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Experience

July 2021–Aug 2025
Electrical Validation Engineer
Intel Corporation
Electrical Engineer in charge of System Marginality Validation
  • Started position as a junior validation engineer and was promoted within six months to system marginality validation project leader engineer.
  • Developed a new structure for the codebase to enable automating testing flows and scripts used in new projects, established stronger processes for debugging sessions and the steps for adding and changing files on this codebase.
  • Led and executed the validation of a test chip program to give design and firmware feedback for future products, reducing firmware update time.
  • Collaborated with a group of 10-15 professionals across firmware, design and validation in the platform bring up of a new product. Within 2 months, produced a full-functioning product with positive customer feedback.
  • Structured test plans for products under development. Executed electrical validation of an Ethernet PHY, covering speeds from 1G to 50G while performing volume execution.
  • Executed statistical and data analysis including part per million defectives (using JMP and internal statistical methods) to evaluate risk and predicted performance in specific conditions
  • As a lead validation engineer, I was trusted to lead product debugging at the PHY and PCS levels. Led necessary research to resolve problems and communicate them to program leaders
  • Collaborated with an international team of 20-30 professionals across firmware, microprocessor architecture, scripting, board design, electrical, and functional validation to deliver firmware updates and debug solutions for clients.
  • Enabled testing platforms and hardware devices to meet the characteristics of a compliant Ethernet PHY.
Jan 2025 – Aug 2025
Research Assistant
Aerospace Mechatronics Laboratory
Research Assistant for an ESA backed project
  • Designed and modeled six 3D dynamic simulations using AGX Dynamics with Python that replicated the results from multiple research papers. Utilized Pandas to analyze and compare simulations results.
  • Collaborated with MDA Space and the European Space Agency (ESA) in the development of regolith containment units (RCU). Replicated the behavior of lunar regolith by modeling and simulating the granular properties of lunar sand obtained from real-life experiments. These simulations drive robotic development for RCU filling and handling.
  • Worked with the company behind AGX dynamics to debug the framework and solve issues that plagued the simulations. Performed a direct comparison with MercuryDPM in C++ and Altair EDEM as dynamics simulators to confirm the capabilities of AGX's program and possibly obtain better results. Documented the process and results extensively for future reference.
Sep 2020 – Jun 2021
Intern
Schneider Electric
Research and Development intern.
  • Performed 3D modelling of engineering designs. Executed thermal and electrical simulations (using ANSYS Maxwell and ANSYS Icepak) of multiple prototypes.
  • Collaborated in a mathematical model to understand heat transfer and temperatures in simulations.
Jun 2020 – Jun 2021
Research Intern,
Metamaterials and LWS Lab, ITESM
  • Designed five fractal structures in SolidWorks to test engineering applications using 3D printing methods.
  • Performed thermal and mechanical simulations on fractal structures to explore their properties.
  • Investigated shape memory alloys and piezoelectrics to understand their characteristics and possible applications in remote exploration vehicles.
May 2020 – Dec 2021
Research Interm
ITESM
  • Developed a computational and mathematical approach to a confocal parabolic billiard. Characterized trajectories and estimated the Eigenenergies and Eigenvectors that define each billiard.
  • Explored a classical and quantum approach to calculate the reflection, refraction, and absorption inside a confocal parabolic billiard. Applied it to validate that quantum and classical values were equal, publishing this in a research paper.

Technology

SolidWorks, Creo CAD, ANSYS Maxwell, Icepak, Fluent, SpaceClaim, AGX Dynamics, PLECS, COMSOL, JMP Statistical Software, MS Office Suite, Pandas, Numpy, Matplotlib, Git version control, Python (Intermediate), C++ (Intermediate), Matlab (Intermediate).

Publications

November 22, 2021. B. Villarreal, H. Iga, J. Gutierrez, “Classical and quantum confocal parabolic billiards.” Physics Vol. 89, issue 12.

Education

2026
MEng degree in Aerospace Science and Engineering
University of Toronto
2021
BSc in Engineering Physics
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

Language

English Bilingual proficiency Spanish Native proficiency French B2 Level German Basic proficiency Italian Basic proficiency