01 Profile
Close to the metal.
Obsessed with the signal.
Embedded systems engineer with 3+ years of hands-on work at the board level, debugging and validating the hardware, firmware and software inside advanced broadcast and networking platforms.
I think in layers: the code above, the copper below, and the signal running between them. With a schematic, datasheet, and a scope, I’ll chase a problem from the serial console all the way down to a single solder joint, then write the Python test that makes sure it never sneaks past again.
My background is in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, followed by a postgraduate program in Electronics & Embedded Systems Development. That’s where C/C++, VHDL on Xilinx Vivado, SPI and I²C became everyday tools. My hands-on experience goes from PLC controllers to high-speed digital boards, and even a 110 kV substation, so I’ve seen hardware at every scale, from tiny signals to serious power.
Now — Production Engineer, Evertz · Burlington, ON
How I work the signal chain
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Read the design
Schematics, datasheets and timing diagrams come first, in PADS, ViseCAD and Vivado.
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Write the code
C/C++ close to the metal, VHDL when the logic belongs in hardware, Python for everything around it.
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03
Probe the signal
Scope and logic analyzer on SPI, I²C and high-speed lines until the waveform tells the truth.
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04
Prove it ships
Automated validation, conformance and clean documentation, so the fix survives the factory floor.
02 Experience
From 110 kV
down to 3.3 V.
A career that started in a high-voltage substation and has moved steadily closer to the silicon.
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Production Engineer
The last gate between the lab and the field: every hardware, firmware and software release is proven here before it ships.
- Validate hardware, firmware and software releases coming out of the development teams.
- Work with development and test teams to turn requirements into real test coverage.
- Create, modify and execute both manual and automated test plans.
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- Track deficiencies in JIRA and work alongside development to resolve hardware and software issues.
- Create and maintain test procedures and conformance forms.
- Train manufacturing and test staff ahead of each new product release.
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Failure Analysis
Component-level forensics on high-speed broadcast and networking boards, from the serial console down to the solder joint.
- Performed PCBA-level failure analysis and system-level diagnostics on advanced broadcast and networking hardware platforms.
- Led root cause investigations with design, validation, firmware and manufacturing teams to implement corrective actions.
- Troubleshot and repaired complex PCBs down to component level with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and specialized test equipment.
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- Used EDA tools (PADS, ViseCAD) to analyze schematics, validate and modify designs, and support debug workflows.
- Flashed firmware, configured BIOS and managed systems over Tera Term, PuTTY, WinSCP and the command line.
- Ran incoming visual inspections and wrote detailed failure analysis reports for internal and customer use.
- Trained and mentored team members on test procedures, repair techniques and automation tools.
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Peer Tutor
Taught the discipline behind reliable code: test design, automation and version control.
- Taught Java and Python programming, software testing methodology and QA practice.
- Covered black-box and white-box testing, boundary value analysis, equivalence partitioning and regression testing.
- Introduced test automation and CI/CD workflow integration for iterative development.
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- Taught automation tooling: Selenium with Chrome and Gecko drivers, wired into Jenkins.
- Coached students on Git version control for managing automation codebases.
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Electrical Engineer
Industrial control at full voltage: PLC logic, protection schemes and a 110 kV / 11 kV substation.
- Designed and implemented PLC-based controllers and protection/control logic using ladder logic and function blocks.
- Wrote production-grade PLC code with version control, code reviews and standardized naming conventions.
- Supervised operation and maintenance of a 110 kV / 11 kV substation with a focus on safety and reliability.
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- Performed component-level troubleshooting on PLC-monitored high-pressure molding lines and arc furnace controllers.
- Produced single-line diagrams, I/O lists, wiring schedules and technical documentation.
- Developed Python scripts to automate recurring tasks, and led failure analysis to minimize downtime.
03 Toolchain
Everything between the datasheet
and the first boot.
The skills, laid out as a bill of materials. Point at a part to see where it sits on the board.
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Firmware & Languages
Close to the metal, then everything around it.
- C / C++ (OOP)
- Python
- VHDL
- Shell scripting
- Java
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Buses & Interfaces
Where chips actually talk to each other.
- SPI
- I²C
- PCIe
- Memory interfaces
- Network protocols
- High-speed digital
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Hardware & EDA
Read the design before probing it.
- PADS
- ViseCAD
- Xilinx Vivado
- Schematic analysis
- Datasheet interpretation
- Circuit analysis
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TP1
Bench & Instruments
The bench is where the truth is.
- Oscilloscopes
- Logic analyzers
- Multimeters
- Phabrix
- Quantum Data 780D
- WFM7120
- VM700T
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QA1
Board Debug & Quality
Reproduce it, isolate it, prove it.
- PCBA diagnostics
- Component-level repair
- Root cause analysis
- System integration
- IPC-A-610
- FA reporting
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J2
Systems & Flashing
Serial consoles, images and boot config.
- Linux / Ubuntu
- Tera Term
- PuTTY
- WinSCP
- Firmware & BIOS updates
- Server assembly
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K1
Industrial Control
Deterministic logic at full voltage.
- PLC design
- Ladder logic
- Function blocks
- Protection & control
- Single-line diagrams
- I/O lists
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J3
Workflow
Lab operations that scale past one person.
- Git & GitHub
- Jira
- Confluence
- Jenkins CI
- SOP creation
- AI-assisted debug
04 Education
Grounded in theory,
proven on the bench.
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2023
Postgraduate Certificate, Software and Information Systems Testing
Fanshawe College
GPA 3.90 / 4.2 Dean’s Honour
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2022
Postgraduate Certificate, Electronics and Embedded Systems Development
Fanshawe College
GPA 3.71 / 4.2 Embedded
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2015–19
Bachelor of Technology, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University
CGPA 7.38 / 10
05 Contact
Got a board that
needs a brain?
Embedded roles, hardware debug, validation, or a good conversation about signals. My inbox is open.
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Phone
437-679-8774 -
LinkedIn
/in/jezu-mario-palackal-stanley -
GitHub
github.com/JezuMario -
Based in
Oakville, Ontario, Canada -
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