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Samuel Henriques

@samuelhenriques

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Electrical engineer specializing in PCB design, biomedical sensing, and rapid prototyping.

Canada

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What I'm looking for

I seek engineering roles in medical/biotech hardware development where I can apply PCB design, prototyping, and test engineering to build precise, regulatory-ready devices and grow within collaborative R&D teams.

I am an electrical engineer with hands-on experience designing PCBs in Altium and KiCAD, developing biometric sensing circuits, and building 3D-printed prototypes for medical devices. I focus on precision instrumentation and practical troubleshooting to bring products to production readiness.

At Kineon Inc I designed wearable biosensing circuits achieving 0.2 µV precision and developed programmable stimulation hardware; previously I improved rapid PCR test accuracy at Spartan Bioscience and reworked PCBs for cell-therapy laboratory equipment at Octane Biotech (Lonza).

I write and debug Python/Matlab code for automation and data analysis, design custom test apparatuses using SolidWorks and Raspberry Pi, and communicate effectively in cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, regulatory-ready products.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Electrical Engineer

Current

Kineon Inc

Sep 2024 - Present (1 year 1 month)

Designed and developed biometric sensing circuits in KiCAD and Altium for a wearable health device, achieving 0.2 µV precision and delivering a programmable electrical stimulation circuit to support stress reduction via nerve activation.

KiCad Altium Biosensing Raspberry Pi Signal Processing Prototyping

R&D Engineer

Spartan Bioscience

Sep 2020 - Apr 2021 (7 months)

Designed 3D-printed prototypes that increased rapid PCR COVID-19 test accuracy by 8%, performed system troubleshooting and executed characterization protocols supporting Health Canada product submission.

3D Printing Solidworks Test Development Python Raspberry Pi Device Characterization

Systems Engineer - Electrical

Octane Biotech

Jan 2020 - Apr 2020 (3 months)

Troubleshot and reworked 30+ PCBs to return cell therapy units to production, redesigned PCB schematics for new lab equipment, and optimized component selection to reduce cost per board by 2% and improve temperature sensing precision by 6%.

Soldering Thermal Imaging Failure Reporting

Quality Engineer

Canopy Growth Corporation

May 2019 - Aug 2019 (3 months)

Designed 3D CAD enclosure and mount to enable Bluetooth capability for vaporizers, repaired and tested PCBs, and developed Octave code to parse and analyze testing data to improve dosage precision and feedback.

3D CAD Soldering Compliance Testing Assembly Troubleshooting

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Waterloo

Bachelor of Applied Science, Nanotechnology Engineering

2018 - 2023

Activities and societies: Designed a custom testing apparatus for a COVID-19 PCR system using SolidWorks, Raspberry Pi with Pi Camera, 3D printing, circuit design, and Python automation.

Completed a Bachelor of Applied Science in Nanotechnology Engineering with coursework and projects focused on device prototyping, PCB and circuit design, and automation for diagnostic systems.