Navid Ghazizadeh
Indianapolis
Summary
Self-motivated and hard-working Electrical Engineer with extensive experience in analog, digital, and power circuit design. Seeking a full-time position in a competitive engineering company to effectively apply knowledge and experience in a dynamic workforce environment. Committed to delivering innovative solutions and driving continuous improvement. Eager to contribute to the organization's success by leveraging technical expertise and problem-solving skills.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Electrical Engineer
V2X
05.2023 - Current
- Defined requirements and designed test Circuit Cards in Altium which completely automated the testing process of several PCBs in a mission critical airborne application
- Incorporated DC-DC converters, protection circuitry, UART-USB chips, ethernet PHYs, MIL-STD-1553 and RS422/232 communication in the CCA (Circuit Card Assembly) schematic designs
- Incorporating an AC-DC converter, a monitor and a military rated computer for a customer test set used to verify operation of a critical piece of an aircraft
- Designed, programmed, and tested PCBs (using Arduino C++) for ground military applications
- Led a project as the main engineering lead to replace a camera system in a military ground vehicle and held a demonstration in the customer site
- Lead several CCA failure investigations and documented technical reports for the solution
Hardware Engineer
Carrier - Edwards Fire and Safety
05.2021 - 04.2023
- Designed a class D audio amplifier PCB (in Mentor Graphics) to meet certain specs and ULC/UL requirements to be used in fire panels in commercial buildings
- Designed a loop controller PCB with multiple features (current limiter, short/open circuit detection, etc) to drive alarm initiating devices such as strobes and horns
- Incorporated audio CODEC, MCU, switching regulators (isolated DC-DC buck), CAN communication and protection circuits into PCB designs
- Utilizing lab equipment such as oscilloscope, power supply, signal generator, audio and spectrum analyzer and others for testing
- Visited 6 customer sites to fix/debug their hardware issues in their fire panels
- Worked alongside senior engineers to test and improve conducted/radiated EMI issues
Undergraduate Research Assistant
USF EE Department
11.2019 - 12.2020
- Created over 50 transistors using semiconductor materials other than silicon and tested their functionality under different conditions
- Increasing knowledge of laboratory equipment such as Kethly, Potentiostat, and solar simulator to measure different characteristics of transistors made in the lab
Electrical Engineering Intern
National Security Innovation Network
06.2020 - 08.2020
- Designed a prototype wearable device for Navy sailors which helped with contact tracing during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Utilized electronics such as Arduino Nano and BLE modules for the wearable device and printed the PCB using KiCAD software
- Created a local server using TinkerBoard S connected to a database to keep logs of all interactions between devices
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL05.2021
Skills
- Schematic Capture Tools: Altium, Mentor Graphics DxDesigner
- Programming: C, C, Python, VHDL, LabView, MATLAB
- Hardware: FPGA, Arduino, Raspberry Pi
- Testing and Debugging: oscilloscopes, power supplies, signal generators, etc
- Circuit Simulation Software: PSPICE, LTSpice, MicroCap
- Communication protocols: UART, I2C, SPI, RS422/RS232, CAN, MIL-STD-1553
- Soft Skills: strong problem solving abilities, excellent time management, leadership and project coordination
- Languages: English (fluent), Persian (fluent), Spanish (Intermediate)
- Proficient in Microsoft office applications
Certification
- SolidWorks, 04/01/21
- Altium Designer Advanced Training, 05/01/24
Timeline
Electrical Engineer
V2X
05.2023 - Current
Hardware Engineer
Carrier - Edwards Fire and Safety
05.2021 - 04.2023
Electrical Engineering Intern
National Security Innovation Network
06.2020 - 08.2020
Undergraduate Research Assistant
USF EE Department
11.2019 - 12.2020
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
University of South Florida
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