Ali Rafie

About Ali Rafie

My master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering, bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering option of Biomedical Engineering, years of hands-on experience in creating and implementing medical devices and sensors qualify me for this position. I have numerous years of experience in electrical design, design validation and modeling, writing technical reports, statistical analysis, statistical programming and analysis, data accusation, developing test methods, risk management, risk mitigation, quality control, functional verification, process validation, the ability to troubleshoot and solve problems in a timely and accurate manner with deep understanding in the fundamentals of Electrical Engineering; therefore I can confidently express my interest in your posting for a Product Engineer.I have been involved with multiple major projects such as Picnic Pizza Robot active pressuring sock for patients with Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) condition, Moisture Sensor, and Wound Closure System to be used in developing countries. During these projects, I heavily relied on my Electrical Engineering background to design, develop, debug, and verify functionality of the prototypes. Along the way, I became an expert in designing hypothesis-based experiments and I gained expertise in working with various engineering applications, such as LabVIEW, Altium, MPLAB, PyTorch, Simulink. In addition, I am experienced in supporting manufacturing and communicating research findings to the production team.I am passionate about designing and developing devices and sensors that can affect people’s lives. I truly believe in continued education and research and continue to seek new methods to be an effective Product Engineer. With years of experience in research and development, statistical analysis, technical writing, process validation, and software programming and validation, I am confident about performing my duties to the fullest and I hope to bring my knowledge and experience to your organization.

Experience

1. Lead Electrical and Hardware Engineer

   Picnic

   Jan 2020 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Led the design area as a Lead Electrical and Hardware Engineer, developing schematics libraries and DFM guidelines. • Created IoT-enabled robotics boards with Wi-Fi/Bluetooth connectivity and embedded firmware for motor control. • Managed UL/IEC certification readiness, ensuring compliance through pre-scan EMC fixes and power-protection design.

Education

• UBC Electrical and Computer Engineering

  Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering option of Biomedical Engineering

  2010 — 2014

• The University of British Columbia

  Master's degree, Biomedical/Medical Engineering

  2014 — 2017