I recently completed my 2nd summer internship, where I was a System Engineering Intern at Oshkosh Corporation, developing model-based systems engineering for the McNeilus Volterra ZSL fully integrated electric refuse collection vehicle and as a template for future vehicles. I referenced document-based system engineering design failure modes and effects analysis (DFMEA) tables and created new DFMEA tables in MagicDraw. To do this I imported failure modes, local effects of failures, final effects of failures, causes offailures, prevention controls and detection controls to be used in MagicDraw. Additionally, I wrote requirements and functions for the vehicle and related them to subsystems and components using dependency matrices.In the previous summer, I was a construction engineering inspector for Intertek-PSI in Wisconsin. I traveled to different construction sites around the state and performed tests on different building materials, including concrete and soil. At each site I tested various characteristics of these materials, such as strength, deformation, and air content. I then compared my results to the engineering requirements for these materials and reported them to the supervisor.At school, I was the shop manager and a suspension engineer on the University of Florida’s Formula SAE team, Gator Motorsports, an extracurricular design team that designs and builds a Formula-style racecar that competes in an annual student competition called the Formula Society of Automotive Engineers. This year we developed our first EV racecar after 31 years of IC racecars. Despite the challenges faced throughout the season and during the competition, we placed 25th out of 61 teams. My contribution last season was accumulator cart I developed, which is used to transport and charge the batteries for the electric powertrain of our racecar. I worked on selecting materials to use on the cart, performing mechanics of materials calculations before selecting aluminum square tubing due to its light weight and strength. From here I created a CAD model and went through numerous design reviews, taking in peer feedback and implementing it into the design. I then manufactured parts using manual and CNC manufacturing, and welded the cart together due to its strength and cost savings compared to fasteners. The cart was tested at practice sessions and performed per our expectations at the competition. As a result, we plan to use the cart at future competitions for years to come