Hi, I'm Muhammad. I build hardware that works.
Mechatronics & Robotics Engineering student at Queen's and Electrical Team Lead for the Queen's Knights Robotics Team. This summer I designed PCBs and flight electronics for BVEX, a balloon-borne radio telescope.
Where I've Worked
Experience
Flight hardware, robotics, makerspace systems, and the teams I've built them with.
Summer Research Student — BVEX Project
Under Dr. Laura Fissel
Hardware for BVEX, a Queen's-led balloon-borne radio telescope testing whether balloons can join Earth-spanning VLBI networks (the technique behind the Event Horizon Telescope). Flight planned for September 2027.
- Designed, assembled, and hand-soldered (SMD + through-hole) custom PCBs in KiCad, and built DB9 harnesses for sensor and power interconnects.
- Diagnosed a noisy DC-DC converter connection (±5–10 mV) with an oscilloscope and traced current-sense shorts, driving fixes to the flight payload.
- Integrated and calibrated triple-axis accelerometers and gyroscopes over I2C/SPI on a Raspberry Pi 5, with Python scripts to validate sensor data.
- Built and tested INA241 high-side and shunt-based low-side power measurement with a LabJack T7 and RB12 relay board, enabling full telemetry ahead of the next flight.
- Built the team's AM5 micro-ITX data storage computer.
Media & Software Coordinator
Supervising daily operations at SparQ, the Queen's makerspace in Mitchell Hall, and running its software, training, and social media.
- Built and maintain a full-stack QR check-in system (Flask + SQLite) that fully replaced paper sign-in, tracking attendance and per-member filament use.
- Trained 15+ staff and members on Bambu Lab and Prusa printers, slicers, and soldering, including leading a soldering workshop.
- Created educational 3D printing and hardware content that grew SparQ's Instagram by 150 followers in 15 days, with posts reaching 10,000+ combined views.
Design Teams & Leadership
Leading the electrical sub-team after a year as a general member (Sept 2025 – Sept 2026).
Founded Queen's first Diabetes Link chapter for diabetes awareness, peer support, and advocacy. Grew it to a 6-person executive team and 10+ members.
Worked on the electrical sub-team of the Queen's Relectric Car design team.
Helped teens at a youth build workshop solder 20 accessible USB joysticks, delivered to rehab centres across Montreal, Halifax, and New Brunswick.
Queen's University — Smith Engineering
B.A.Sc. Mechatronics & Robotics Engineering
Real World Examples
Highlighted Builds
Things I’ve built outside of work, from a 22-minute-Benchy 3D printer to Raspberry Pi home automation.
3D Printer Build
- Built a Voron 0.2 CoreXY printer from sourced parts, verified with a 30 mm calibration cube and bridging tests
- Configured Klipper on a Raspberry Pi 4 clone for remote control, PID tuning, and sensorless homing
- Printed a full Benchy in 22 minutes with clean, accurate detail
Automated Water Filtration System
- Led a five-person team designing a filtration system for a remote Nunavut community scenario
- Designed the alum dispensing subsystem in SolidWorks and wrote C++ closed-loop control for pumps, level sensors, motors, and an e-stop
- Documented test procedures and data, validating that the system filtered water as designed
About Me
A Glimpse into My World
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My Game
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My Toolbox
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Beyond the Code
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