Lincoln Ferguson Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington, United States

Leading a team of 10 engineers to design, manufacture, and test the suspension for the UW FSAE electric race car.- Mentoring members on the fundamentals of engineering and manufacturing- Supporting members with innovative projects like CFRP control arms and steering- Pushing for improved documentation and communication to benefit engineering/manufacturing quality of work- Working closely with sponsors to precure out-of-house services- Designed and built suspension setup/alignment tools reducing setup time by 65% and improving repeatability

Seattle, Washington, United States

Responsible for the design, manufacturing, and testing of the steering system for the UW FSAE electric race car- Implemented a carbon fiber steering column and tie rods- Reduced compliance by 47% and 28% for the column and tie rods respectively- Achieved a total system weight reduction of 34%- Eliminated over-constraint in system mounting through bracket redesign, proper bearing selection, and tolerance stack up analysis- Validated designs via Ansys FEA, hand calculations, and physical testing via Instron load/fatigue frames- Successful in parallel pathing steel and carbon fiber components with both versions ready to drive by the first drive date

Seattle, Washington, United States

- Responsible for the design, manufacturing, and testing of a high downforce rear wing for an open-wheeled, Formula 1 style racecar. - Designed in SolidWorks, simulated in Ansys Fluent- Increased downforce by 32% compared to the previous year's rear wing- Utilized Ansys FEA to improve mounting stiffness by 8x and validated the design through hand calculations- Extended focus on DFM | Reduced manufacturing time by 12% from previous year- In-house carbon fiber composites and waterjet components

Brownsville, Texas, United States

Owned the design and analysis of the engine gimbal for the Starship and Booster rockets.- Employed methods of down-selection to identify 12 bounding load cases from 264 total- Analyzed and iterated on design choices via Ansys FEM and hand calculations- Validated high-risk bolted joints with Instron testing at cryogenic temperatures- Obtained performance data for bearing design via physical gimbal friction testing- Drew and released numerous GD&T drawings with detailed tolerancing analysis- Worked closely with machining vendors to quickly apply DFM feedback