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incoming embedded systems intern @ tesla sensing team

Maaz Ahmed.
engineer & builder.

i design circuit boards, write firmware, and build full-stack software. ece honors & mathematics at ut austin — incoming embedded systems intern at tesla's sensing team, building firmware for next-generation vehicle sensors.

view my work ↓ ↓ resume github → linkedin → email →
7+
projects shipped
2-layer PCBs
fabricated & tested
~20k
lines of C written
MCU
about me

about me

ece honors & mathematics student at the university of texas at austin. i'm into embedded programming, firmware development, and hardware design. i build everything from custom PCBs and register-level firmware to memory allocators and device drivers in ARM assembly. i interned at makistry (AI CAD startup) and Schneider Electric's Triconex SIS team working on safety-critical TMR control systems. this fall i'm heading to Tesla as an embedded systems intern on the Sensing Team in Palo Alto. in my free time i build things that bridge the gap between hardware and software.
C
c
C++
c++
Py
python
TS
typescript
ARM
arm assembly
kicad
PCB
pcb design
SPI
spi / uart / i2c
CAN
can bus
git
Linux
linux
soldering
SIL3
triconex / SIS
experience

where i've worked

incoming · fall 2026
Embedded Systems Engineering Intern
Tesla
Palo Alto, CA · Sensing Team, Electronic Devices · Fall 2026
Joining Tesla's Sensing Team within the Electronic Devices org — the team responsible for firmware running inside Tesla's vehicle sensors. Tesla went fully vision-only in 2021, meaning every byte the sensing firmware sends to Autopilot has to be correct with no second modality catching mistakes. I'll be writing embedded C in a real-time environment, contributing to sensor bring-up, validation, and test automation for next-generation sensing systems.
Embedded C RTOS Sensor Firmware Autopilot Stack Python Automation Hardware Bring-Up
SENSOR FIRMWARE AUTOPILOT STACK
summer 2026
Triconex SIS Engineering Intern
Schneider Electric
Houston, TX · Safety Instrumented Systems · Summer 2026
Worked on Schneider Electric's Triconex team building Safety Instrumented Systems — the hardware and firmware protecting industrial facilities worldwide. Triconex controllers use triple modular redundancy (TMR) architecture to achieve SIL 3 safety integrity levels, deployed in oil & gas, nuclear, and chemical plants. Programmed safety logic in TriStation 1131 using IEC 61131-3 Function Block Diagrams and supported pre-FAT validation of safety-critical control systems.
TriStation 1131 IEC 61131-3 FBD TMR Architecture SIL 3 Pre-FAT Validation Industrial Control
CPU 1 CPU 2 CPU 3 VOTER 2-of-3 OUT SIL 3 — TMR
Software Engineering Intern
Makistry
Austin, TX · AI-Powered CAD Startup · Spring 2026
Worked at Makistry — an AI-powered CAD platform that generates 3D models from text prompts. Contributed to the product at the intersection of AI, computer graphics, and engineering design tools. Built features across a WebAssembly/C++/TypeScript pipeline and built a 95-test Playwright automation suite for end-to-end validation of WASM CAD operations.
WebAssemblyC++TypeScriptAI/MLCADPlaywright
"generate a bracket mount..."
projects

things i've built

STM32 G431 HVD230 PCB-01 STM32 G431 HVD230 PCB-02 CAN_H CAN_L 120 120 1Mbps · 120Ω · CAN 2.0B Dual-Node CAN Bus — In Progress

Dual-Node CAN Bus Wheel Speed System

Two custom PCBs communicating over CAN bus — wheel speed sensing with register-level firmware and no HAL abstraction. Full design loop: schematic, layout, JLCPCB fab.

MCU STM32G431 × 2, SN65HVD230 transceivers
Bus CAN 2.0B @ 1Mbps, 120Ω termination
FW Register-level, no HAL, KiCad 8
STM32CAN busKiCad 8No-HALJLCPCBFirmware
in progress · summer 2026
MSPM0 Custom 2-Layer Board — JLCPCB Fabricated

Embedded Game System PCB

Custom two-layer PCB in KiCad for a handheld game system on TI MSPM0G3507. Star power/ground routing, fabricated by JLCPCB.

MCU TI MSPM0G3507 @ 32MHz ARM Cortex-M0+
Audio 5-bit R-2R DAC ladder → 11kHz sample rate
Comms IR transmit/receive for 2-player wireless link
KiCadPCBJLCPCBSPIUARTIRDAC
view project →
NMOS + Gate Driver 10–16V → 5V ηpk ≈ 87%

DC–DC Buck Converter

PWM-controlled step-down converter built and tested from scratch. Measured peak efficiency ~87% under resistive load.

Topology Synchronous buck, 200kHz switching freq
Power 10–16V → 5V regulated @ up to 10W
Switch NMOS + bootstrap gate driver IC
KiCadMOSFETsOscilloscopePWM
view project →
network device? display issue? USB device? Reboot router flickering? Re-seat cable Restart PC

Tech Support Diagnosis Tool

Interactive yes/no diagnostic tree that learns at runtime. Built entirely in C with binary tree, BFS, hash table, and undo/redo.

DS Binary tree, linked-list queue, hash table
Algo BFS traversal + LCA for shortest path
Extras Full undo/redo, ncurses visualizer
CBinary TreeBFSHash Table
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SysTick @ 11kHz • 5-bit Binary DAC

Digital Piano with DAC

5-bit binary-weighted R-2R DAC generating audio via SysTick ISR at 11.025kHz. Precomputed wavetable with foreground/background architecture.

DAC 5-bit R-2R resistor ladder, GPIO bit-banged
ISR SysTick at 11kHz, sine wavetable per note
CSysTick ISRR-2R DAC
view project →
ALLOC FREE ALLOC FREE explicit free list • first-fit • boundary tags Memory Pool Allocator

Memory Pool Allocator

Custom malloc/free with explicit free list, first-fit placement, and immediate boundary-tag coalescing. Zero stdlib dependency.

Strategy First-fit with explicit doubly-linked free list
Coalesce Boundary tags for O(1) merge
CMemory MgmtPointersCoalescing
view project →
contact

let's connect.

incoming embedded systems intern at tesla's sensing team in palo alto. previously at schneider electric's triconex sis team. always down to talk embedded systems, hardware design, and what's next.

✉ maazahmed@utexas.edu linkedin → github →