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Weirton, West Virginia, United States

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Responsible for Robotic Systems Integration. Integrated hardware and embedded software at the component and system level.Developed Functional Tests for software and hardware testing. Executed Hardware design validation and verification. Improved reliability of the system.Designed electrical hardware. Schematics, layout, and PCB assembly. Test system design for components and final product. Managed design and concept reviews. Built the final system and demonstrated functionality and capabilities.Team collaboration using Confluence, JIRA and XRAY.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Successfully managed Compute CPU board design, validation, and verification. The design was delivered on time and fully functional per requirements. Responsible for vehicle compute unit integration, bring-up, and test.Supported vehicle sensors (cameras, radar, audio, and LIDAR) development and integration.Hardware integration, including harnesses, sensors, and compute in the vehicle platform. Worked on the Next-generation compute design.Collaborated with OEM partners on hardware specifications, design, and deliverables.

Developed test systems, specifications, and methods for design Validation and Verification. Full autonomy system HIL design. Developed test systems for LiDAR, cameras, and audio sensors. Established test capabilities at external partner facilities to improve incoming product quality.Led hardware and software development for autonomy hardware testing. Designed custom test interfaces for integration with devices under test. Managed projects in developing validation procedures, specifications, test cases, and supporting documentation in close collaboration with electrical and mechanical design teams.Analyzed test data to verify system parameters and identify potential failure casesBuilt in-house EMI/EMC test lab from the ground up. EMI/EMC certification testing.HIL testing using CarMaker and NI Real-Time systems. The system was designed to validate safety cases for vehicle control modules. Helped to speed up the design cycle and verify multiple test cases timely and cost-effectively. Tested communication modules with 1000BASE-T1 and CAN interfaces, power distribution modules, LIDARs, high-resolution cameras, and an A2B audio bus. Supported vehicle hardware integration and testing. Worked on vehicle full system-level test to verify system readiness.Worked with the reliability team to complete reliability and certification testing.Managed department electrical engineering internships and coop programs.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Pittsburgh

Design, full evaluation, and manufacturing of the new productManaged test development, product ramp-up, and manufacturing across multiple international sites.Supervising manufacturing engineering during the new product introduction and transfer to product engineering.Designing test hardware for a new product evaluation.Designed and developed LabVIEW based tester used to evaluate microphones at high SNR. New hardware and software implementation across multiple manufacturers and test suppliers.Lead engineer for new MEMS production tester developing project in cooperation with multinational team of engineers.Significantly reduced test cost by improving test times, increasing yield, and constantly improving hardware.

Colorado Springs

Circuit design for smoke and CO2 alarmsTest plan developmentManage production testing in a China-based factoryWrite software for firmware and hardware testingEMI testing PCB designBuild test systems with Labview test software and NI hardwareManaged a collaboration project for a new smoke test system with the University of Colorado.

Performed a full evaluation and debug of new products. Software, hardware, and test development. Managed Lab equipment: calibration, repairs, replacement, and contacting equipment vendors.Tested Mixed-Signal Circuit for wireless devices.Created technical specs and test plans documentation.Ran analog, Register Transfer Level (RTL), and gate-level simulations. Created circuit schematics.Worked closely with Design, Integration, and Process Engineers during the design evaluation phase. Designed hardware and software solutions used for test chips debug and final product evaluation.Adapted the existing Joined Test Action Group (JTAG) hardware and software, to evaluate memories on new design ASIC. The solution helped evaluate memories on the chip for the first time at zero expense. Reduced maintenance cost by $100K by conducting ATE tester repairs and maintenance.

Responsible for debugging newly designed integrated circuits.Creating test programs for evaluating Device Under Test.Evaluating design fixes and creating reports.Creating presentations on collected data to designers and management.Create circuit schematics using Cadence software.Programming lab equipment for custom measurements. Ordering, calibrating and maintaining test equipment.Conducted research for new equipment.Contacting test equipment application engineers, sales and repairvendor

Provided support to design engineers. Contacted equipment vendors for scheduled maintenance and repairs.Conducting tests using analog/digital testing systems for data collection or troubleshooting purposes. Micro-probing integrated circuits.Writing test control applications using LabVIEW.Conducted basic maintenance on analog/digital equipment applying system software and manuals.

Completed and maintained routine maintenance on equipment. Assisted in maintaining of the flight control equipment. Performed and recorded variety of equipment tests. Was responsible for safety during refueling operations. 3|P age

Ms, Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Mix Signal design Analog circuit design Power ADC and DAC converters Digital Design Digital design verification.

Bs, Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: IEEE Successfully designed, validated, implemented and presented final project in order to receive Bachelor.