Patrick Bernier

Experience

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  Poly eRacing

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2017

  Mechanical Design Team Leader

  - Polytechnique Montréal FSAE electric team - Creation of design and management tools - Automatic wheel rate design in Matlab - Automatic suspension member CAD in Catia - TCL macro for chassis torsional stiffness in Hyperworks - Documented nomenclature- Teamwork - Multidisciplinary with industrial design and electrical engineering - Part of multiple teams at a time- Organization of team seminars - Ansys Workbench - Cost Report Event Lead - General Mechanical Design- Leader during competitions (GER, USA, CAN) - Organization of team’s logistics- Formula North 2017 Cost Judge, Technical Inspector and Track Assist Show less

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  SKF Group

  May 2013 - Aug 2014

  Technical support application engineering

  - Internship promoting independence- Bearings, actuation systems & lubrication selection- Bearing failure analysis, technical report redaction- Quick and justifiable decision taking- Technical support - phone, email, in person

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  L3 MAS

  Jul 2017 - Nov 2020

  Stress Analyst

  - Developing and implementing technical solutions for aircraft maintenance, modifications, and airworthiness certification. - Assisting clients in identifying their needs.- Developing airworthiness certification plans in compliance with the specifications of the client and government agencies.- Ensuring that the solutions identified comply with existing technical standards and specifications.- Ensuring that the documentation developed is current, and that it accurately reflects the actual design and client’s specifications.- Developing and revising internal procedures.- Analyzing various ways of doing things in order to improve quality, generate opportunities, reduce costs, increase reliability, or facilitate implementation.- Improving and developing the analytic, design, documentation, and database tools in use.- Respond independently to most client queries and requests.- Provide functional assistance and check the work of less experienced team members.- Cultivate relations with clients in order to gain a better understanding of their needs.- Communicate the results of studies and make recommendations in order to obtain approval for proposed solutions.- Plan the tests to conduct for pinpointing the causes of defects or for testing the design of proposed solutions. Show less

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  Taiga Motors

  Nov 2020 - Jul 2024

  - TIME magazine invention of the year for first-ever customer electric snowmoble and personal watercraft.- Granted patent for PWC battery packs (11529878) and multiple other patents pending.- Mentor, manage and evaluate performance of a team of 3-6 designers.- Work with leads (Vehicle Systems, Automation, Electronics) to ensure the integration of the battery within 2 platforms using NX/TC.- Reduced cost of pack by 50\% by adapting to mass manufacturing processes (stamping, casting, injection molding).- Improved work efficiency incorporating JIRA and Teamcenter workflows and processes.- R&D on materials (SMC, FRP, aluminum) and processes used for the manufacturing of battery packs.- Work with Quality, Service and Manufacturing to ensure the quality, serviceability and manufacturing specifications are respected.- Using FEA (Hypermesh, Inspire) to help design innovative products on par with the industry's performance KPIs.- Participation in DFMEA, PFMEA & DVP&R.- Achieved UN38.3 certification using internal instruments (shaker table, thermal chamber) and external agencies.- Characterized durability of packs for 2 platforms by gathering field data (piezo-accelerometers, potentiometers).- Wrote PSD definition code in Python (scipy, pandas) to process field data with ITOP 1-1-050/MIL-STD-810.- Supported periodic inspection during test execution in-house or external (visual inspection, torque measurement, BMS checks, test journals).- Wrote and/or reviewed and approved test plan and test reports on vibration, thermal, salt spray tests and more.- Evaluated the coverage of compliance with respect to SAE J2929, UL 2580 & others.- Support Peer Reviews and Gate Reviews for PDR, CDR and FDR.- Development of engineering tools (DVP, RCA, DFMEA, ECO), and release process with Visio, Excel or Word templates, JIRA automation and Power Automate.- Development of templates and best practices based on ASME Y14. Show less

  • Mechanical Design Lead

    Mar 2023 - Jul 2024

  • Mechanical Design Engineer

    Nov 2020 - Mar 2023
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  MDA Space

  Aug 2024 - now

  Space Products Mecanical Designer