Electrical Engineer Design

Sharan Ghimire

**** * ******** **. ***# *** Arlington Heights, IL 60005

*************@*****.***; 312-***-****

Objective: To obtain a position that will enable me to use my strong engineering skills, educational background, and

ability to work in a fast pace environment that will demonstrate my organizational skills.

Summary of Qualifications:

• 3+ year of experience in Schematic entry and simulation tools using Matlab,P-spice. Experience designing

automotive electronics. Applications include powertrain and active safety devices.

• Design, Develop, Test and validates Powertrain Control Modules for engine and transmission functions.

• Perform root cause analysis on the factory/field returns engine control modules and troubleshoot them.

• Follow systematic guidelines to find any discrepancies in initial design developments following FAGAN inspection

method.

• Utilize six-sigma tools and through design for six-sigma technique, detect and rectify quality issues of the

transmission electro-hydraulic control module.

• Apply design/development tools as required such as Six Sigma, FMEA, 8D problem solving techniques in

manufacturing process. Follow structured problem solving methods for field returns and EMC issues.

• Perform Worst-case Analysis using P-spice, Mathcad and LTSPICE.

• Provide EMI troubleshooting support on commercial vehicle powertrain modules.

• Used DOORS requirement management tool to organize, trace and track the customer specification compliance

requirement.

Education

North Dakota State University Fargo, ND

Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Science Degree August 2008-August

2011

Professional Experience

Associate Electrical Engineer at Continental Automotive Systems Deerpark,IL October

2011- Current

• Design and develop analog/digital and communicational circuits for automotive use.

• Support EMC, ESD transient testing. Test new electronic component, Ensure design compliance to customer

specification.

• Engineering test support, electrical analysis, test plan generation, customer specification and customer deliveries.

• Present field return troubleshooting status to Team leader, supervisor and customers.

• Troubleshoot defective modules in the Lab. Use simulators follow engineering knowledge to solve analytical

problems.

• Adequate knowledge Matlab, Pspice and apply that in design and manufacturing process.

• Use Zuken, a PCB design software tool to design the circuits for automotive use.

• Write and test Customer Specification and verify them in the lab to meet the requirement.

Career related educational background

• Lab View - Designed and build ECG (Electro Cardiogram) using Lab View.

• Designed, Developed a working FPGA control of induction motors (Altera, VHDL, FPGA, Simulink and Xilinx)

• VLSI Design in CADENCE (designed a chip for vending machine as a part of design project)

• Strong Analog and Digital circuit design with special interests in Power electronics.

• Perform black box testing (Functional testing) and also other testing protocols from the given system and met the

requirements.

• Reversed engineer to come up with the exact working PCB module by decoding all the circuits and signals. (Complex

technique, require adequate knowledge of electronic component FETs, diode etc. and their operation method)

Internship/Research:

One and half year of experience in Matlab, Simulink, VHDL programming FPGA Controlled Induction motors as an

Undergraduate Research Assistant/Student.

(More info: http://saturn.ece.ndsu.nodak.edu/ecewiki/index.php/Group_SD1019)

• Perform rapid control prototyping and Hardware in the loop (HIL) using xPC.

• Non real time simulation using Simulink and real time analysis with xPC.

• Successfully completed controlling of induction motors using FPGA, which includes complex Matlab/Simulink models,

converting and then testing using HIL, xPC into XILINX block set.

Programming/Languages: Lab View, MATLAB, XILINX, Altera, Mathematica, Simulink, Cadence (VLSI), P-Spice,

MATLAB, C, C++, MULTISIM, ULTIBOARD, Dexterous knowledge in FPGA Logic design, VHDL Programming and Circuit

Assembly, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop.

Other Technical Skills: Network Setup, Configuration, Maintenance & Troubleshooting of campus-wide LAN and

wireless Network.

Awards, Scholarships & Achievements

• Board of Higher Education Junior/Senior Scholarship, NDSU (Full tuition paid 2010-11)

• Recipient of Green and Golden Globe Award (NDSU)

• Academic and cultural sharing scholarship (NDSU)

• Part of I-CORE leadership program 2010. (NDSU)

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