Mahmoud Kamel
Morehead
Summary
Dynamic Electronics Engineer with hands-on experience at Morehead Space Center, specializing in circuit design and embedded programming. Proven track record in optimizing power electronics and motor control systems. Adept at collaborating in teams to deliver innovative solutions, leveraging skills in VHDL and technical documentation to drive project success.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Electronics Engineer
Morehead Space Center
01.2024 - Current
- Acquired hands-on experience in electrical and embedded systems through academic projects.
- Focused on motor control, power electronics, and system integration across diverse applications.
- Developed expertise with DC motors, motor driver circuits, MOSFETs, IGBTs, and protection components.
- Designed and analyzed analog and digital circuits to optimize system performance.
- Integrated sensors and feedback devices, including encoders, for closed-loop control applications.
- Engineered embedded firmware using STM32 and MSP430 microcontrollers, programming in C and C++.
- Created low-level drivers and application code utilizing ADC, DAC, PWM, interrupts, and timers.
- Implemented and debugged communication protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, and Ethernet.
Electrical Power System Team Lead
Morehead Space Center
- Designed electrical power system for 3U cubesat mission "CXBN3" at Morehead Space Center.
- Engineered multi-layer PCBs using KiCad and Altium Designer, managing schematic capture and layout.
- Ensured design rule compliance while selecting components and optimizing manufacturability.
- Applied best practices for signal integrity, power routing, and grounding on custom boards.
- Developed FPGA-based designs with Verilog and VHDL, emphasizing simulation and basic verification.
- Worked with digital logic systems, including multiplexers and encoders to enhance functionality.
- Focused on timing-sensitive applications by applying advanced digital design concepts.
- Integrated microcontrollers, motor drivers, and communication interfaces into custom PCB designs.
Education
B.S - Space Systems Engineering
Morehead State University
05-2027
Skills
- Circuit design
- PCB layout
- Embedded programming
- Motor control
- Technical documentation
- Analog electronics
- System integration
- Sensors and actuators
- VHDL and verilog
- Digital electronics
- Battery management
- Power electronics
- Schematics and drawings
- Control systems
- RF engineering
- Team collaboration
- Hardware design
- Firmware development
- PID loop tuning
- Ladder logic development
Projects
- 2m Antenna Dish Positioning System
Designed and implemented the motor control and positioning system for a 2-meter antenna dish. Developed the motor driver/controller hardware, including power electronics components and protection circuitry. Implemented closed-loop control algorithms using PID control and PWM signal generation to achieve accurate azimuth and elevation positioning. Integrated motor feedback through encoders and optimized system performance through tuning, testing, and iterative firmware improvements. Worked on hardware–software integration, ensuring reliable real-time operation under varying load conditions.
- TERALINK 6U CubeSat
Led the development of the Battery Management System (BMS) for lithium-ion battery packs used in a 6U CubeSat platform. Designed and analyzed battery protection, monitoring, and balancing functions to ensure safe charging, discharging, and long-term battery health in a space environment. Worked on power management architecture, interfacing the BMS with onboard electronics and subsystems. Considered space constraints, efficiency, reliability, and fault protection, contributing to a flight-ready Electrical Power System design.
Courses
- RF Microwave Antenna
- Satellite Antenna Systems
- Attitude Determination Control
- Power Electronics
- Digital Electronics
- PLC programming
- FPGA
Timeline
Electronics Engineer
Morehead Space Center
01.2024 - Current
Electrical Power System Team Lead
Morehead Space Center
B.S - Space Systems Engineering
Morehead State University