Electrical & Electronic Engineer  |  Hardware Design Enthusiast  |  Embedded Systems  |  Open Source Contributor

Experienced Electrical and Electronics Engineer with 3 years of practical hardware design experience, specializing in PCB design, DFM, testing, and manufacturing. Skilled in turnkey design and testing of circuits, including embedded, IoT, and RF amplifiers and filters, using tools such as Altium Designer and KiCad. Proficient in simulation with SPICE, MATLAB Simulink, and COMSOL. Strong knowledge of digital communication protocols (SPI, I2C, UART), signal integrity, EMI/EMC optimization, and the full PCB development process. Hands-on experience with RF testing equipment including 6GHz Vector Network Analysers, 5GHz Spectrum Analysers, and Oscilloscopes. Led and managed engineering teams on complex projects, consistently ranking in the top 5 in national competitions.

• Expertise in RF circuit design (power amplifiers, filters, impedance matching) for 1–3 GHz hardware research projects.
• Proficient in 2–6 layer PCB layout, with knowledge of signal integrity, power integrity, and EMI/EMC optimization.
• Skilled with KiCad & Altium Designer: schematic capture, procurement, and rapid on-site manufacturing.
• International procurement from suppliers such as LCSC and JLCPCB for components and PCBs.
• Embedded C++ programming on Arduino and ESP32, including SPI, I2C, and analog interfacing; basic Python knowledge.
• Simulation and modeling with SPICE, MATLAB Simulink, and COMSOL.
• Hands-on use of RF test equipment for 1 and 2 port measurements.
• Experience leading multi-department engineering teams (5–20 members) on complex projects.

• 1st Place – RISC 2024 Presentation: Developed and presented an energy-efficient smart lamp using 24 GHz Doppler radar for presence detection.
• 2.4 GHz RF Power Amplifier: Designed a 4-layer PCB with impedance control, achieving 8dB gain and a 3x boost in transmission range.
• UHF Band-pass Filter: Created a 7th-order filter with a 2.4 GHz center, tested up to 6 GHz, optimized for minimal loss in FR4 & FR2 substrates.
• Reverse-Engineered PLC Trainer: Redesigned a PLC trainer kit damaged by incorrect voltage, creating a new interface card PCB for the OpenPLC editor.
• Competition Success: Ranked Top 5 in multiple national engineering competitions, with 1st, 3rd, and 4th place finishes in robotics, sustainability, and IoT-focused challenges.

• akbar-q/Circuits-PCB-HardwareDesign
  PCB designs, circuit schematics, and hardware projects.

• akbar-q/Embedded-Programming
  Embedded C/C++, microcontroller code, and firmware examples.

• akbar-q/Matlab-Simulink
  MATLAB scripts, Simulink models, and simulation resources.

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