Tell me a bit about your role within the Digital Displacement team?
I started as an intern in 2017 mainly focusing on testing the pump. Slowly as I’ve gotten more into the technology, I’ve transitioned to focusing on the pump’s controller. This has given me the opportunity to take my testing experience gained from earlier years working on the pump and apply it to the development of the “brains” of the hardware. I work on ingress protection, shock and vibration resistance, thermal management, and electromagnetic compatibility testing. These efforts ensure that the controller – much like the pump – holds up to the rigorous standards that each customer has for products on their machine. Part of my role is also to look at the associated costs of production and make sure we’re being efficient as possible with design and manufacturing.
How did you get into engineering?
I was in a robotics program in high school that first exposed me to the wonders of engineering. I studied Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University, and started my internship at Danfoss at the beginning of my Junior year. I was exposed to software, electronics, and mechanical engineering activities during this internship; this allowed me to finish my degree with an idea of how I wanted my career to look like.