Incoming Software Engineer Intern @ ------
Summer 2026- Announcement soon...
About
Education & Skills
UC Berkeley EECS '27 · hands-on with firmware, robotics, and validation experience.
- Coursework: digital design & ICs (FPGA lab), machine learning, advanced computer architecture, signals, circuits, data structures, discrete math.
- Teach: designed and ran Berkeley IEEE's lab-based robotics course (EE 198) for 4+ semesters.
- Programs: Theta Tau (Vice Regent), Visa Upskill Tech Cohort, Cisco Extern.
- LanguagesPython, C/C++, RISC-V ASM, Verilog, 8051 ASM, Java, Chisel, Scala, SQL, JavaScript
- PlatformsSTM32, Xilinx PYNQ-Z1, Zephyr, Arduino, ESP-32, LTSpice, OrCad, KiCad, BitBucket, Git
- BenchMicrocontrollers, soldering, spectrum analyzer, oscilloscope, multimeter, waveform generator, power supplies
- Focus AreasRobotics, hardware validation, lab automation, embedded tooling
Experience
Recent roles.
Hardware Engineer Intern · ASML Reliability Lab
May 2025 – Aug 2025 · San Jose, CA- Built lab automation projects improving reliability test workflows and instrumentation.
- Integrated nine spectrum-analyzer profiles into a Python/Tk GUI with trigger control.
- Controlled instruments through GPIB/PyVISA with configurable span, rate, and resolution.
- Implemented assembly SPI bit-banging to move a digital trimmer from 8- to 10-bit output.
- Designed OrCad evaluation circuits and derived op-amp gains to qualify potentiometer outputs.
Robotics / EECS Researcher · Berkeley Biomimetic Millisystems Lab
Jan 2025 – Present · Berkeley, CA- Designed a 2-layer PCB (250+ components) for UCSF endonasal surgical robot evaluation.
- Ran PCB bring-up, rework, and troubleshooting across power, signal, and firmware systems.
- Implemented power regulation network: buck converters, transient suppression, no backfeed.
- Automated validation for 32+ regulators, sensors, valves, and steppers, cutting test time 15%.
- Developed STM32 firmware with USB, I2C, SPI; used Zephyr DeviceTree/Kconfig and Twister tests.
Technical Wireless Intern · UL Solutions
May 2024 – Jul 2024 · Fremont, CA- Automated wireless transmission tests with Python and robotic equipment against FCC/ICC specs.
- Captured SAR results and RF maps using DASY6 and callbox suites across 5G, LTE, 802.11.
- Delivered 16+ tests per day during peak season, maintaining documentation and compliance.
Course Director · UC Berkeley IEEE (EE 198)
Aug 2023 – Dec 2024 · Berkeley, CA- Developed and taught an accredited electronics & robotics course for 50+ students each term.
- Produced C/C++ examples, firmware boilerplate, and DFS/BFS robotics labs.
- Delivered $15/unit robot kits with custom PCBs aligned to industry build standards.
Independent Engineering Researcher
Nov 2019 – Jul 2022 · San Jose, CA- Awarded at California Science & Engineering Fair (5th) and Synopsys Fair (two-time 1st).
- Built IoT water meter (Arduino, custom PCB, SMS/Twilio) and electro-pneumatic lifting tool.
Projects
Selected builds.
Pipelined RISC-V CPU
Simulated RISC-V core with full pipeline control and hazard handling.
Handwriting Classification
Ran MNIST digit recognition directly on a RISC-V pipeline.
Water Meter & Lifting Tools
Award-winning smart meter retrofit and electro-pneumatic lifting assist.
Stack
Tooling I reach for.
Firmware
Bootloaders, bring-up, RTOS scheduling, OTA updates.
- STM32, NRF52, ESP32
- FreeRTOS, Zephyr, bare-metal
Hardware
Layout, RF-aware routing, manufacturing packages, validation.
- KiCad, Altium
- DFM, signal integrity, test jigs
Tooling
CI/CD, hardware-in-the-loop, instrumentation, docs.
- PlatformIO, GitHub Actions
- Grafana, Influx, Notion