Shawn Rakes

Shawn Rakes is a Design Engineer at Spartanburg Steel Products since June 2022, having previously served as an Autonomous Vehicle Electronic Module D&R Engineer at Ford Motor Company from March 2021 to June 2022. Prior experience includes a role as Project Engineer - Controls at AVL, focusing on an AV project, and a Deep Orange 9 Internship at Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research. Shawn Rakes initially worked as an Advanced Engineer at Spartanburg Steel Products from March 2012 to October 2016 while pursuing education. Academic qualifications include a Master of Science in Automotive Engineering from Clemson University (2016 - 2018) and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of South Carolina (2012 - 2016).