THE CURRENT CHAPTER
Ford Motor Company
Research & Advanced
Vehicle Integration
Supervisor / August 2026 — present
ENGINEER. EXPLORER. ALWAYS CURIOUS.
Always moving
forward.
I’m Jude Berthault. From the racetrack to electric vehicles and aerospace, my career is built around making things move.
EXPLORE MY STORYBASED IN ANN ARBOR, MICHIGANMOTORSPORT · ELECTRIFICATION · AEROSPACE
01 / WORK
IDEAS INTO MOTIONBuilt to solve.
Driven to explore.
Chassis. Powertrains. Spacecraft.
Different challenges. The same curiosity.
Research & Advanced
THE ROAD HERE2009 — NOW
2024–2026Noble Gas SystemsHYDROGEN & GAS STORAGE
Principal Applications Engineer
September 2024 – August 2026. Applications engineering at a company developing conformable, high-pressure gas-storage technology.
2023–2024SpaceXCREW STARSHIP
Principal Starship Engineer
November 2023 – September 2024. Crew Starship engineering in Hawthorne, California.
2020–2023Dana IncorporatedELECTRIC DRIVELINES
Senior Manager, Applications Engineering — LVD EV
Led a team of ten in customer engineering for electrified drivelines, bringing motors, inverters, gearboxes, and high-voltage systems together.
2015–2020Ford Motor CompanyADVANCED ELECTRIFICATION
From hybrid engines to electric prototypes
Hybrid Systems Engineer, July 2015 – October 2016. Powertrain Systems Engineer, November 2016 – December 2020. Led systems engineering for research F-150 battery-electric prototypes and worked on hybrid and fuel-cell demonstration vehicles.
Explore a co-invented EV battery structure patent ↗2013–2015Chip Ganassi RacingNASCAR DESIGN
NASCAR Design Engineer
Chassis, suspension, and braking-system design, with structural analysis and composite-component development.
2011–2013Essex Parts ServicesBRAKE DEVELOPMENT
Test Engineer
Developed brake-bedding equipment and a dynamometer test stand to evaluate racing brake performance.
2009–2010Joe Gibbs RacingNASCAR CHASSIS
Chassis Design Engineer
Design, analysis, prototyping, and validation for the #11, #18, and #20 Cup cars.
02 / HOBBIES
A DIFFERENT KIND OF DRIVEOutside the
drawing board.
Two wheels. A pair of skates.
Plenty of reasons to keep moving.
DIRT / DISTANCE / DISCOVERY
Take the
long way.
Mountain biking, Michigan trails,
and the challenge of an endurance race.
ICE / ENERGY / TEAMWORK
Another
kind of flow.
A love of hockey that follows me
well beyond the workday.
Personal milestones
2018 / ENDURANCE
Lumberjack 100
10:25:55A 100-mile mountain bike finish.
Race results ↗2019 / ENDURANCE
Hanson Hills 50
5:05:2250 miles. Seventh in Men 30–39.
Race results ↗2002–03 / VOLLEYBALL
Most Improved Player
Dawson CollegeA varsity volleyball milestone.
03 / EDUCATION
A FOUNDATION IN CURIOSITYLearn it.
Build it.
Make it better.
Engineering fundamentals meet hands-on experience. The starting line for everything that followed.
École de technologie
supérieure
Mechanical engineering
Advanced strength of materials
Dawson College
Mechanical engineering & technology
SAE MINI BAJA · VARSITY VOLLEYBALL04 / FAMILY
A place to
come home to.
Life with Molly and our son.
Home in Ann Arbor, Michigan.