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Flux Marine
    Flux Marine is an electric marine propulsion company based in Bristol, RI. At the request of and in partnership with X Shore, a leading electric boat company based in Sweden, Flux developed a modular drop-in propulsion system for X Shore’s entire product line including the XS1 and Eelex 8000. The system incorporated Flux’s outboard-proven battery and motor technology in a new inboard architecture which communicated directly with X Shore’s existing CAN bus and power control algorithms; the liquid-cooled inboard system is capable of sustaining 250kW of output in 21C water.

    I led the engineering effort on this project; ~25 individuals from Flux Marine and ~5 from X Shore contributed to the development over the course of half a year. My direct technical contributions included:

    1. In-water closed loop heat exchanger design, validation, and testing.
    2. Gearbox design and manufacturer sourcing.
    3. Hull modifications, including below the water line, to suit prototype implementation.
    4. Battery module development and mechanical integration.
    5. Mechanical subsystem design and fabrication.
    6. Sensorization of drivetrain assembly for both thermal and NVH debugging/isolation testing.
    7. In-depth system architectural design and high level development of controls schemas.
    8. Final subsystem integration, testing, and post-delivery iterative improvement based on X Shore test data.

    Importantly, I was also nominated as a Founding Member of the Turksan Society of America by my peers as a recognition of my ability to consistently eat- along with all those who wished to join including the three other founding members- a turkey sandwich every day at the cafe across the street during the crunch of final integration.