FIRST RF
Embedded Systems Engineering Intern
May 2025 – Aug 2025 | Boulder, CO
Overview
At FIRST RF I contributed to embedded systems for a half-duplex phased array enabling land and maritime connectivity. The role bridged RF hardware, multilayer PCB design, and firmware on Zephyr RTOS.
Key Contributions
Phased Array System
Co-developed a half-duplex phased array system for land and maritime platform connectivity.
RF PCB Design
Designed multilayer RF PCBs in Altium with GHz transmission-line modeling and stackup optimization for signal integrity.
Zephyr SPI Drivers
Wrote SPI drivers in C for Zephyr RTOS to control active RF components.
S-Parameter Automation
Automated passive component validation by processing S-parameter datasets in Python.
Impact
Strengthened experience across RF systems and embedded development while improving hardware/software integration workflows.
Skills
Experience Photos
Component footprint used on boards for RF characterization.
High-power amplifier test setup.