Blue Jay Racing: Driveline Design Engineer for Front and Rear Hubs; Graphics lead.

Blue Jay Racing at Johns Hopkins participates in the Baja SAE collegiate design competition hosted by the Society of Automotive Engineers to design, build, and compete a single seat off-road vehicle. Blue Jay Racing prides itself on designing and manufacturing a new vehicle each year to compete at three competitions annually across the country.

July 2021 - June 2023

Johns Hopkins University

SOLIDWORKS CAD Modeling, PDM, Ansys Mechanical FEA, laser cutting, design for manufacture, large scale assembly management, machining, welding, designing jigging, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, vinyl graphics, graphic design, aesthetic design

Increase hub performance:
-5% reduction in polar moment of inertia /rotational inertia mass
-5% reduction in weight
-No failures at competition or during drive days
Improve Manufacturability:
-Simplify manufacturing process with fewer difficult weld angles
Improve Serviceability:
-Ability to disassemble front corner in less than 15 minutes

I joined the team as a general member for the 18XT vehicle coming in with minimal experience and focused on learning the design cycle and manufacturing. For the 19XT, I was the front and rear hubs designer as well as the graphics lead.

My hubs designs were successful in meeting all of the goals set forth in the objective statement, including the weight reduction by 25%. A change in wheel rim bolt pattern dictated that the hubs had to be larger than the outgoing design, which heightens this achievement. The overall strength to volume ratio was increased as well.

The hubs survived 38hr of installed use without failures.