Work Experiences

Embedded Design TA - Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Jan 2024 - Apr 2024

  • Instruct students during labs covering FPGA board, Linux, C++, Quartus Prime, and robotic arm.
  • Hold office hours and extra lab hours to answer questions related to C++, Digital Logic Design and lab assignment.
  • Verify lab materials by testing each instruction prior to lab sessions.

Autonomy & Intelligence Lab RA - Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Dec 2023 - Present

  • Utilize fisheye stereo cameras and IMU on Unitree Go1 quadruped robot for SLAM algorithms in 3D mapping of school building.
  • Navigate Go1 robot autonomously between floors in school building implementing ROS2 Nav stack on acquired 3D maps.

Hardware Automation Engineering Intern - iRobot

Bedford, MA

Jul 2023 - Dec 2023

  • Created C# libraries to program power supplies conveniently with SCPI commands converted to C# methods establishing serial communication over USB or RS-232.
  • Implemented image processing such as Bilateral Filtering, Canny Edge Detection, Binary Threshold, and Structural Similarity Index Measure (SSIM) to grade dirtiness of tile images in both Python and C#.
  • Created Python script to convert undistorted input images from calibrated fisheye camera into drawing trajectories for robots to follow during intern hackathon project.
  • Evaluated a robot's motion characteristics including parallelism, straightness, and coverage utilizing motion data captured by Qualisys.
  • Controlled a differential wheeled robot encoding joystick inputs, mapping them into wheel speeds, and sending to the robot as a part of iRobot Intern Challenge.

Computing Fundamentals TA - Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Jan 2023 - May 2023

  • Held office hours to answer questions related to Python programming syntaxes, libraries, and DSA (Data Structures and Algorithms).
  • Graded Python assignment evaluating and comparing students' scripts to rubrics.
  • Determined point distributions for each question of Python assignment depending on their difficulties and importances.

Silicon Synapse Lab RA - Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Dec 2022 - May 2023

  • Designed custom actuator controller comprised of STM32 MCU, motor driver, DC motor, and hall sensor.
  • Assisted graduated students with developing PID controlled quadcopter.
  • Attended weekly lab meetings to share research updates and literature review sessions to learn recent researches toward Robotics, Control Theory, and Robot Perception.

Embedded Design TA - Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Sep 2022 - Dec 2022

  • Instructed students during labs covering FPGA board, Linux, C++, Quartus Prime, and robotic arm.
  • Held office hours and extra lab hours to answer questions related to C++, Digital Logic Design and lab assignment.
  • Verified lab materials by testing each instruction prior to lab sessions.

Communication Equipment Maintenance - ROK Army

South Korea

Jan 2021 - Jul 2022

  • Maintained flight recorders, communication and navigation systems installed in 500MD, UH-60 (Black Hawk), and AH-1s (Cobra) aircrafts to be readily operable.
  • Repaired mechanical and communication components of pilot helmets.
  • Translated manuals of military cryptographic key loader and pilot helmets into Korean.

Electrical Engineering Co-op - Werfen

Bedford, MA

Jul 2020 - Dec 2020

  • Designed test setup to evaluate different types of temperature sensors (e.g., characteristic curves, and response time) using Arduino and MATLAB.
  • Designed test setup to investigate wavelength shifts of LEDs depending on their currents and temperatures using SpectraSuite and thermocouple.
  • Assisted engineers with building test fixtures for LED reliability testing and chamber testing.