Sophia Racing - Chassis Lead
- Designed and manufactured the chassis for two race cars: hybrid front aluminum monocoque/steel rear tube frame and carbon fiber monocoque - Drafted individual components in Creo, then constructed a final assembly including all of the subcomponents - Performed force analysis, ran FEA simulation, conducted tensile/compression tests, created BOM, machined parts, ordered inventory, and constructed the final assembly of the race car - Implemented a new manufacturing process for the frame, which reduced manufacturing time by 50% and cut production costs by 40% - Received 1st out of 98 teams for the lightest vehicle award for both race cars by careful selection of materials and utilization of topology optimization