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ALi Shirinov

Leuven

Summary

I enjoy turning clear requirements into working hardware—and finding out why it doesn’t work the first time. I am an Electronics and ICT master’s student with hands-on experience in Altium PCB design, embedded systems, and AI-assisted test automation. I am seeking a graduate FPGA engineering role where I can apply my Verilog, Vivado, C, and Python knowledge while developing my digital design skills.

Overview

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year of professional experience

Work History

Hardware Engineer

Formula Electric Belgium
Leuven, Belgium
09.2026 - Current
  • Design safety and power PCBs in Altium Designer for the team’s electric race car.
  • Contribute to vehicle wiring and electrical system integration.

Test Automation / AI Intern

Punch Powertrain
Sint-Truiden, Belgium
05.2026 - 08.2026
  • Worked on improving test automation tools and exploring how LLM can support test case generation from requirements.
  • Gained practical experience in quality assurance, automotive systems, and real engineering tools in a professional environment.

Student Assistant — Electricity Labs

KU Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
02.2026 - 05.2026
  • Assisted students during electricity lab sessions, helping them build, test, and troubleshoot electronic circuits.

Education

Master of Science - Engineering Technology — Electronics and ICT

KU Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
2027

Skills

  • PCB layout design
  • Test automation
  • Altium Designer
  • FPGA programming
  • C programming language
  • Python programming
  • SQL
  • Javascript
  • HTML
  • MATLAB experience
  • Java coding
  • Embedded systems
  • Microcontroller programming
  • VHDL design
  • Verilog coding
  • Vivado

Languages

English, Turkish, Russian
First Language

Selected Projects.

FPGA Maze Project | Embedded Systems Lab

  • Collaborated on a maze project implemented in Verilog using a PYNQ board.

Smart Delivery Robot and Locker System | 2025–2026

  • Selected components, designed the PCB layout, and routed connections for a delivery robot using ESP32 and PIC microcontrollers.
  • Helped troubleshoot a power-supply issue and identified a boost converter solution, enabling the robot to operate successfully.

Skoup — Smart Waste Management System | 2024–2025

  • Contributed to a sensor-based system using Raspberry Pi, an Android application, a REST API, and MySQL.
  • Collaborated on hardware–software integration, testing, and troubleshooting.

InvestLearn – Full-Stack Web Application

  • Collaborated on a full-stack financial education platform using React and PHP.
  • Implemented and integrated frontend and backend functionality with a MySQL database.
  • Contributed to software quality through PHPUnit testing and team-based development.

Timeline

Hardware Engineer

Formula Electric Belgium
09.2026 - Current

Test Automation / AI Intern

Punch Powertrain
05.2026 - 08.2026

Student Assistant — Electricity Labs

KU Leuven
02.2026 - 05.2026

Master of Science - Engineering Technology — Electronics and ICT

KU Leuven
ALi Shirinov