Electronics and Communication Engineer

Electronics and Communication Engineer — Lumina Wireless Systems

San Jose, CA | January 2024 – Present

• Designed and layouted 6 high-speed multi-layer PCBs using Altium Designer, decreasing board-level power consumption by 14% across 3 distinct mobile products.
• Led the RF characterization and tuning of a sub-6 GHz wireless module, improving receiver sensitivity by 6 dB and achieving compliance on the first FCC certification pass.
• Developed automated Python-based test scripts for Keysight oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers, reducing post-silicon validation testing times by 22%.
• Conducted signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) simulations using Keysight ADS, identifying and mitigating crosstalk issues to reduce transmission bit error rate (BER) by 45%.

Electronics Engineer — Vortex Microelectronics

Austin, TX | July 2020 – December 2023

• Executed schematic capture and circuit simulation of 4 micro-controller boards, lowering bill-of-materials (BOM) cost by 11% through component substitution.
• Modeled thermal dynamics and conducted bench testing for high-power amplifiers, decreasing hot-spot temperatures by 18% through optimized heat sink geometries.
• Partnered with firmware developers to debug SPI, I2C, and UART communication protocols, resolving hardware integration errors to reduce handoff bugs by 27% over 6 months.
• Drafted detailed technical engineering documentation and assembly instructions for factory production, reducing manufacturing assembly errors by 15% across 2 product lines.

Schematic capture, PCB layout, High-speed design, Signal integrity (SI), Power integrity (PI), RF engineering, Impedance matching, Circuit simulation, Microcontroller programming, I2C, SPI, UART, FCC certification compliance, Altium Designer, Keysight ADS, LTspice, MATLAB, Python, C, Oscilloscopes, Spectrum analyzers

IoT Smart Node PCB Development

Role: Lead Hardware Design Engineer

Tools: Altium Designer, LTspice, firmware integration, C

Designed a compact 4-layer PCB integrating environmental sensors and an RF transceiver, reducing power draw in sleep mode by 35%.

Wi-Fi 6 Transceiver Optimization

Role: RF Validation Engineer

Tools: Keysight ADS, Spectrum Analyzer, Python

Optimized matching networks for a Wi-Fi 6 front-end module, boosting transmitter efficiency by 16% and cutting test cycle duration by 20%.

• Engineer in Training (EIT) (2020)
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) (2022)
• iNARTE Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Engineer (2024)

• Languages: English (Native), German (Conversational)
• Volunteer Work: STEM mentor at regional high school robotics programs (2021-present)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice