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HARDWARE
DESIGN
ENGINEER

IOT

ROBOTICS

HEALTHCARE

MOTOR DRIVERS

8+

years of hardware engineering in robotics, healthcare, IoT and motor drivers

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, robotics, motor drivers and healthcare, I've led over 50 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. The project "Cardio Robot" for the development of a robot for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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

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

  • Technologies:  Forward DC/DC, LVDS, PMSM motors, MIL-STD-1553, EMC, C#, Cadence, IEC 60601-1

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

  • ​Improved the routing of a legacy design and passed EMC tests with a 2x safety margin

  • 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, LTSpice, Altium Designer, FCC, UL 6200, UL 840

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 Vasilii Podlesnyi

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