Louisa Oualim

Design Engineer III @ Yakima Products

About

Mechanical engineer passionate about design and validation within the automotive industry - experience with EV systems for heavy duty applications, custom ESS design, sealing design for ICE and EV applications, and use of FEA optimization techniques for fast prototyping.

Country

United States

City

Portland

Industry

Automotive

Skill

Product Design, CATIA, Defining Requirements, Bill of Materials, Teamcenter, Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing, Powertrain, DVP&R, Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (DFMEA), Product Development, Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Prototyping, SolidWorks, Microsoft Office, Ansys Mechanical FEA Software, Research, Project Management, AutoCAD, SOLIDWORKS, Siemens NX

Experience

Design Engineer III

Yakima Products

2025-3 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Product Engineer

Toyoda Gosei Americas

2023-12 - 2024-12 · 1 yr 1 mo

Designed and ensured manufacturing feasibility for dynamic door seals to meet customer and manufacturing requirements

Application Engineer

Dana Incorporated

2022-2 - 2023-10 · 1 yr 9 mos

Novi, Michigan, United States

development and application of plastic injection-molded products and rubber gaskets for ICE and EV systems

Associate Application Engineer - EV Validation

Dana Incorporated

2021-5 - 2022-2 · 10 mos

CAE of EV mechanical systems - weight optimization, modal, vibrational, and structural analyses

Associate Applications Engineer - EV Integration

Dana Incorporated

2019-9 - 2021-5 · 1 yr 9 mos

mechanical design and integration of EV system prototypes for commercial vehicle applications

Mechanical Designer

Nordresa (Dana)

2019-6 - 2019-8 · 3 mos

Montreal, Canada Area

Designer for prototype EV commercial vehicles

Technical Director

McGill Baja Racing

2018-7 - 2019-6 · 1 yr

Montreal, Canada Area

Suspension Subteam Leader

McGill Baja Racing

2018-7 - 2019-6 · 1 yr

- Optimized rear suspension kinematics - analyzed previous failures, validated failure modes, performed FEA on redesigned parts - calculated ply directions for the integration of a carbon fiber camberlink, tested and analyzed results - manufactured welded and lathe-machined parts

Frame Subteam Leader

McGill Baja Racing

2017-6 - 2018-6 · 1 yr 1 mo

Montreal, Canada Area

• designed and manufactured a full space frame for an off-road vehicle • applied Finite Element Analysis • tested and validated previous designs (impact loads, roll overs, torsional rigidity)

Gas Tank Subsystem Leader

McGill Baja Racing

2016-9 - 2017-6 · 10 mos

Montreal, Canada Area

• designed and manufactured the fueling system while conforming to all safety regulations • optimized the system for accessibility, safety, and weight reductions

Chassis Design Intern

Nordresa

2018-5 - 2018-8 · 4 mos

Laval, Quebec

• Designed (CAD) parts for the chassis of an electric delivery truck prototype • Identified load cases, tested material properties, wrote detailed testing reports on the results

Summer Engineering Intern

Heiberg Engineering and Forensic Sciences

2016-5 - 2017-8 · 1 yr 4 mos

Long Valley, NJ

• Performed calculations and analyses on railing, trellis, and curtainwall projects using engineering formulae and Finite Element Analysis • Researched and applied codes and standards (ASTM, ASCE, the ADA, Building Codes, etc.) • Assisted in marketing and contacting clients