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Emmanuel Butler

Technical Experience

4/2024- Present

Chassis Lead, Formula Racing at UC Davis

  • Directed design, manufacturing, and integration of the chassis and structural components; optimized processes to meet stiffness, safety, and mass targets.

  • Led all welding operations teamwide; ensured safety and quality in steel and aluminum welds.

  • Built and validated FEA models in Ansys for torsional stiffness, designed test fixture to confirm results.

  • Standardized subteam FEA procedure, created tutorial videos for members, consolidated 5 years of data into a reference sheet.

  • Conducted DFM reviews and collaborated across subteams to ensure manufacturability of new designs.

  • Trained and supervised 30+ team members on fabrication processes, safety procedures, and FEA techniques.

  • Presented technical designs and manufacturing processes to alumni, peers, and competition judges.

6/2025-Present

Engineering Intern, Survival Systems International

  • Programmed CNC machines to route ballistic foam parts for the Bell MV-75 tiltrotor aircraft.

  • Designed and documented custom machine tooling/fixtures for multi-operation part setups.

  • Collaborated with the production team to resolve issues using root cause analysis.

6/2024-7/2024

Engineering Intern, ROHU Innovations

  • Designed a detachable wing system for a VTOL UAV in SolidWorks, validated structural integrity using Ansys.

  • Improved UAV assembly by reducing wing attachment time. 

  • Strengthened technical communication skills in Spanish.

9/2022-4/2024

Chassis Member, Formula Racing at UC Davis

  • Fabricated chassis tubes/tabs and TIG welded structural components.

  • Machined custom small-tolerance spacers on the lathe for the suspension assembly.

Education

9/2022-6/2026

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

University of California, Davis

GPA: 3.764

3x Dean's List

8/2018-5/2022

High School Diploma

St. Augustine High School, San Diego

Skills & Expertise

  • SolidWorks, Ansys Mechanical, MasterCAM, manual machining, welding, MATLAB, tooling/fixture design, CAD, FEA, intermediate Spanish
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