Gus Tahara-Edmonds
Firmware Lead at UBC Formula Electric- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Certified SolidWorks Professional - Mechanical Design
Dassault SystèmesAug, 2020- Nov, 2024
Experience
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UBC Formula Electric
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Canada
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Automotive
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1 - 100 Employee
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Firmware Lead
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Jan 2022 - Present
• Writing firmware in C for STM32 microcontrollers, using FreeRTOS.• Implemented Python scripts for autogenerating CAN DBC files and embedded C drivers from human-readable JSON data.
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Electrical Member
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Jan 2021 - Jan 2022
• Schematic capture, layout, and soldering of PCBs for HV safety lights and reflow oven control
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Nuro
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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700 & Above Employee
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Robots Hardware Intern
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Sep 2022 - Dec 2022
• Leading development of an in-vehicle Hardware-in-the-Loop system for safety regression test automation. • Designed HIL software stack using C++, Python, and a gRPC server backend. • Leading development of an in-vehicle Hardware-in-the-Loop system for safety regression test automation. • Designed HIL software stack using C++, Python, and a gRPC server backend.
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Tesla
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Firmware Engineer
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May 2022 - Aug 2022
• Developed firmware in C currently running on the S3XY vehicles. • Conducted vehicle tests & wrote Software-in-the-Loop tests in Python. • Developed firmware in C currently running on the S3XY vehicles. • Conducted vehicle tests & wrote Software-in-the-Loop tests in Python.
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NZ Technologies
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Canada
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Embedded Hardware Engineer
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Jan 2021 - Apr 2021
• Designed PCBs in KiCAD to develop next-generation touchless sensors. • Modelled and 3D-printed testing jigs, using SolidWorks. • Manufactured and tested hardware for medical devices deployed in hospitals around the world. • Designed PCBs in KiCAD to develop next-generation touchless sensors. • Modelled and 3D-printed testing jigs, using SolidWorks. • Manufactured and tested hardware for medical devices deployed in hospitals around the world.
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UBC Rocket
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Canada
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Avionics Engineer
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Dec 2020 - Apr 2021
• PCB design for valve actuation and data collection for a rocket reaching an apogee of 100km.• Wrote firmware in C for NXP MCUs with MCUXpresso, using FreeRTOS.
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Ground Support Co-Lead
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Sep 2019 - Nov 2020
• Co-lead for testing the liquid rocket engine of the rocket Co-Pilot.• Designed data acquisition and control electronics, programmed data collection GUI with Python.• Developed plumbing for reliable fuelling and defuelling of liquid oxygen.
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Education
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The University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Engineering Physics -
Mount Douglas Secondary
High School Diploma