Manuel Gimenez, III
Systems Integration Co-Lead at SC Formula Electric- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate in Mechanical Design
SolidworksApr, 2019- Nov, 2024
Experience
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SC Formula Electric
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Systems Integration Co-Lead
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Jun 2023 - Present
Helping lead the development of SC Formula Electric's first-ever fully functional competition racecar- Participating in the recruitment and onboarding of new members- Overseeing the development of the plumbing and wiring, power management systems, and schematic design and fabrication- Coordinating the collaboration of the Systems subteam to ensure that all the electrical systems work well together, are rule-compliant, and integrate physically with the rest of the car
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Electrical Engineer
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Aug 2022 - Jun 2023
- Worked with high and low-voltage systems to create PCBs for the safety systems in the racecar- Used LTSpice and KiCAD to design and simulate intricate circuits, translating concepts into detailed electrical schematics- Selected components and worked in the assembly and prototyping of PCBs to be installed in the car- Collaborated cross-functionally with chassis and powertrain subteams to design and refine the internals of the high-voltage accumulator powering the car
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Southern California Edison (SCE)
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United States
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Utilities
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700 & Above Employee
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Electrical Engineering Intern
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May 2023 - Aug 2023
Worked with Substation Construction and Maintenance engineers and technicians to test and implement various protection schemes on their GE and SEL microprocessor relays to be installed at substations - Analyzed electrical schematics such as one-line diagrams, AC/DC elementary, and protection logic diagrams to successfully commission new relays - Formulated and streamlined test plans to verify the functionality of settings for differential protection, distance protection, and overcurrent protection relays tailored to meet specific substation requirements compliant with industry standards - Conducted rigorous lab testing and validation of relay settings and logic using real-time simulation tools to assess performance under different fault scenarios Show less
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USC Liquid Propulsion Laboratory (LPL)
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United States
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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DAQ Engineer
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Sep 2022 - Apr 2023
Built custom electronics and wrote proprietary software to support data acquisition, timing, safety & aborts, communication & networking, and various other activities. - Designed and installed custom electronics and PCBs - Ensuring data acquisition using LabView and Python - Remote telemetry monitoring Built custom electronics and wrote proprietary software to support data acquisition, timing, safety & aborts, communication & networking, and various other activities. - Designed and installed custom electronics and PCBs - Ensuring data acquisition using LabView and Python - Remote telemetry monitoring
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Peraton
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Electrical Engineering Summer Intern
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Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
- Worked with transmitting and receiving information with spacecraft within the Deep Space Network - Designed an electrical circuit and programmed an Arduino (a small microcontroller board) to collect telemetry data by remotely reading three analog sensors and then analyzed the data - Presented the final project to the DSN project leaders at their weekly conference - Worked with transmitting and receiving information with spacecraft within the Deep Space Network - Designed an electrical circuit and programmed an Arduino (a small microcontroller board) to collect telemetry data by remotely reading three analog sensors and then analyzed the data - Presented the final project to the DSN project leaders at their weekly conference
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Education
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University of Southern California
Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering