Lance N.
Senior Hardware Engineer
Experience
Jul 2024 - Present
1 year 5 monthsSan Francisco, United States
Senior Hardware Engineer
BrightAI
- Leading development of hardware integrating multi-modal sensing, ultra low-power design, and on-device inference.
- Design high-speed PCBs with AI SoCs, DDR, PCIe, and sensor interfaces, ensuring robust power and signal integrity.
- Drive end-to-end hardware programs for edge compute, autonomous robots, low-power sensor nodes and industrial monitoring systems, balancing aggressive performance goals with cost, quality, and schedule.
- Lead board bring-up and debug of Jetson compute systems, validating PCIe, DDR, and other high-speed interfaces.
Sep 2021 - Aug 2024
3 yearsNew York, United States
Chief Technology Officer
Opal Wearables
- Led strategic vision for early-stage wearable IoT startup, pitching and securing over $400k in grant and VC-led funding.
- Patented and developed high-density rigid-flex PCBs for smart jewelry, integrating BLE, Wi-Fi, GPS, and 5G radios.
- Optimized PCB design for ultra-constrained form factors, balancing power, performance, and manufacturability.
- Created custom low-power communication protocols and validated hardware in prototype-to-production bring-up.
Oct 2020 - Jul 2024
3 years 10 monthsUnited States
Principal Automation Engineer, Manager
Bristol Myers Squibb
- Led system bring-up, debugging, and validation of multi-sensor automation platforms for GMP manufacturing.
- Directed engineering teams integrating robotics, vision, and sensor systems into complex automated platforms.
- Designed and deployed machine vision systems with real-time ML pipelines, requiring high-throughput imaging.
Feb 2019 - Jul 2020
1 year 6 monthsNew York, United States
Hardware Engineer and Project Manager
Autonomous Therapeutics
- Integrated autonomous bioreactors with robotics and vision systems to enable autonomous viral cell culture platforms.
- Designed multi-layer PCBs for robot controllers, micro-bioreactors, and high-speed imaging acquisition/processing.
- Managed hardware development cycles, vendor sourcing, and prototype deployment for COVID-related research.
Mar 2017 - Feb 2019
2 yearsNorth Branford, United States
Applications Engineer
Precision Measurement
- Supported 50+ clients in deploying CNC metrology and custom vision inspection systems across North America.
- Designed electronics to retrofit manual CMMs with servo motor control and encoders, enabling full robotic automation.
May 2014 - Mar 2017
2 years 11 monthsManchester, United States
R&D Electrical Engineer
IMCORP
- Designed high-voltage, high-speed multi-layer PCBs and embedded control systems for advanced cable diagnostics.
- Designed and implemented production firmware for ARM and Arduino-based high-voltage diagnostic platforms.
- Contributed to the design of the first-ever variable transformer reaching 40kV using internally developed dielectrics.
Summary
Senior Hardware Engineer with 10+ years of experience designing high-speed digital and analog PCBs, embedded compute platforms, and cloud/edge systems. Skilled in system architecture, high-frequency PCB design, board bring-up/debugging and manufacturing. Proven record of leading cross-functional hardware projects from concept through production for compute, edge devices, low power sensor nodes and AI platforms.
Languages
English
NativeEducation
Columbia University
MS · Electrical Engineering · New York, United States
University of Connecticut
BS · Computer Engineering · Mansfield, United States
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