Conor O'Brien

Conor O'Brien is a Mechanical Design Engineer at YASA, specializing in e-motors for hybrid and electric vehicles since August 2021. Previously, Conor served as a Project Design Engineer at SST Technology from September 2019 to August 2021 and held the position of Powertrain Lead at Team Hare, where the team achieved 5th place and the Most Improved Team award at the British Formula Student Event in 2019. Conor's experience also includes a Machine Shop Placement Student role at Schaeffler during a pivotal software transition, as well as winning the Honeypot Design Challenge 2016 at SPX FLOW, where innovative manufacturing solutions for pump impellers were proposed. Conor began a professional career as a Workshop Technician at Motoworks Cambridge, performing various motorcycle workshop tasks. Academically, Conor holds a Master of Engineering in Automotive and Motorsport Engineering and a Bachelor's degree in the same field from the University of Huddersfield, complemented by a Level 3 Extended Diploma in Vehicle Technology from Cambridge Regional College.