Career
Nair is a leading technologist in the field of rocket systems and has made significant contribution to the development of multi-stage satellite launch vehicles, achieving self-reliance in independent access to space using indigenous technologies. Nair and his team have advanced their work in the face of several challenges in the regime of technology denials by adopting several innovations and novel techniques to realise world class launch vehicle systems. India today has a pride of place amongst the space-faring nations in launch vehicle technology. Specifically, as Project Director, he led the development of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) which has since become the workhorse for launching mainly Indian remote sensing satellites.
As Director of ISRO's largest R & D Centre, the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, he also saw India's Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) successfully come to fruition. Further, as Director of the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre of ISRO, he played a central role in the design and development of the crucial cryogenic engine for GSLV. A list of Positions held before is listed below:
| 2010–Present | Chairman, Centre for Management Development, Trivandrum |
| 2003-09 | Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation, Bangalore |
| 1999–2003 | Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum |
| 1995-99 | Director, Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, Trivandrum |
| 1994-96 | Programme Director, ILVP, VSSC, Trivandrum |
| 1988-95 | Project Director, PSLV, Trivandrum |
| 1984-88 | Associate Project Director, PSLV, Trivandrum |
| 1980-84 | Head, Electronics Systems, VSSC, Trivandrum |
| 1974-80 | Project Engineer, SLV-3 Project, Trivandrum |
| 1972-74 | Project Manager, Telecommand System, VSSC, Trivandrum |
| 1967-72 | Head, Payload Integration Section, TERLS, Trivandrum |
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