Lilla Safford Smith Ph D
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Lilla Safford Smith Ph D is from 美国 加利福尼亚州 旧金山. Lilla Safford works in the following industries: "Mechanical or Industrial Engineering". Lilla Safford is currently Senior Staff Thermal Systems Engineer at Tesla, located in Palo Alto, California, United States. In Lilla Safford's previous role as a Founder, Chief Technology Officer at CHILLFLUX, INC., Lilla Safford worked in Berkeley, California, United States until Dec 2015. Prior to joining CHILLFLUX, INC., Lilla Safford was a Graduate Research Assistant at University of California, Berkeley and held the position of Graduate Research Assistant at Berkeley, California, United States. Prior to that, Lilla Safford was a Mechanical Engineering Intern at Jacobs, based in Denver, Colorado, United States from Jun 2010 to Sep 2010.
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Lilla Safford Smith Ph D's current jobs
- Created Tesla Energy’s first thermal design and modeling team with 8 direct reports, the team owns all thermal modeling and testing for Tesla Energy systems and actuators - Lead systems engineer responsible for thermal system design, modeling and prototype testing for Powerwall Gen 2, Powerpack Gen 2, Supercharger V3 and Megapack products - Supported product development from concept to production, completed analysis and testing at every stage of development in product life cycle - Collaborated with firmware, hardware, and validation teams on design implementation and provided guidance to help attain the best product performance - Defined product thermal architecture, hardware functionality and thermal controls, including writing specification documents in Polarion - Developed thermal system and component requirements through Matlab/Simulink modeling and Star CCM+ simulation, including compression cycle (HVAC) modeling, large air flow and coolant flow models - Worked with vendors to identify technologies and products that were best suited for the unique thermal application of cooling lithium ion cells including working to decrease BOM - Fostered close collaboration with business and sales teams to incorporate field feedback into thermal design and maintain Tesla Energy’s competitive advantage
Lilla Safford Smith Ph D's past jobs
Awarded NSF SBIR Phase I Grant, Principal Investigator July 2014 – April 2015 ChillFlux was a small (4 person) start-up that I started with some colleagues focused on translating my PhD research into a viable commercial product. The company created a small loop heat pipe (similar to a heat pipe), that was thin enough to be put into consumer electronics. End result was a tested working prototype that was a 0.65mm thick device with effective thermal conductivity of 6,000 W/m^2K. - Spearheaded the technical side of our business plan, including grant writing and developing the company’s growth plan alongside company advisors and the CEO - Gained an incredible amount of experience with technical communication and effective presentation skills - Completed modeling in COMSOL and Matlab to enable the technological transition from research concept to a working prototype - Built and tested all prototypes using laser and chemical etching to determine if different topologies met design goals, for efficiency and thickness .
Thesis: A Micro Loop Heat Pipe Thermal Management System with an Interline Optimized Evaporator and a Coherent Porous Silicon Wick (Advisor: Albert P. Pisano)