4
Flight Test : https://youtu.be/6WruMsaykrU

### LEMFEV Research Group @ Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
Aerodynamic analysis of the flow separation, reattachment, and instability of an aircraft wing.
Analysed the flow physics using Python, C++ : Incompact3D, LCS-Tool

### Hyperloop Research Group @ Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
Aerodynamic analysis of the turbulence, transition, and choking of the flow over a hyperloop pod. 
Analysed the flow using Python, C++ : SU2

### NACDeC Aircraft Design Competition @ Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
Aircraft Design Competition to design a High Altitude Satellite
Designed the aircraft wing using Xfoil, XFLR5

### Optimization Engineer @ Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
Geometry optimization stack for aircraft design
Developed the geometry deformation module of the optimization stack using Python

### Optimization Engineer @ Voyzon Aerospace
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
Early Stage Deep Tech startup building aerial sanitation using drones
Optimized the nozzle diameter and spray height to minimize evaporation using MATLAB

### Optimization Engineer @ NextLeap Aeronautics
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
Early Stage Deep Tech startup building electric VTOL aircraft
Developed the optimization module of the aerodynamics stack using Python


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Aeronautics and Astronautics
Stanford University

### Bachelor of Technology - BTech in Aerospace Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/apurv-padlia-a63932174

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Last updated: 2026-04-05