Electrical Engineering · UC Santa Barbara

Hi, I'm Jamie. I build and study circuits, from the cleanroom to the chip.

I'm an EE student focused on digital VLSI and signal processing. I work hands-on with fabrication equipment in UCSB's CNSI cleanroom, design digital systems in Verilog on FPGAs, and help run a machine-learning research lab.

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  • Seeking Summer 2027 internships
  • B.S. EE, Minor in Music · June 2028
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01 · About

Engineering across the stack

I'm a third-year Electrical Engineering student at UCSB with a minor in Music. I like working at every level of hardware. Most of my time goes to the CNSI Quantum Structures cleanroom, where I keep deposition, vacuum, and gas-delivery systems running, and the Geometric Intelligence Lab, where I'm lab manager. I also help with undergraduate research in circuits and music cognition.

I'm aiming for a career in digital VLSI and signal processing / wireless communications, and I'm open to any EE internship where I can learn from people who ship real hardware.

Focus
Digital VLSI · DSP · Wireless comms
Currently
CNSI cleanroom + research labs
Location
Santa Barbara / Goleta, CA
Work authorization
U.S. citizen

02 · Experience

Research & work

  1. Jul 2026 – Present

    Cleanroom Assistant · CNSI Quantum Structures Cleanroom, UCSB

    • Support daily operations of an ISO-class cleanroom used by university and industry researchers.
    • Troubleshoot and maintain vacuum, chiller, and gas-delivery systems; perform leak testing.
    • Program and calibrate tools, including thin-film deposition systems.
    • Follow and enforce hazardous gas and chemical safety procedures.

    Vacuum systemsDepositionLeak testingFab safety

  2. Sep 2026 – Present

    Lab Manager · Geometric Intelligence Lab, Prof. Nina Miolane

    • Coordinate lab operations, onboarding, and schedules for a machine-learning research group.
    • Write technical and web content; maintain servers and AI tooling used by the lab.

    Technical writingServersOperations

  3. Sep 2026 – Present

    Research Assistant · Music Cognition Lab, UCSB

    • Support behavioral and corpus studies on how people perceive music and audio.

    AudioPerceptionR

  4. Jun 2026 – Present

    Undergraduate Researcher · Circuit Design Research, UCSB ECE

    • Assist with small-signal and symbolic analysis of analog circuits using Python-based tools.

    AnalogPython

03 · Projects

Selected work

Hardware I've designed, built, and tested, plus a few creative projects. Code lives on GitHub.

Digital design · FPGA

Traffic-Light Controller

A synchronous traffic-light controller in Verilog, implemented on an FPGA. I designed it as a finite-state machine, compared Mealy and Moore versions, and wrote testbenches to check every state transition and timing condition in simulation before running it on the board.

VerilogFSMsTestbenchesFPGA

Lighting design · DMX

Lights on Greenmoor

A light show I program and run using DMXIS software and DMX lighting fixtures. I build each look and sequence cue by cue, then time the lights to the music.

DMXISDMX512Lighting fixturesShow programming

See the shows on Facebook ↗

Embedded · Hardware build

Arduino Arcade Game

A handheld game built from scratch: C++ firmware on an Arduino, a 7-segment score display, an addressable LED strip, hand-soldered wiring, and a 3D-printed enclosure.

C++ArduinoSoldering3D printing

IEEE UCSB · PCB

PCB Builds

Schematic capture and board layout in KiCad, then assembly and bring-up as part of IEEE UCSB's hands-on hardware projects.

KiCadPCB designSoldering

04 · Skills

Toolbox

Languages

VerilogSystemVerilogPythonC++JavaMATLABR

EDA & design tools

LTspiceKiCadAutoCADFPGA toolchainsArduinoGit / GitHub

Lab & fab

Cleanroom protocolVacuum systemsThin-film depositionLeak testingTool calibrationSolderingPCB assembly

05 · Education

UC Santa Barbara

B.S. Electrical Engineering
Minor in Music

Sep 2024 – Jun 2028 (expected)

Relevant coursework

Digital DesignCircuitsSignals & SystemsProgramming

06 · Leadership

Community

  • Resident AssistantCommunity-building and support for a residence hall of 600+ students.
  • STEM Tutor & Robotics Camp InstructorTaught Python, C++, and Arduino to young students.
  • IEEE UCSBMember; PCB design and hardware build projects.
  • Girls Who CodeVolunteer mentor for girls learning to code.

07 · Beyond the lab

A few more things about me

Why a Music minor?

Music and signal processing are closer than they look. Audio is where I first got curious about filters and frequency response, and my work in the Music Cognition Lab keeps me thinking about how people actually hear signals.

What do you do for fun?

Video editing is my most consistent hobby: tweaking velocity, effects, and audio until a clip feels right (see some of my edits). I also program and run the Lights on Greenmoor light show. I'm also a big Star Wars fan, and I like channeling that into the things I design and build.

What are you looking for next?

Summer 2027 internships in digital design, verification, signal processing, semiconductor process/equipment, or test engineering. I'm also open to part-time roles in the Santa Barbara / Goleta area during the school year.

08 · Contact

Let's talk hardware.

I'm always happy to chat about internships, research, or circuits in general.

jamieshih@ucsb.edu LinkedIn GitHub