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Muhammad Hasnaat Islam
Aspiring R&D IC Design Engineer
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I am an electrical and electronics engineering student at Nanyang Technological University with a strong foundation in embedded systems, digital design and electronics hardware. I have worked on custom RISC-V SoCs, real-time operating systems, peripheral validation and high-voltage automotive power electronics. I am interested in developing dependable hardware and software for demanding engineering applications.
Selected Work
RISC-V SoC and RTOS Development
ProblemA custom RISC-V SoC required a reliable real-time operating system, validated peripherals and support for hardware acceleration.
RoleOptimized the RTOS, validated ADC/DAC, I2C, UART, USB and DDR4 controllers, and developed an application using cameras, TFT-LCDs and a Coarse-Grained Reconfigurable Array.
ResultImproved on-chip peripheral performance and stability by 9% at higher clock speeds and demonstrated RTOS operation with hardware-accelerated gesture and voice recognition AI.
Formula Racing DC/DC Converter
ProblemNTU Formula Racing needed a compact low-voltage power supply sourced from a high-voltage accumulator.
RoleDesigned a 470V-to-12V DC/DC converter for the race car’s low-voltage system.
ResultReplaced a 15kg battery pack with a 500g PCB, reducing equivalent mass by 96% and achieving 600 W/L volumetric power density.
Wireless Telemetry and CAN Motherboard
ProblemThe race car required reliable real-time communication between dashboards and other system microcontrollers.
RoleDesigned the rear motherboard with 4G LTE, LoRa and isolated CAN interfaces.
ResultDelivered an integrated communications platform for wireless telemetry and robust real-time MCU connectivity.
Experience
Lead Electronics Engineer
NTU Formula Racing
Sep 2025
- Designed a 470V-to-12V DC/DC converter that replaced a 15kg battery pack with a 500g PCB.
- Achieved 96% reduction in equivalent mass and 600 W/L volumetric power density.
- Integrated 4G LTE, LoRa and isolated CAN interfaces for vehicle telemetry and MCU communication.
Assistant Research Engineer
A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics – Singapore
Apr 2023 - Sep 2023
- Optimized a custom RISC-V SoC RTOS, improving peripheral performance and stability by 9%.
- Developed a camera and TFT-LCD application demonstrating RTOS compatibility with hardware acceleration.
- Researched and developed a PCB for a quantum readout processing accelerator.
Research Intern
A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics – Singapore
Aug 2022 - Oct 2022
- Designed an RTOS on a custom RISC-V SoC.
- Created on-board programming circuitry that reduced design costs by 10%.
- Validated SoC peripherals on a Xilinx Kintex 7.
WorldSkills Competition – Trade of Electronics
WorldSkills
Apr 2021 - Apr 2023
- Competed in circuit design, PCB design, hardware assembly, software programming and fault-finding.
- Earned the Medallion of Excellence at WorldSkills ASEAN 2023.
- Won silver medals at WorldSkills Singapore 2021 and 2023.
