Formula Student - Powertrain Firmware & Control

• Oct 2022 - Present

Race Engineering

• May 2022 - Present

I worked with the Steller race team for a few races of the 2022 British GT season to gain experience of race engineering and what goes on during a race weekend. I joined them at Silverstone for the second race of the season where I met the whole team, experienced how a race day runs and observed the race engineers analysing the car’s performance, using TSL Timing, RaceCTRL and Excel, and the data-based decision process and strategy before and throughout the race. For the season finale at Donington I learnt how they estimated the required tyre pressures for projected track temperatures to achieve optimum tyre performance in the small tyre window, adjusted the anti-roll bar setup for wet tyres and slicks and how to identify telemetry graphs. After hard work from the team all season and resolving rear grip and oversteer problems in free practice we became GT4 Champions. Show less

Composites

• Oct 2019 - Oct 2019

I assisted with the construction of the carbon fibre nose of the car for crash testing. This involved carefully and precisely layering carbon fibre sheets in a carbon fibre mould without creasing the layers. I also made a model of a racing driver’s helmet from carbon fibre with a mould, using different sanding and polishing techniques to finish it. This experience was a great insight into the materials element of Formula 1 as it was a topic I have had less exposure to. At the end of the week I went on a tour of Williams Advanced Engineering where they showed me their innovative projects such a aerofoils for refrigerated supermarket shelves and their battery technology for the Aston Martin Rapid E. Show less

Advanced Technology

• Aug 2019 - Aug 2019

I spent 3 days in their Electrical Engineering Design team helping with the electronic display unit for the Volvo S90 Excellence lounge console and coming up with ideas for displaying how a 24V-12V DC-DC Converter works. I was also given the task of designing a cyclic durability testing circuit for a “bomb bay” door system on a luxury console, which gave me the opportunity to use my A Level Physics knowledge in a real life problem. I spent 3 days in their Electrical Engineering Design team helping with the electronic display unit for the Volvo S90 Excellence lounge console and coming up with ideas for displaying how a 24V-12V DC-DC Converter works. I was also given the task of designing a cyclic durability testing circuit for a “bomb bay” door system on a luxury console, which gave me the opportunity to use my A Level Physics knowledge in a real life problem.

Fabrication

• May 2019 - May 2019

I learnt new practical skills in their Fabrication department such as TIG welding, spot welding and metal punching, bending and cutting processes, which will help me to think about how components can be made when doing future design projects. Using these skills I made a metal toolbox and a hollow metal dice. I spent the last day doing electronics CAD and electronic component construction for use in a wiring harness for the Aston Martin Vantage GTE. I learnt new practical skills in their Fabrication department such as TIG welding, spot welding and metal punching, bending and cutting processes, which will help me to think about how components can be made when doing future design projects. Using these skills I made a metal toolbox and a hollow metal dice. I spent the last day doing electronics CAD and electronic component construction for use in a wiring harness for the Aston Martin Vantage GTE.

Work Experience

• Oct 2018 - Oct 2018

I spent a day in each of their main departments getting to know the different aspects of the company and how they work together. These included the Design & Engineering Office, Heat Treatment, Gearbox Assembly, Inspection and R&D. I spent a day in each of their main departments getting to know the different aspects of the company and how they work together. These included the Design & Engineering Office, Heat Treatment, Gearbox Assembly, Inspection and R&D.