Sam Kopp Email & Phone Number

Newark, California

Design Responsible Engineer (DRE) for thermal system components and assemblies on the 2021 Motor Trend Car of The Year, the Lucid Air, including: coolant lines, molded plastic manifolds and assemblies, reservoirs, defrost ducting, refrigerant lines, valves, and heat exchangers.• Develops and delivers concepts, detailed CAD models, and manage supplier progress from initial specification to design validation and completed production readiness process (PPAP) for series production parts.• Solves implementation challenges at production facility in collaboration with manufacturing team as we push to launch and ramp up production of the Air sedan on a tight timeline.• Owns design flaw resolution. Identifies root causes in cross-functional team. Applies lessons learned to process or hardware updates. Validates solutions on production representative vehicles. Implements changes and manage introduction of new revisions into assembly line.• Tests coolant system components on a flow bench to collect performance data which supports system level design.• Develops progressive iterations of the heat pump system hardware to support laboratory and vehicle testing, culminating in released system design to be introduced on all Air variants.• Responsible for product level thermal system design in energy storage (BESS) pilot program. Development testing, and mechanical design of thermal system components.• Model parts and manage products of all projects in Catia V6 2021. Maintain product tree including variants of Air sedan.• Utilized training in GD&T (ASME Y14.5) and FMEA (AIAG). Implemented skills in drawing generation and reviews with suppliers. Owned DFMEA development and continuous improvement for thermal system.

Gardena, Ca

Motor team Design Responsible Engineer (DRE) for drive unit components. Responsible for all aspects of component design and performance from first concepts through to supplier production process development and on vehicle validation.- DRE for 45+ components and assemblies for the drive unit: seals, oil filter, fluid transfer, venting, and thermal management components. - Developed and validated unique pressurized plastic injection molded assemblies for thermal management system. - Managed all products in CATIA V6 and Enovia including revision management and change control.-Found inventive ways to save company time and budget when supplier issues endangered project timeline. - Executed time-sensitive mounting bracket retrofit for development vehicle fleet while working closely with suppliers and Faraday fabrication, assembly, and analysis teams.- Developed supplier relationships and kept to tight project deadlines.

Hawthorne, Ca

Responsible for mechanism design from conceptual development through to CAD models, prototype/development model building, and testing to ensure that all internal and external customer standards are met or exceeded.• Responsible Engineer for mechanism and structures design for Dragon 2 crew capsule.• Designed, built, and tested development hardware for mechanisms.• Executed concept trades in close collaboration with multidisciplinary team to achieve highly integrated product. • Prepared and conducted successful design reviews with peers, internal design review team, and customers.

Corvallis, Oregon Area

• Team leadership, organization, and advisor for Formula SAE team with 45 undergraduate seniors completing their capstone design project and 50 lower classmen team members.• Responsible for advising and designing mechanical components for electric powertrain • Electric car team captain, responsible for managing team and following event regulations and documentation deadlines.• Instructed technical English classes for German engineering students.Formula SAE Competitions Attended:2011 – *FSAE Michigan, FSAE California, FSUK, *FS Austria, *FS Germany2012 – *FSAE Michigan, *FS Austria, FS Germany2013 – FSAE Michigan, FS Austria, FS Germany 2014 – *FSAE Michigan, *FS Austria, *FS Germany, *FS Spain * denotes an overall win by the team.

Master'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Society of Automotive Engineers (Formula SAE and Baja SAE), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Coalition.

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Society of Automotive Engineers (Formula SAE), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, KBVR-FM College radio.

High School, Engineering