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Becca Stokes

Seattle,WA

Summary

Mechanical Analysis Engineer with experience in the aerospace and autonomous vehicle industries, focusing on thermal analysis and model validation.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Thermal Engineer

SpaceX
06.2024 - Current
  • Responsible thermal engineer for multiple avionics boards on Starlink satellites, supporting thermal analysis through design, testing, and deployment stages
  • Developed a 1D python tool for thermal performance of starlink satellites, enabling higher network utilization rates of deployed satellites

Senior Hardware Engineer

Motional
02.2021 - 06.2024
  • Hardware analysis engineer, working on Hyundai's self-driving car development
  • Performed modal, structural, and thermal simulations using ANSYS Mechanical and Icepak
  • Developed structural simulation standards, working with regulatory agencies in Singapore to ensure import compliance
  • Completed thermal-fluid simulation of concept compute unit for next-generation car development, investigating air cooling and cold plate design for 1000W compute unit
  • Built simulation models of the externally-mounted sensors, to study the deflection due to thermal expansion in high-heat environments and propose mitigation measures

Hardware Analysis Engineer

Uber ATG
08.2018 - 01.2021
  • Executed ANSYS thermal, structural, and electromagnetic simulations to validate and optimize designs
  • Performed validation tests to ensure correct simulations, including modal tap tests and thermal testing
  • Performed correlation analysis to ensure simulation quality
  • Headed composite material structural analysis and electromagnetic interference simulation programs
  • Programmed thermal simulation in python to calculate the full-car thermal profile in various ambient thermal conditions
  • Oversaw data collection in wind-tunnel testing to correlate simulation with real-world performance
  • Developed PCB failure analysis & lifetime estimation workflows

Associate Engineer - Post Grad (Thermal & Fluids Analysis)

SpaceX
09.2017 - 12.2017
  • Performed thermal simulations to derive operational minimum and maximum temperatures for parts on the Dragon space craft
  • Completed fluids analysis for pre- and post- flight propellant budgeting
  • Programmed python database in which thermal information for all Dragon and Falcon parts is stored
  • Automated workflow of post-flight data correlation to pre-flight analyses, using python to save engineers time and automate documentation

Hardware Engineering Intern

Uber ATG
05.2015 - 08.2017
  • Completed 3 Summer Internships at Uber ATG
  • Executed ANSYS thermal, structural, and electromagnetic simulations to validate and optimize designs
  • Developed vibration testing workflow by purchasing ME'Scope software and measurement hardware, and developing a training course for the full-time engineers
  • Designed and fabricated a weather testing chamber compliant with MIL-STD-810

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
12-2022

Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
05-2018

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
05-2017

Timeline

Thermal Engineer

SpaceX
06.2024 - Current

Senior Hardware Engineer

Motional
02.2021 - 06.2024

Hardware Analysis Engineer

Uber ATG
08.2018 - 01.2021

Associate Engineer - Post Grad (Thermal & Fluids Analysis)

SpaceX
09.2017 - 12.2017

Hardware Engineering Intern

Uber ATG
05.2015 - 08.2017

Master of Science - Computer Science

Georgia Institute of Technology

Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Carnegie Mellon University

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Carnegie Mellon University

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