Engineer • Scientist • Leader

Dr. Fayaz Rasheed

Senior Program Integrations Manager at Boeing. Ph.D., MBA, FIMechE. Bridging aerospace engineering, AI, and strategic program management to deliver transformative solutions.

Aerospace Engineering Program Management Machine Learning / AI Chartered Engineer
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Dr. Fayaz Rasheed
Engineering the Future

With over a decade of expertise in program management and engineering, Dr. Fayaz Rasheed is a Senior Program Integrations Manager at Boeing, where he applies his knowledge and skills to improve processes, manage complex problems, and deliver innovative solutions.

He holds a Ph.D., MPhil, MS, and BS in Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering along with an MBA. A Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, his mission is to lead teams leveraging cutting-edge technologies — including machine learning and AI — to advance the state of the art and impact everyday lives.

15+
Awards & Achievements
100%
Improvement Delivered
2
World-First Projects
Academic Background
MBA — Leadership & Analytics
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2022
Ph.D. Aeronautical Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY
2018
M.Phil. Aerospace Engineering
The University of Manchester, UK
2014
MSc. Aerospace Engineering
The University of Manchester, UK
2012
B.E. Aeronautical Engineering
Anna University, India
2010
Machine Learning & AI
MIT & Caltech
2021
Professional Journey

Dr. Fayaz Rasheed is a Senior Program Integrations Manager at Boeing, leading complex integration projects across the 737 program. Prior to Boeing, he served as a Research & Development Staff Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where he pioneered innovation in fusion energy and advanced manufacturing—building digital twins and developing cutting-edge cooling strategies for fusion reactors. Earlier in his career, he conducted groundbreaking fluid dynamics research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, including zero-gravity experiments and the development of a containerless bioreactor for NASA, achieving the first successful controlled pinning of a droplet in zero gravity—a world-first achievement.

Selected Achievements

Finalist — UK Alumni Awards 2023

Finalist in the Science and Sustainability Category, recognizing outstanding contributions to engineering and science.

Award

ASME Robert T. Knapp Award

Received the prestigious ASME Robert T. Knapp Award as lead author for outstanding contributions to fluid mechanics research.

Award

Fusion Reactor Cooling Strategies

Featured on AAAS Eureka Alert for research on cooling strategies of fusion reactors at ORNL.

Fusion Energy

Digital Twin — Fusion Helium Loop

Presented at Ansys Simulation World 2021 on building a digital twin using reduced order models.

Digital Twin

Containerless Bioreactor for NASA

Research for a containerless bioreactor with NASA for the International Space Station and Mars missions.

NASA / Space

Droplet Pinning in Zero-G

Achieved the first successful controlled pinning of a droplet in zero gravity — a world-first achievement.

Zero Gravity
Areas of Expertise

Management & Leadership

Engineering Management Product Management Program Management Agile / Scrum Cross-Functional Teams

Engineering & Science

Aerospace Engineering Aerodynamics Fluid Dynamics CFD / FEA Wind Tunnel Testing

Technology & Innovation

Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Digital Twin R&D Strategy Simulation

Domains

Aerospace Defense Fusion Energy Space / NASA Academia
Professional Affiliations
Boeing AIAA IMechE Phi Kappa Phi Rensselaer Oak Ridge ASME MIT Manchester Illinois Caltech NASA Boeing AIAA IMechE Phi Kappa Phi Rensselaer Oak Ridge ASME MIT Manchester Illinois Caltech NASA

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