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PCB Christmas Ornament
A custom-designed PCB shaped like a Christmas tree, populated with surface-mount LEDs and hand-soldered as a holiday ornament. A fun excuse to run a full board from schematic to reflow.
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[ INTRO ]
Dhilan Shah
Engineer, early-stage hardware & mobility teams
I work across control systems, data acquisition, and electrical hardware - a bridge between mechanical, electrical, and software teams. Most experienced with small, fast-moving companies, where the job is whatever the system needs next. Currently building at Remora; earlier at Pratt Miller, Airgility, and Maryland's electric racing team.
[ ABOUT ]
Background
I work across the full stack of a system rather — from power distribution, traction and control systems to embedded software and data acquisition. That range has mostly been shaped by working on small teams at early-stage companies, where the job is whatever the system needs next, not just what's on the title.
I studied Computer Engineering at the University of Maryland, working in the gap between writing code and watching real hardware respond to it — from student racing electronics to aerial robotics.
Core areas
- CTRL Control systems & embedded logic
- DATA Data acquisition & sensor integration
- SYS Cross-functional systems integration
- PROT Hardware design & rapid prototyping
- ELE Power distribution & electrical design
[ PROFESSIONAL ]
Work
Work history.
CURR
Controls Engineer
Building control systems for Remora's direct carbon capture hardware — control logic, instrumentation, and communications - working closely with electrical, mechanical, and vendor teams to get equipment from concept to running system. One of several early-stage teams I've built on.
PREV
Electronics Engineer
Contributed to electric vehicle technology and autonomous systems development, spanning commercial prototype and motorsport applications, across the hardware and software development lifecycle.
PREV
Engineering, UAVs
Early role at Airgility, an aerial robotics startup building autonomous UAVs. Designed, printed, and tested mechanical and electrical components, and supported assembly and flight testing end to end - a small team cross-functional role.
UNIV
Low Voltage Sub-team Lead
Led the low-voltage electrical sub-team on Maryland's intercollegiate electric racing team. Programmed the electronic control unit and CAN bus communication in Simulink and C, and contributed to battery management systems, wiring harnesses, and sensor integration — a small team covering a whole vehicle's worth of systems.
[ PERSONAL PROJECTS ]
Projects
Some other things I do.
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Cars
Working on cars — light maintenance, repairs, and the occasional modification project. A couple of Toyota MR2 Spyders, from exhaust replacement to modern quality-of-life improvements.
More coming soon
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3D Printing & CAD
Designing and printing functional parts, from one-off fixtures to full assemblies. Comfortable across CAD modeling, slicing, and keeping printers themselves running.
More coming soon
[ CONTACT ]