Work With Me
I’m an Electrical Engineering PhD candidate specialising in hardware-heavy engineering: embedded systems, FPGA development, PCB design, and test/validation. My work tends to sit in the gap between “it compiles” and “it survives reality”.
If you’re hiring for roles where someone needs to build, debug, validate, and document hardware and systems end-to-end, I’m likely a good fit.
What I’m looking for
Full-time roles in:
- Product validation / hardware test engineering
- Embedded systems engineering
- FPGA / digital design engineering
- Analog/ Mixed Signal Design
- Hardware systems integration
I’m also open to short-term consulting for well-scoped engineering work.
Devin Atkin
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/devin-atkin
- GitHub: github.com/devinatkin
- Google Scholar: http://short.atkin.engineer/Nhv8a
- Email: devin@atkin.engineer
- Phone: (403)-830-1177
Technical Skills
- Analog / Mixed-Signal IC Design: Cadence Virtuoso, NGSpice, Magic; transistor-level CMOS design, AMS 350 nm, TSMC 130 nm, SkyWater 180 nm tapeouts
- CMOS Image Sensors: High-speed sensor architectures, wide dynamic range pixel design, experimental readout architectures
- FPGA & Digital Design: VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog; Xilinx, Altera, Trion platforms; FPGA prototyping and lab development
- Embedded Systems: ARM embedded Linux (Buildroot), board bring-up, low-level hardware debugging
- PCB & Hardware Design: Altium, KiCad, DipTrace; mixed-signal schematic and layout
- Software & Scripting: Python, C, C++, JavaScript, C#; Flask, Node.js
- Linux & Infrastructure: Linux administration, networking (TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6), Proxmox, Docker, Ansible, Ceph
- Lab & Engineering Tools: Oscilloscopes, VNA, soldering, Buildbot CI
Education
University of Calgary, Alberta
- PhD in Electrical Engineering (2019 – September 2026)
- Transitioned from MSc to PhD program (May 2020)
- Research focus: High-Speed CMOS Image Sensors and AI-driven small dataset analysis
- Completed Transformative Talent Internship Program (TTI)
- Defence deadline: September 2026
- BSc in Electrical Engineering with Honours (Graduated 2019)
- Participated in the Internship Program
Professional Affiliations: APEGA EIT, IEEE Member
Experience
Technical Operations and Researcher
University of Calgary, I2Sense Laboratory (May 2019 – February 2026)
- Conducted research focusing on high-speed wide dynamic range CMOS sensors
- Managed Lab Equipment Maintenance and Replacement
- Developed and maintained a variety of Web Applications.
Programming Intern
Eideticom (500 Hours - 2024)
- Worked at Eideticom on testing and validation of FPGA Designs
- Developed hardware tests and updated an existing Python codebase using Buildbot
Distribution Powerline Designer - Undergraduate Internship
ATCO Electric (Jan 2017 – Dec 2017)
- Performed price estimation for numerous power distribution projects across northern Alberta, ranging from $20,000 to $1 million
- Designed various small to medium electrical service deployments across northern Alberta
- Automated the generation of certain estimate documents to improve efficiency and accuracy