// Electronics Engineer in Training — Langley, BC

ARBAB
AHMED

I design hardware systems that survive contact with reality — from PCB schematic and layout to firmware and full product architecture.

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4+
Years Experience
3
PCBs Designed — Full Ownership
4–8L
Layer Stack-Up Ownership
HW→FW
Full Stack Coverage
// 01 — About

Systems Thinker.
Hardware Builder.

I'm a PCB design and embedded systems engineer who thinks in full systems, not isolated components. When evaluating a design, I'm already asking about failure modes, the upgrade path, and what breaks when requirements shift.

That instinct runs consistently — from laying out a PCB, to planning network infrastructure, to designing firmware architecture. Same thinking at every scale.

My strongest territory is the hardware/software seam: where silicon constraints, peripheral behavior, power budgets, and software architecture all have to cohere at once.

Hardware & PCB
PCB Design Schematic Capture Altium Designer Power Electronics BMS Design 3D CAD / Enclosures
Firmware & Embedded
ARM MCUs NXP S32 Embedded C Peripheral Config CAN / UART / SPI / I2C
Infrastructure
Proxmox Network Design PoE Systems Self-Hosted Services Home Automation
// 02 — Projects

Selected Work

// FEATURED — PROFESSIONAL
Unmanned Surface Vehicle —
Next-Gen Prototype PCB
Sole designer of the next-generation prototype PCB for an autonomous unmanned surface vehicle. Full schematic capture and PCB layout ownership from concept through production handoff. System architecture co-developed with senior engineer. Board integrates navigation, communication, and power management into a single deployable platform.
Altium Designer Schematic PCB Layout Systems Architecture Prototype → Production
PCB Render — Coming Soon
// 01 — PROFESSIONAL
Battery Management System PCB Redesign
Full redesign of the battery management PCB for the USV platform. Sole owner of schematic and layout. Responsible for validation and integration with the broader power architecture.
BMS Power Electronics PCB Redesign Altium
// 02 — PROFESSIONAL
Communications Management PCB Redesign
Redesigned communications management board for the same vehicle platform. Full schematic and layout ownership. Integrated within the broader multi-board system architecture.
RF / Comms PCB Layout Altium Systems Integration
// 03 — ACADEMIC
PC Power Supply Unit — Capstone Project
Designed and built a PC power supply from scratch as an engineering capstone. Full power electronics design from schematic through physical build and verification.
Power Electronics Schematic Design PCB Layout Build & Test
// 04 — PERSONAL
Motorized TV Mounting System
Automated TV mount that moves the display into viewing position on demand. Custom mechanical components designed and 3D-printed in-house. Motion system complete; smart home integration ongoing.
3D Printing CAD Embedded Home Automation
// 05 — PERSONAL
Homelab Infrastructure
Self-built server and network rack running Proxmox virtualization, reverse proxies, NAS storage, and PoE camera infrastructure. Designed for reliability, future expansion, and local-first control.
Proxmox Network Design NAS PoE Self-Hosted
// 03 — Experience

Where I've Worked

Jan 2024 — Sep 2025
Hedgehog Technologies
Electronics Engineer · Burnaby, BC
  • Reviewed schematics and PCB layouts for high-voltage BLDC motor controller PCBAs — provided recommendations on manufacturability, reliability, and testability
  • Supported extensive hardware bring-up and validation; identified layout- and system-level issues during physical testing
  • Provided routing and layout guidance on high-current paths, power/ground strategies, and gate-driver switching behaviour
  • Redlined schematics, layouts, and BOMs to address component shortages; created ECOs and test reports to document all design changes
Feb 2022 — Sep 2023
Open Ocean Robotics
Electronics Engineer · Victoria, BC
  • Sole designer of the next-generation prototype PCB for an autonomous unmanned surface vehicle — full schematic capture and layout ownership from concept through production handoff
  • Owned PCB layout and layer stack-up definition (4–8 layers) in Altium Designer for mixed-signal PCBAs supporting embedded and communication-heavy systems
  • Redesigned battery management and communications management PCBs — full schematic, layout, validation, and integration
  • Established and maintained the Altium ECAD component library, improving layout consistency and reducing rework during production handoff
  • Interfaced directly with contract manufacturers to review layouts, address DFM feedback, and resolve assembly issues during prototyping and early production
  • Designed mixed-signal PCBAs incorporating UART, I²C, SPI, RS-232/485, USB, PCIe, and CAN interfaces
May 2019 — Aug 2019
BCIT — SMART Microgrid
Research Assistant · Burnaby, BC
  • Built and validated test fixtures and wiring harnesses for AC grid-tied power electronics systems
  • Defined and executed hardware test procedures; authored formal test reports to support verification and system validation
  • Designed and proposed a microgrid UI/UX upgrade mimicking OEM HMI to reduce costs and deployment time
// 04 — Education

Academic Background

Sep 2017 — May 2021
BCIT
B.Eng. Electrical Engineering · Burnaby, BC
  • Capstone: Designed and built a PC power supply from scratch — full power electronics design from schematic through physical build and verification
  • Graduated as Engineer in Training (EIT)
// 05 — Contact

Let's Build
Something.

Open to roles in PCB design, embedded systems, and hardware/firmware engineering. I'm looking for teams where technical rigor actually matters.

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