arnav_saraf
Waterloo Electrical Engineering Student
Looking for W26 Co-op
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About Me

I’m a first-year Electrical Engineering student at the University of Waterloo.
I like work where drawings turn into things you can test—PCBs, robots, and small devices.
I learn by building, keeping notes, and iterating.

Projects

CAN Logger schematic

CAN Logger

Created a CAN logger in Altium to store drone flight data on an SD card as a "black box".

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FRC elevator

FRC Elevator

Designed, prototyped, and constructed an elevator mechanism for FRC game objects.

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FRC base design

FRC Base Design/Assembly

Designed and wired an FRC robot base using welding, 3D printing, and stress testing.

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Solar Boat

Solar Boat

Led design team to build a solar powered boat for the UBC Physics Olympics. Designed, tested, and soldered components.

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Experience

Electric Team Member (Waterloo Aerial Robotics Group)

Aug 2025 - Present

  • Designed CAN logger using STM32 and SDMMC protocol (Altium).
  • Efficient PCB layout, considering resistance, heat, and impedance.
  • Manufactured, ordered, soldered, and validated PCBs.

Robotics Team Member - Ten Ton Robotics Academy (FRC)

Dec 2024 - June 2025

  • Collaborative CAD for mechanisms and robot layouts.
  • Prototyped designs with wood, aluminum, and 3D-printed parts.
  • Electronics assembly, soldering, cable management.
  • Manufactured parts via 3-axis CNC, 3D printer, and laser cutter.
  • Analyzed match data in Excel for strategy.

Team Lead - Ten Ton Robotics Academy (VRC)

Sept 2020 - June 2024

  • Led team across design, programming, strategy; qualified for provincials.
  • Documented continuous improvements and build logs.
  • Programmed autonomous routines in C++ with PID.
  • Planned in Fusion 360, Onshape.

Skills

EDM

Altium: footprint/symbol creation, schematic, layout optimization.

Programming

Python, C++, HTML, MATLAB.

Tools

3D printing, laser cutting, multimeter, oscilloscope, soldering.

Other

Technical writing, lab safety, version control.

Hobbies

Squash

I've been playing squash for 5 years. I'm currently on the Waterloo Varsity Squash team.

Hiking

Being from Vancouver, I like hiking and the outdoors. My favourite hike is the Chief in Squamish.

My Dog

I have a dog named Lego.

Get In Touch

Let's Work Together!

I'm always interested in new opportunities and projects.
Whether you have a question or just want to say hi, reach out!

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