AlyAhmedMechatronics Engineer

Experience

Full-time

• Robotics Software Engineer

  Red Rabbit Robotics

  Core software for a robot built from scratch: actuator control libraries, vision and calibration, teleoperation, and Bayesian-optimized PID tuning. The robot was demoed to customers across the U.S.

  C++PythonROS2Computer VisionControls

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  Jan 2026 – Aug 2026

  Burnaby, BC

• Robotics Perception and Control R&D

  Robotic Interaction, Perception and Learning Lab, University of Waterloo

  Factor-graph (GTSAM) estimation of how articulated and flexible objects move, plus joint and Cartesian impedance control with time-optimal trajectory tracking on a Franka Emika Panda.

  C++PythonROS2GTSAMEigen

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  May 2025 – Aug 2025

  Waterloo, ON

• Platform Software Developer

  Ford Motor Company

  Embedded cryptography improvements: resolved 1000+ code issues and added unit tests with Google Test.

  C++Google Test

  Sep 2024 – Dec 2024

  Kanata, ON

• Software Test Developer

  BlackBerry QNX

  Automated and manual testing on Qualcomm, Bosch, and NXP ECUs running QNX and Android Automotive, supporting proof-of-concept demos for OEMs like Nissan and Ford.

  QNXAndroid AutomotiveTesting

  Jan 2024 – Apr 2024

  Kanata, ON

• Software Engineering Intern

  Audesse Automotive

  Built an algorithm that decodes multiplexed CAN bus data using DBC files, which became a new product for customers, plus a full-stack page with AWS DynamoDB for creating custom ECU configuration files.

  JavaScriptCANAWS DynamoDBOnshape

  May 2023 – Aug 2023

  Kitchener, ON

Part-time

• Robotics Research Assistant

  Active & Interactive Robotics Lab, University of Waterloo

  Explored impedance control on PAL Robotics' TIAGo Pro.

  Impedance Control

  Part-time

  Sep 2025 – Dec 2025

  Waterloo, ON

• Electrical Engineer

  Waterloo Aerial Robotics Group

  PCB layout for a CAN-to-UART adapter, plus PCB assembly and wire harnessing.

  AltiumPCB Design

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  Part-time

  Feb 2025 – Aug 2025

  Waterloo, ON

Projects

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  Self Balancing Robot

  Two-wheeled inverted-pendulum robot: ESP32 firmware on FreeRTOS, an IMU over SPI, and PID balance control tuned live over Bluetooth.

  RoboticsElectronicsControlsMechanical Design
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  Franka Emika Panda Articulation Estimation

  Factor-graph articulation estimation ported to ROS2 on a Franka Emika Panda, with a joint impedance controller that lets the robot safely explore unknown objects.

  Robotics
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  RoboResin: Hack The North 2025

  Hack the North 2025: control a whole fleet of robots from a single natural-language prompt, with a live dashboard of camera feeds and sensor data.

  VLAsControlsDistributed SystemsAI
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  Programmable CAN to UART Adapter

  PCB layout for an STM32-based adapter that receives CAN messages, processes them in software, and forwards them over UART to peripherals.

  ElectricalPCB Design
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  Ball Balancing Platform

  In progress: a 3-DOF platform that tracks a ball with OpenCV and tilts to steer it, combining PID control with inverse kinematics.

  RoboticsControls
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  2-Axis Machine

  Bare-metal STM32 drivers for a 2-axis machine: ADC, interrupts, and GPIO for speed and direction control, with safety limit switches.

  Firmware