Electrical Engineer C++

ALI RAFIE (M.A.Sc) ***** Valley Circle Dr, Bothell, WA, 98012

Electrical Hardware Embedded / IoT Engineer +1-425-***-**** ***.******.*@*****.***

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-rafie-r/

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Principal-track Electrical/Hardware Engineer with 12 years of experience designing mixed-signal, high-speed, and power electronics from concept to mass production. Led cross-functional teams to ship boards and systems across robotics, consumer devices, servers, and industrial equipment. Deep experience with SI/PI, EMI/EMC, DVT, automated test, and regulatory (UL/FCC/ETL). Hands-on with Altium & Cadence Allegro; fluent in Python/C/C++/MATLAB for validation tooling. Strengths include AI/edge compute and server hardware enablement, high-speed interfaces (USB4, PCIe, MIPI C-/D-PHY), ODM/overseas vendor collaboration, and robust PDN design. Seasoned electrical engineer with a proven track record of leadership in guiding teams towards successful project execution and innovation Experienced in embedded and IoT systems, integrating sensors, wireless communication (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth), and microcontroller-based platforms for robotics, industrial, and consumer devices.

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

Experience in edge/embedded AI and connected devices for robotics, consumer, and industrial applications.

Proficient in Zuken, Altium, Cadence Allegro, Rapid Harness, and CATIA.

Designed IoT-enabled systems with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and sensor integration.

10+ years of embedded system development, including firmware, microcontrollers, and real-time debugging.

8 years of experience in Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) collaboration with overseas vendors

10+ years of experience in hardware development, including PCB design and system design

Experienced in Bus communications (I2C, UART, etc.) and wireless communications (WIFI, Bluetooth, etc.)

5 years of experience in designing systems and subsystems in accordance with EMI/EMC best practices

7 years of experience in MATLAB, VHDL, GIT, LabView, PowerShell, Python, C, C++ and C# programming

7 years of experience in developing embedded systems using various microcontrollers and development boards

Highly motivated, great analytical and problem-solving skills with demonstrated ability able to work in team environment

10+ years of experience in researching, designing, prototyping, testing and system level debugging

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Wireless Communication: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, UART, I2C, SPI

Embedded / IoT: Microcontrollers (ARM, PIC, Atmel), RTOS, IoT protocols (MQTT, BLE, Wi-Fi), low-power system design

Hardware/Software designing and optimizing

• Sensor design

• FPGA design

Low energy communications (USB, Bluetooth, etc.)

• CAD tools (Creo, AutoCAD)

• Heat distribution calculation

Experienced in analogue and digital circuit design

• Reading electronic schematics

• RF technologies

Expert in regulatory requirements (IEEE, IPC.)

• Signal processing

• Embedded system

Experienced in using test equipment

• Statistical analysis (SPSS)

• SPICE simulation

Design and analyze electrical subsystems

• Machine learning

• AI tools

SOFT SKILLS

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills • Project management skills • Highly organized

Team leadership and management • Report writing • Multitasking skills

Ability to work within tight deadlines • Critical thinking • Workload prioritization

Detail oriented • Innovative and creative • Presentation skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Picnic – Lead Electrical Engineer Jan 2020-Present

Led design documentation, schematics libraries, and DFM guideline development.

Product development, system development, PCB design, PCB assembly (PCBA).

Designed 480VAC, 208/240V, and low-voltage cabinets and distribution systems.

Experience with servo system, VFDs, Ethernet networks, and PLC/HMI programming.

Developed IoT-enabled robotics boards with Wi-Fi/Bluetooth connectivity and embedded firmware for motor control.

Developed firmware in C/C++ for multi-core SoCs/MCUs.

Proficient user of CAD software including Altium, Spice, Rapid Harness and Zuken.

Owned architecture and delivery of robotics controller, motor-driver, and server-integrated boards

Managed UL 61010 and IEC 61131 certification readiness, EMC pre-scan fixes, and ESD/power protection tests.

Architecting, designing, and implementing next generation hardware into mass production and mass adoption.

Defined stack-up, PDN strategy, and decoupling pyramid to meet SI/PI and EMI targets.

Debugged embedded code using JTAG/SWD and lab instruments.

Collaborated with ODMs on firmware-hardware integration.

Integrated I C, SPI, UART drivers and low-level HAL modules.

Loreal - Electrical Engineer Aug 2019-Jan 2020

Test development, automated and manual electrical testing, system testing and firmware testing.

Contributed to embedded firmware validation for IoT-capable consumer devices.

Product development, system development, PCB design, PCB assembly (PCBA).

Reviewing test plans and procedures to ensure adequate coverage of system requirements.

Creating comprehensive test plans, test scripts and use cases to support testing objectives.

Identifying and reporting problems related to products’ circuit design and specifications.

Microsoft - Hardware and Firmware Test Engineer Mar 2019-Aug 2019

Test development, electrical testing, system testing, firmware testing.

Worked on embedded systems validation and low-speed bus communications for device IoT interfaces.

Reviewing test plans and procedures to ensure adequate coverage of system requirements.

Creating comprehensive test plans, test scripts and use cases to support testing objectives.

Identifying and reporting problems related to products’ circuit design and specifications.

Hevvy/Toyo Pumps North America Corporation-Hardware and Electrical Engineer Jan 2017-Nov 2018

Coordinated with overseas ODMs to prototype and manufacture sensor/control electronics for global markets.

Automated firmware validation using Python / C++ tools.

Designed embedded sensor-control electronics enabling IoT monitoring of pump systems.

Designed power-distribution, high-speed DAQ, and server interface boards in Altium; executed bring-up/validation.

Lead engineer for developing a new sensor for detecting and quantifying low concentration of water in oil.

Created test plans, implemented tests, and prepared test reports.

University of British Columbia (UBC) - Research Assistant Jan 2012- Dec 2016

Designed and developed a testing apparatus using Microchip Microcontrollers.

Developed embedded testing systems for medical devices with microcontroller integration.

Designing analogue and digital boards for testing fixtures and apparatus.

3 years of experience in statistical and data analysis programming using C, LabVIEW and MATLAB.

3 years of working experience in medical device design and development.

Designed hypothesis-based experiments and applied statistical analysis to evaluate the collected data.

PUBLICATIONS

1.Rafie Ravandi, Ali. Characterizing the Behavior of Nylon Actuators and Exploring Methods for Manufacturing them to Get the Highest Amount of Output, University of British Columbia, 2018.

2.Mirvakili, Seyed M., et al. Simple and Strong: Twisted Silver Painted Nylon Artificial Muscle Actuated by Joule Heating, vol. 9056, SPIE, 2014, doi:10.1117/12.2046411.

3.Sutton, Lee, et al. Design of an Assistive Wrist Orthosis using Conductive Nylon Actuators, IEEE, 2016, doi:10.1109/BIOROB.2016.7523774.

EDUCATION

Master of Applied Science, Electrical-Biomedical Engineering, UBC Sep 2014-Dec 2017

BASc, Electrical Engineering Option of Biomedical Engineering, UBC Sep 2010-Apr 2014

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