Research Specialist
Sensors Lab, KAUST
2020 – 2024
- Owned devices end to end. Took coral reef probiotic dispensers and marine animal tracking tags from concept through mechanical design, PCB assembly, firmware and field deployment in the Red Sea and Caspian Sea.
- Built the lab's custom instruments. Designed and delivered a handheld NO₂ gas detector, a 4-axis root phenotyping robot (patented) and magnetic lip-reading headgear, working directly with the PhD researchers who used them.
- Ran the prototyping pipeline. PCB design, enclosure machining, 3D printing, potting and pressure testing, so an idea on Monday was a testable unit within weeks.
- Kept the lab running. Safety protocols and SOPs, PPE and chemical inventory, equipment maintenance and procurement for a multi-project sensor lab.
Research Technician
Sensing Magnetism & Microsystems Lab, KAUST
2018 – 2020
- Designed analog sensor front ends. Amplification and self-calibrating readout circuits for laser-scribed graphene and anisotropic magnetoresistive sensors, pulling stable signals out of microvolt-level transducers.
- Shipped a cellular marine buoy. Mechanical, electrical and firmware design of a solar-powered buoy and submerged sensor hub; presented at the IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium 2020.
- Characterized materials and devices. Magnetic, electrical and mechanical testing of composite sensor materials to guide design decisions.
Engineer in Training
Glencore Coal, South Africa
2017 – 2018
- Industrial grounding. Graduate programme across coal handling and preparation plants, with hands-on exposure to heavy industrial process equipment.
- Safety and risk management. Implemented safety measures and risk protocols in live mining operations.