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HARDWARE
DESIGN
ENGINEER

IOT

ROBOTICS

HEALTHCARE

MOTOR DRIVERS

8+

years of hardware engineering in robotics, healthcare, IoT and space industries

50+

projects

1000+

units per year of the low-volume production 

ABOUT ME

ABOUT ME

With a robust 8-year background in electronics, specializing in IoT, healthcare, and robotics, I've led over 30 projects to successful completion and managed small batch productions of up to 1000 units annually. As a team leader for 8 members, I've honed skills in project management and mentoring, driving both project success and team development.

WHY I STAND OUT

  • Autonomy in Action: Expert at breaking tasks into subtasks, planning, and setting deadlines independently.

  • Balanced Execution: Adept at prioritizing and multitasking to balance speed, quality, and cost.

  • Clear Communication: Skilled in creating informative documentation and presentations for effective client engagement.

  • Emotional Intelligence: Strong soft skills for conflict resolution, team interaction, and client dialogue.


"Expectations should not be met. Expectations should be exceeded"

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TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

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CAREER

CAREER

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Hardware Design Engineer

The project of Russia's first rowing machine for astronauts on the International Space Station. 

  • Produced PMSM motor controllers up to 1.5 kW meeting space EMC standards

  • Experienced in full-stack engineering - software, hardware, and mechanical design

  • Designed a user interface application using C#

  • Technologies:  Forward DC/DC, LVDS, PMSM motors, MIL-STD-1553, EMC, C#, Cadence

Embedded Software Engineer

Upgraded robotics competition “RTC CUP” with 2500 participants from 97 cities in Russia.

  • Established a stable network of 20 industrial controllers via RS485 protocol

  • Improved wiring connection system to reduce test site assembly time by 50%

  • Technologies: CAN, RS485/RS422, C, Altium Designer

Senior Hardware Design Engineer

Developed Russia's first inspection robotic complex for diagnostics of water pipes and heating mains, capable of operating in unburnt pipes at temperatures up to +80°C. 

  • Led robot hardware development from scratch, releasing the prototype within 6 months

  • Prototype purchased by State Unitary Enterprise "TEK SPb"

  • Collaborated with mechanical engineers to reduce electronics assembly time by 4x

  • Conducted field tests and hardware troubleshooting within 5 months in harsh conditions

  • Strategically defined BOM list and avoided delays caused by component shortages

  • Simulated schematic design and PCB and prevented 90% of critical bugs and major issues

  • Technologies: Ethernet, USB, CAN, PMSM motor, flyback, EMI, ADC, LTSpice, Sigrity, Altium

Senior Hardware Design Engineer

The project of the world's first autonomous underwater vehicle “Vityaz-D” dived to the bottom of the Mariana Trench. 

  • Doubled onboarding speed by organizing knowledge base

  • Conducted field tests and troubleshooting in harsh weather within 3 months

  • Technologies: Ethernet, CAN, RS232, C, Altium Designer

Head of Sector

Promoted to Head of R&D for marine and agricultural robotics projects.

  • Led a team of 4 engineers in an R&D project studying the biomechanics of sea creatures

  • Organized the low-volume production of 1000 agricultural educational robots per year

  • Reduced the onboarding period of newcomers by 3 times by organizing workflows

  • Implemented an employee motivation system that decreased employee turnover by 50%

Hardware Design Engineer

Delivered IoT projects for Fortune 500 clients in a global tech company, under NDA. 

  • Optimized PCB design and BOM to increase product battery lifetime by 1.5-2 times

  • Implemented DFM approaches to significantly improve PCB assembly quality

  • Designed a gateway from scratch and optimized for low-volume production (1000 devices)

  • Improved personal labor intensity estimation accuracy to within +/- 4 hours

  • Technologies: Ethernet, USB, BLE, WiFi, FPGA, RFID, BMS, MicroCap, Sigrity, Altium Designer

TODAY

2022

2021

2019

2017

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PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO

The largest projects from my career not subject to NDAs are featured here. These projects have been successfully completed and are now in production. In certain projects, I took on the role of lead hardware engineer, managing the whole system, whereas in others, I focused on the development of essential components.

ROBOTICS

MOTOR DRIVERS

HEALTHCARE

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IOT

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EDUCATION

EDUCATION

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

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Organization: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia.

Qualification: Bachelors's degree in Mechatronics and Robotics
Major: Mechatronics and Robotics

2017

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Organization: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia.

Qualification: Master's degree in Mechatronics and Robotics
Major: Mechatronics and Robotics

2019

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Organization: FEDEVEL Academy
Offered by: FEDEVEL, LLC

Instructor: Robert Feranec
Course: Advanced PCB Layout

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Organization: Signal Integrity Academy
Offered by: Teledyne LeCroy, USA.

Instructor: Dr. Eric Bogatin
Course: Advanced Gigabit Channel Design

Organization: Signal Integrity Academy
Offered by: Teledyne LeCroy, USA.

Instructor: Dr. Eric Bogatin
Course: Essential Principles of SI

Organization: University of Colorado Boulder, USA
Offered by: Coursera

Instructor: Dr. Robert Erickson
Course: Converter Circuits

Organization: University of Colorado Boulder, USA
Offered by: Coursera

Instructor: Dr. Robert Erickson
Course: Introduction to Power Electronics

2022

2021

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Organization: University of Colorado Boulder, USA
Offered by: Coursera

Instructor: Dr. Gregory Plett
Course: Introduction to battery-management systems (with Honors)

Organization: Signal Integrity Academy
Offered by: Teledyne LeCroy, USA.

Instructor: Dr. Eric Bogatin
Course: S-Parameters for SI

2024

2023

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2025

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Find me on these platforms and reach out

  • LinkedIn
  • GitHub
  • Whatsapp
  • Telegram
  • gmail-old-icon-2048x2048-czq9w1ua

©2025 Podlesnyi Vasilii

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