Jason Chow

Senior Embedded Software Engineer @ Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies

About

Bachelor of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of British Columbia. Graduated May 2020. I am passionate in the fields of robotics and embedded systems, and have experience in electronics manufacturing and process automation, as well as materials science for use in biomedical technology. Former team lead for UBC's Concrete Toboggan engineering design team, and the founder of its Electronics subteam.

Country

Canada

City

Vancouver

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

Python, Verilog, Lean Manufacturing, Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design, Lean Six Sigma, CAD/CAM, C, Solidworks, Matlab, LabVIEW, ModelSim, Multisim, Altera Quartus, Altium Designer

Experience

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies

2025-1 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Rivian

2024-4 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Firmware Engineer

Neurio Technology Inc.

2020-8 - 2024-4 · 3 yrs 9 mos

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Working as part of Generac's Clean Energy division

Undergraduate Research Assistant

The University of British Columbia

2019-5 - 2024-4 · 5 yrs

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Aiding in the research and design of stretchable and flexible capacitive pressure sensor arrays for medical usage • Responsible for writing characterization scripts, dielectric mold CAD modelling, and sensor design and fabrication • Collaborating with hospitals to create a sensor mat to detect pressure ulcers in spinal cord injury patients

Electronics Team Captain

UBC Concrete Toboggan

2016-9 - 2020-4 · 3 yrs 8 mos

North Vancouver, British Columbia

• Leading a 10-person team to design & implement wireless telemetry and strain measurement onto a snow-faring vehicle. First team in Canada to implement sensor network into a design • Managed 8 projects including strain gauge circuit design, radiofrequency wireless mesh network and GPS speedometer. • Awarded 1st in Sustainability and 2nd in Innovation at the 2017 international GNCTR competition

Product Engineer Intern

Creation Technologies

2017-4 - 2018-12 · 1 yr 9 mos

Burnaby, British Columbia

• Optimized customer circuit board manufacturing process designs for 7 industrial and biomedical companies. • Analyzed & recommended components to enhance timing, power & size characteristics. • Entrusted as project lead to design inspection procedures and test scripts for laser cosmetic surgery devices and auditory screening technology.

Electrical Power Systems

UBC Orbit Satellite Design Team

2017-9 - 2018-5 · 9 mos

Vancouver, Canada

• Selected to join a 6-person team. Designed the power system for a 3U CubeSat to monitor forest fires. • Modeled & tested placement of solar cell arrays to optimize total system power. Leveraged STK and MATLAB.