Rebecca McCabe

My name is Rebecca McCabe, and I am a current PhD student at Cornell and an alum of MIT, both in mechanical engineering. I graduate in May 2026 and am seeking a full-time role where I can use my expertise modeling mechanical, electromagnetic, fluid, and control systems to design renewable energy solutions in a fast-paced environment.

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For my PhD research, I developed and implemented a systems optimization framework for ocean wave energy converters to strategically manage technical design tradeoffs while considering environmental and economic impacts. 

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I spent four years on the MIT Formula SAE team, where I designed, built, and tested a high-performance electric racecar each year. My roles included systems architect, simulation lead, powertrain lead, and controls engineer.

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I've had numerous industry internships, including on the R&D team at cleantech startup Infinite Cooling, owning simulation and control design for a new cooling tower product feature; the powertrain modeling group at Tesla, simulating the high voltage system; the marine energy group at the National Renewable Energy Lab, designing wave energy converters; and in the robotics group at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, doing systems engineering for the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover.

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Outside of engineering, I enjoy running and educational outreach. I've completed 7 half-marathons and taught hundreds of students about science and engineering.