Nicolas Trimborn
Experienced Engineer with a broad range of skills and a passion for electronics. Experienced in circuit and PCB design, component & system level testing as well as EMC compliance testing. Strong interest in embedded system design and firmware development both professionally and for personal projects.
Prior career experience in mechanical engineering, with 7+ years in the Mining and Oil & Gas Industry, including 5 years of construction and field engineering experience on large capital Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) construction projects.
Socialization
Skills
- Milling
- Turning
- Drilling
- Wiring Harnesses
- 3D Printing
- SMD Hand Soldering
- Reflow
- Hot Air Rework
- Altium Designer
- Eagle
- EasyEDA
- KiCad
- LTpice
- Arduino
- STM32
- Atmel SAM
- Texas Instruments
- SPI
- I2C
- CAN
- EtherCAT
- UART
- Solidworks
- Inventor
- Solid Edge
- Fusion 360
- Python
- Bash
- C
- C++
- Git
- Linux
- Windows
- FreeRTOS
- ChibiOS
- Proxmox
- Docker
- Hugo
- Paperless-NGX
- Gitea
- Drone CI/CD
Masters Thesis - Design, implementation and evaluation of an embedded electronic system for the control of a trans-radial prosthesis
Experience
Electronics Engineer
Responsible for the development, testing and maintenance of the electronics found in a pioneering TÜV certified collaborative robot. Skilled in the development and testing of electronic components, including power electronics (inverters, motor drives), communications, force/torque sensing and user input. Adept at troubleshooting and problem-solving with a hands-on mentality
Working Student (Electronics)
Working with the electronics department to preform robot testing and troubleshooting. Development of a testing platform to allow for automated unit testing of electronics and firmware during the development stage using Ethercat, CAN bus and standard industrial IO modules
Mechanical & Piping Engineer
Reporting to the lead engineer in resident engineering department, representing the design office in the field during construction. Interfacing with the construction subcontractor and equipment vendors to identify and address any design or quality issues as well as the review and approval of field changes.
Mechanical & Piping Engineer
Reporting to the Area Field Engineer and Lead Engineer, managed quantity reporting and progress tracking, inspection, work packaging, quality verification, field changes and system turnover of process piping and utility systems including air compressors, nitrogen generators and water treatment packages
Mechanical Project Engineer
Worked on several large mining projects including the Hay Point Expansion Project (Queensland), Crinum M block Study (Queensland) and the Indomet Project (Indonesia).
Consulting Engineer
Worked as part of a team to develop a small-scale Vertical Take-off and Landing Air Vehicle (VTOL). Integrating the on-board electronics, power systems, sensors and control system and ground control station
Education
Tampere University
Thesis topic: Design, implementation and evaluation of an embedded electronic system for the control of a trans-radial prosthesis
The University of Queensland
Thesis topic: Ground Control Navigation and Power Systems for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle