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HARSH SHAH
Milpitas,CA
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Summary
Dynamic EMC Test Lead with a PhD/MS in Electrical Engineering, recognized for successfully navigating complex equipment through the entire compliance lifecycle. Proven expertise in developing advanced interference models to effectively isolate coupling mechanisms, along with a strong ability to implement robust mitigation strategies for shielding, grounding integrity, and circuit isolation. Demonstrated proficiency in crafting test procedures, and troubleshooting specifications, consistently achieving 100% compliance with FCC, CISPR, IEC (EN 61000), and ETSI standards. Committed to driving innovation and excellence in electromagnetic compatibility projects while fostering collaborative team environments.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Hardware Engineer
HCL America Solutions INC
San Jose, CA
01.2022 - Current
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Worked as an EMC Test Engineer contractor at Cisco Systems, applying RF fundamentals to perform EMC compliance testing across diverse hardware platforms.
- Directed compliance certification for network products, ensuring adherence to RF/EMC regulations through detailed test plan development, test lab system setup, and effective troubleshooting to secure FCC, VCCI, and CISPR Class A compliance.
- Designed and assembled test fixtures to enable subassembly-level RF and EMC evaluation, accelerating early detection of RF issues in development cycles.
- Conducted RF debug analysis across multiple systems, collaborating with design teams to identify root causes of failures and validate design fixes, improving system robustness prior to certification testing.
- Worked with RF and hardware designers to evaluate RF absorber materials for 100G-400G optical chassis and contributed to vendor selection based on absorber performance.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Performed extensive 5G modem testing, supporting RF performance evaluation and validation across multiple wireless technologies.
- Conducted antenna passive measurements and executed SISO/MIMO characterization for 4G, 5G, SA, and ENDC systems, contributing to antenna and RF subsystem performance analysis.
- Troubleshot RF and system-level issues, identifying root causes of system crashes and resolving connectivity problems involving CMX500 and Anritsu wireless communication testers.
Test Engineer
Zebra Technologies
Holtsville, NY
12.2018 - 09.2021
- Worked on various RF antenna testing and GPS Testing, Passive tests, Throughput test, benchmarking OTA tests on different devices in MVG chamber.
- Used Cadence allegro to read schematics and analyze electronic schematics and for troubleshoot the issue on unit.
- Did Troubleshooting on various Mobile devices to find an issue with antenna and power table for the various Modules like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, WAN, GPS etc. in MVG chamber.
- Worked on ADS for RF simulations to measure the loss in line and SI Pro and PI pro to simulate the whole board schematics and measure the losses and output on antenna side.
- Used Jira for bug tracking and tracking and creating test scenarios for testing.
- Worked on various windows Tablets to test Wi-Fi and GPS sensitivity and assisted GPS sensitivity in Satimo chamber.
- Attended demonstration of 5G test Instruments and testing for various RF testing.
- Started working on Keysight CATR chamber for FR2 OTA and Antenna Performance Testing using UXM.
- Worked on Anritsu MT8821C for WAN tests SISO and MIMO as well as MT8862A for WLAN SISO and MIMO tests for antenna performance and OTA tests in MVG chamber.
- Currently I am working on creating test plan for 5G FR1 OTA tests in MVG system as well as for FR2 OTA and Antenna Performance tests in Keysight CATR chamber.
Electrical Engineer
NJA Industries Inc.
Vadodara, Gujarat, India
09.2013 - 05.2014
- Worked on 10KVA transformers as a trainee.
- Performed different sets of tests on transformers after assembly.
- Created illustrated reports on new batch of inventories.
- Also worked in different departments like production, testing & calibration, servicing etc.
Education
M.S - Data Science and Business Intelligence
St. Peter's University
Jersey City, NJ02-2022
M.S - Electrical Engineering
Northwestern Polytechnic University
Fremont, CA04-2017
B.E - Electrical Engineering
Gujarat Technological University
Gujarat, India05-2014
Skills
- Electronic analytical instruments
- Analytical skills
- Diagnostic skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Electronic schematics
- Analog systems
- Digital systems
- Electronic components
- Troubleshooting
- Communication skills
- Organizational skills
- Time management
- Cross functional team collaboration
- Lab Equipments
- EMC standards
- ESD
- EFT/B
- RE/RI
- CE/CI
- Smartgrid Standards
- Railroad standards
- CISPR 11 & 32 RF Radiated and Conducted
- IEC 61000-3-2 Harmonics Currents
- IEC 61000-3-3 Flicker
- Industrial and residential limits and Test Levels (IEC 61000-6-1,6-2, 6-3,6-4)
- FCC Part 15 & 18 Radiated and Conducted (RF devices)
- IEC 61000-4-2 ESD
- IEC 61000-4-3/4-39 RF Radiated(Far-field/Near-field)
- IEC 61000-4-4 Burst
- IEC 61000-4-5 Mains Surge
- IEC 61000-4-6 RF Conducted
- IEC 61000-4-8 Magnetic Field
- IEC 61000-4-11 AC Dips
- Verilog
- VHDL
- C
- C
- Python
- ADB
- ModelSim
- Xilinx ISE
- MATLAB
- Keysight ADS
- HFSS
- CST
- Jira
- Vesona
- EMQuest
- Power meters
- Thermal chambers
- Logic analyzers
- Thermal probes
- OrCAD Capture
- Cadence Allegro
- Vesona
- EMQuest
- Power meters
- Thermal chambers
- Logic analyzers
- Thermal probes
- Callboxes
- OrCAD Capture
- Cadence Allegro
Accomplishments
- Designed and developed the file which inserts and compares most recent calibration data and provides deltas and plots for each path with high and low delta for particular frequency which saved over 4 hrs of time spent on calibration summary per chamber.
- Exceeded delivery expectations by managing multiple high-priority projects simultaneously and completing all phases ahead of schedule.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Supervised team of 4 staff members.
Languages
English
Full Professional
Hindi
Full Professional
Timeline
Hardware Engineer
HCL America Solutions INC
01.2022 - Current
Test Engineer
Zebra Technologies
12.2018 - 09.2021
Electrical Engineer
NJA Industries Inc.
09.2013 - 05.2014
M.S - Data Science and Business Intelligence
St. Peter's University
M.S - Electrical Engineering
Northwestern Polytechnic University
B.E - Electrical Engineering
Gujarat Technological University
Technical Skill Focus
Verilog, VHDL, C, C++, Python, ADB, ModelSim, Xilinx ISE, MATLAB, Keysight ADS, HFSS, CST, Synopsys, MATLAB, Wave Studio, SatEnv, Jira, Vesona, EMQuest, Oscilloscope, DMMs, Power meters, thermal chambers, logic analyzers, thermal probes, callboxes, MIMO Systems, 802.11 a, b, g, n, AC, GSM, CDMA, LTE, 5G, GPS, RFID, NFC, OrCAD Capture (Basic), Cadence Allegro