Manikandan Krishnan

Manikandan Krishnan is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in thermal engineering and simulations, currently serving as the Manager - CAE (Thermal) at Molex since February 2014. Manikandan has a strong background in electrical and electronic systems, specializing in thermal, mechanical, and electrical simulations, and has expertise in selecting and optimizing advanced cooling solutions such as heatsinks, fans, heat pipes, thermoelectric coolers, and liquid cooling technologies. Prior roles include Principal Engineer and Senior Engineer at Molex, focused on thermal simulations of electronic components using Flotherm and ICEPAK, complemented by experience as a Senior Application Engineer at CoreEL Technologies, dealing with electronics and data center cooling, as well as transient fire simulations. Manikandan's career began as a CFD Analyst at FMC Technologies. Manikandan holds a Master of Science in Heat Transfer from the Indian Institute of Science and a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Thiagarajar College of Engineering, along with a Diploma in Production Engineering from Thiagarajar Polytechnic College.