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Christian Gilmartin

@christiangilmartin

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Engineer blending electrical/mechanical design, software development, and test automation with leadership experience.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek engineering roles combining hands-on hardware design, test automation, and team leadership at mission-driven teams focusing on safety and reliability.

I am an engineer with 8+ years of experience across electrical and mechanical design, software development, testing, and automation, and over 3 years in leadership roles. I deliver test assets, instrumentation, and data pipelines, and I have led teams building safety-critical systems for autonomous vehicles and large-scale test infrastructures.

I have designed hardware-in-the-loop systems, managed datacenter scaling projects, implemented configuration management, and created automated test frameworks using Python, C++, pytest, and LabVIEW. I focus on process development, root-cause analysis, and clear documentation to train teams and improve operational reliability.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Mechanical Engineer

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San Francisco DBI

Apr 2024 - Present (1 year 10 months)

Reviewed building plans for compliance with California mechanical, energy, CALGreen, building, and fire codes across multiple code cycles and provided life-safety and energy-efficiency analyses for residential and commercial HVAC and plumbing systems.

HVAC Analysis Energy Efficiency Life Safety Systems Plan Review Technical Documentation

Mechatronics Engineer

Zoox

Feb 2022 - Nov 2023 (1 year 9 months)

Designed and implemented hardware-in-the-loop test assets and maintenance systems for safety-critical autonomous vehicle systems, led a technician team for data center test asset deployment, and contributed automation scripts to improve test reliability.

Python Pytest C++Labjack Solidworks Ansible

Electronics Test Engineer

Northrop Grumman

Nov 2019 - Jan 2022 (2 years 2 months)

Designed mechanical fixtures and electrical harnesses for environmental testing, implemented QA for embedded software and flight hardware per ISO 26262, and developed data pipelines and APIs for test data analysis.

Environmental Testing Python VBA SQL Test Automation

Electromechanical Testing Engineer

Glentek

Apr 2019 - Nov 2019 (7 months)

Designed and implemented test fixtures and procedures for amplifier PCBs, diagnosed and repaired circuit boards and test equipment, and developed automation toolsets to streamline testing and manufacturing.

PCB Repair VBA Arduino Visual Studio Test Automation Diagnostics

Integration Engineer

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

Jan 2018 - Dec 2018 (11 months)

Designed controls testing methodology for water sensing systems, established a multi-user MS Access database to track tests and automate plan generation, and developed distributed data pipelines using Python and SQL.

Controls Testing MS Access Python SQL Data Pipelines Testing Methodologies Automation

Lead Systems Engineer

CSUN Wheelchair Assist Project

Jan 2018 - Dec 2018 (11 months)

Led senior design improvements to wiring and power systems, reimplemented control software from Arduino to Python on Raspberry Pi, and developed an Android HMI to replace a hardwired controller.

Embedded Systems Python Raspberry Pi Arduino Prototyping 3D Printing

Energy Analytics Engineer

NAVFAC

Sep 2015 - Aug 2016 (11 months)

Developed micro-grid planning software in Python and C++, supported research for offshore wind and micro-grid integration, and assisted in design of energy systems and control strategies.

Python C++Renewable Integration Simulation Control

Data Analyst

United States Marine Corps

Jul 2011 - Dec 2014 (3 years 5 months)

Supported signals intelligence operations for force protection, automated reporting and predictive analytics using VBA, R, and Python, and presented risk assessments to operational teams.

Signal Intelligence VBA Python R Predictive Analytics OSINT