# Brittney Scifres

> Analysis Engineer @Google | Former Tesla | MSc Computational Mechanics of Materials and Structures

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/brittneyscifres

## Work Experience
### Senior Product Design FEA Engineer - Pixel Phone @ Google
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Product Design FEA Engineer - Pixel Phone @ Google
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area
Structural Analysis Engineer at Pixel Phone

### Product Design FEA Engineer - Pixel Watch @ Google
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area
Structural and Magnetic Analysis Engineer at Pixel Watch.

### Analysis Engineer @ Tesla
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area
-	Developed FE models for durability analyses including vibrational and static loading cases on a wide range subsystems using ANSA, Abaqus, and LS-DYNA
-	Collaborated with design engineers to make informed design changes based on FEM iterations and durability results
-	Worked with test engineers to correlate FE results with physical test data to optimize structural testing and implementation of design changes

### Werkstudentin in Bereich Advanced CAx Engineering @ Daimler AG
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Further developed an application in CAE system ANSA using Python and Visual Studio and extended corresponding user interface
- Integrated the neutral data format JSON for information exchange between the CAD system Siemens NX and ANSA resulting in efficient communication between designers and simulation engineers
- Retrieved and connected model information in ANSA for a bi-directional data interface using the ANSA provided programming interface in Python

### Development/Construction Engineer @ Kendrion GmbH
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Villingen-Schwenningen Area, Germany
- Constructed and created technical drawings for new products and product qualification testing equipment in Solidworks
- Developed new, optimized manufacturing process in collaboration with international division
- Acted as technical support for new and existing products between international and domestic locations in collaboration with international sales team

### Undergraduate Research Assistant @ Purdue University
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
- Modeled dynamic systems to characterize human development for use in medical field
- Created and tested samples for vibrational analysis to characterize energetic materials
- Collaborated with graduate students to develop a printing system to produce chemical sensing devices

### Process Development Engineering Intern @ Boston Scientific
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Spencer, Indiana, USA
- Designed , 3D printed , and implemented a new manufacturing aid for process optimization using Solidworks
- Authored 17 standard operating procedures for new, manual product line taking input from key operators
- Wrote and executed qualification protocol for new equipment

### Engineering Co-Op, Anlauffabrik Body/Paint Shop @ Daimler AG
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Sindelfingen, Germany
- Evaluated CAD model s of new door line to design for manufacturability using Engineering Client
- Tracked project progress by utilizing project planning software

### Engineering Co-Op, Einführung Department @ Mercedes-Benz US International
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Vance, Alabama, USA
- Conducted process integrity evaluation for tooling for launch of new product lines GLE Coupe
- Analyzed and refined tooling capability specific to the new door assembly line using FARO laser tracker


## Education
### M.sc. in Computational Mechanics of Materials and Structures
University of Stuttgart
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021

### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mechanical Engineering
Purdue University
Jan 2012 – Jan 2016

### Exchange student with Purdue Global Alliance for Research and Education (GEARE) in Mechanical Engineering
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015

### Core 40 Diploma with Academic Honors
Salem High School
Jan 2008 – Jan 2012


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjscifres

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Last updated: 2026-04-07