About Me
Hello! My name is Maddie Masiello, and I am a 4th year electrical engineering student at Cal Poly SLO, originally from Littleton, Colorado. I have extensive hands-on experience in PCB design, circuit analysis, and hardware debugging, specializing in Altium, circuit design, and system integration. Proven track record of designing complex electrical systems, optimizing production processes, and resolving critical hardware issues. Skilled in managing technical projects, collaborating across teams, and delivering innovative solutions for real-world challenges. Strong foundation in circuit theory, power systems, and micro-controller programming, ready to contribute effectively to advanced engineering projects. Outside of my studies, I enjoy skiing, playing ice hockey, biking, and playing viola and piano.
Work Experience
Edge Autonomy
Electrical Production Test Intern (June 2024 - September 2024)
San Luis Obispo, CAI had a second internship at Edge Autonomy where I...
- Designed multiple PCBs from initial schematic generation to final production using Altium.
- Used circuit analysis techniques to construct circuit boards used for testing parts in production.
- Integrated ESD protection into PCB designs, developed USB-C power delivery systems, integrating IC controllers for voltage/current regulation onto board.
- Contributed 8 complex Altium footprints/3D models to workspace
- Utilized SolidWorks to create fixtures for PCB testing and assembly.
altium
usb-c
esd
3d modeling
pcb design
pcb testing
solidworks
Edge Autonomy
Electrical Engineer Intern (June 2023 - September 2023)
San Luis Obispo, CAIn my first internship with Edge Autonomy, I...
- Diagnosed and resolved issues with overheating PCBs, including component replacement and validation.
- Initiated the assembly of a ground-based test rig for aircraft system integration.
- Conducted root-cause analysis on faulty batteries and helped implement corrective measures.
- Drafted and executed testing procedures for coaxial cables using a spectrum analyzer.
- Played a key role in resolving non-conformance issues related to air data pods.
- Gained experience with JIRA for tracking project progress and managing tasks within a team.
pcb design
pcb validation
analysis
jira
Projects
Circuits Lab Rube Goldberg Machine
This project was created during my Circuits II lab at Cal Poly. Each week, we designed and implemented a different segment of the circuit, building the project step by step. Each segment represents a different part of the circuit, as shown in the block diagram. We showcased our final design at the end of the quarter. Encouraged to be inventive, we designed a Rube Goldberg-style machine, triggered by a user entering a "passcode" by playing a combination of pitches on a capacitive touch piano. The sequence ends with an LCD display, serving as a creative alarm system.
Digital Logic Interfacing Project
This project was created in EE 307 / EE 347 Lab (Semiconductor Device Electronics) at Cal Poly. My group and I designed a custom interface for our designed circuits. Throughout the quarter, we analyzed, designed, and constructed digital logic gates, focusing on Positive Emitter-Coupled Logic (PECL), Transistor-Transistor Logic (TTL), and Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) technologies. The project involved building a PECL OR-NOR gate, interfacing TTL to PECL, and further integrating the PECL with the CMOS.
Pendubot PID Controller Design
This project was created in EE 302/EE 342 (Classical Control Systems) at Cal Poly. The Pendubot system consists of a motor, a pendulum arm, and sensors that measure the angles of both the rotor and the pendulum arm. By controlling the motor, the goal is to stabilize the pendulum in either the suspended or inverted position. My lab group:- focused on the behavior of second-order systems by deriving transfer functions and analyzing the effects of poles and zeros on system responses,
- designed a single-input single-output (SISO) controller for the Pendulum angle,
- focused on the application of Root Locus methods to improve transient response behavior,
- designed and implemented a lead compensator to improve transient response, increase stability margins, and enhance overall system performance,
- designed a PID controller that effectively minimizes steady-state error while meeting transient response specifications,
- used two different tuning methods, Manuel and Ziegler-Nichols, to adjust the PID gains (Kp, Ki, and Kd) through simulations and hardware experiments
- utilized frequency response design methods to look at gain and phase margins to help us understand the stability of our system.
RISC-V MCU
This project was completed each week throughout CPE 233: Computer Design & Assembly Language Programming. Using previous knowledge and experience with digital logic & FSMs, I designed a basic CPU through Vivado for simulations & testing, using Assembly to represent the CPU on a Basys3 Board.Education / Training
California Polytechnic State University
Electrical Engineering, B.S. (September 2021 - Present)
San Luis Obispo, CAI am currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at Cal Poly. Some of my relevant coursework includes:
- Electric Circuits I-III
- Energy Conversion Electromagnetics
- Continuous/Discrete Time Signals & Systems
- Probability & Random Processes
- Electromagnetic Fields & Transmission
- Physics I-III
- Modern Physics
- Data Structures
- Object Oriented Programming
- Digital Design and Assembly Programming
- Semiconductor Device Electronics
- Microprocessor System Design
- Computer Hardware Architecture & Design
- Classical Control Systems
- Analog Electronics & Integrated Circuits
- Digital Signal Processing
- Microcontroller-Based Systems Design