Grant Smith

Grant Smith has a wealth of experience in the engineering field, beginning with their role as a Physics Teaching Assistant at BYU Physics Department in 2014. Later that same year, they interned at Lockheed Martin as a Composites Manufacturing Engineer, where they acted as Mission Support Engineer and lead a team of technicians in the production of 12 full-scale test panels. In 2013, they interned at Quark Enterprises as a Design Engineer, where they assisted in the design of a handheld medical tool set used in sinus dilation. From 2016 to 2022, Grant worked at Ford Motor Company, first as a High Voltage Battery Systems Engineer, and then as a Ford Engineering College Graduate - Electrified Powertrain Engineering. During this time, they worked on the 2020 Mustang Mach-E, developed the engineering specifications and testing for the 2020 Hybrid Explorer, provided powertrain build support and vehicle commissioning for the 2019 Ford Ranger, and completed calibration work on Ford's 10-speed transmission and battery pack development for Ford/Lincoln plug-in hybrids. Currently, Grant works as a Powertrain Engineer at Solo AVT.

Grant Smith began their educational journey in 2012, when they earned their Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University. In 2014, they took part in an International Product Design Study Abroad at the National University of Singapore. Finally, they earned their Master of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Michigan-Dearborn in 2021.