Team Lead Systems Engineer

Mohammad Atiqullah

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Satellite operations engineer with 5+ years of experience at the Bangabandhu Satellite-1 ground station as well as sub team lead engineer for communications and EPS subsystems of the SWARM-EX CubeSat project, led by CU Boulder and funded by the National Science Foundation (USA).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Graduate Assistant University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL May 2023-Present RA:

Conduct research in the antenna lab by designing transparent microstrip antennas for small satellite applications.

Design and test microstrip antennas and electrical power supply (EPS) boards for the SWARM-EX CubeSat project. TA:

Assist in microprocessor and energy conversion labs with the experiments and grade circuit analysis course. Assistant Manager Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited September 2017 – May 2023

Provided 24/7 based engineering and operational support to the Network Operation Control Center (NOCC) of Bangabandhu Satellite-1 (BS-1) ground station, the only communication satellite in Bangladesh.

Planned payload frequency arrangements and performed link budget computation.

Configured and maintained satellite uplink and downlink carriers from Carrier Monitoring System.

Operated and troubleshot TV broadcasting modulators for C-band broadcasting services.

Configured and monitored VSAT networks for Ku-band broadband services. Junior Systems Engineer Bangla Phone Limited, Bangladesh June 2015 - January 2016

Planned, configured and troubleshot the SDH-based optical transmission network.

Managed network services and NMSs at NOCC, supporting 2000 + E1, STM-N, GE links. TRAININGS:

Received BS-1 systems theoretical training at Thales Alenia Space (TAS) facilities in Toulouse, France.

Completed comprehensive training on BS-1 satellite communications, encompassing space systems, mission segments, signal processing, RF engineering and satellite operations from TAS at the satellite ground station.

Trained in Newtec broadcasting modulator, iDirect and UHP networks for broadcasting and broadband services.

Undertook WAN Management theoretical training of Ground Control Network (GCN) of BS-1 from TAS. EDUCATION:

Master of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (GPA 4.00/4.00) University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA Expected graduation: May 2025

Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (GPA 3.25/4.00) Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh Graduated: June 2014 MASTER’S THESIS TOPIC:

Transparent full-mesh microstrip array CP antennas for X-band CubeSat applications (defense in spring 2025). AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS:

Graduate Assistantship and Tuition Fellowship, academic year 2023-2025, University of South Alabama. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Member, Tau Beta Pi and IEEE.

SOFTWARE and HARDWARE SKILLS:

Antenna Simulation: Ansys HFSS, CST Microwave Studio

PCB Design: Altium Designer, DipTrace, Proteus

Networking: CCNA

Programming Language: MATLAB, C, C++, Python, Assembly, VHDL

Signal Processing and SDR: GNU Radio

Microcontroller Platforms: ATmega, PIC, Arduino

Productivity and Design Tools: MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, AutoCAD, OriginPro, draw.io

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