Vin Shin
Aspiring RFIC Engineer with a foundation in mixed-signal PCB design, embedded firmware, and RF systems. Future Electrical Technical Director for UCSB Gaucho Racing's FSAE Electric vehicle.
Santa Barbara, CA
About
Second-year Electrical Engineering student at UCSB with an interest in RFIC and mixed-signal hardware design, pursuing a career in RF/RFIC engineering. Currently serving as Electrical Technical Director for Gaucho Racing, a team building an FSAE Electric vehicle. My work spans RF systems design, Power Electronics, PCB layout, STM32 firmware, and CAN network architecture.
Outside of school, I love photography, FPV drones, hiking, and cars. i really want a miata.
Skills
Experience
- Lead electrical team across 4 subteams: Electronic Controls, Driverless, LV Power & Harness, and Powertrain Electronics.
- Own system-level architecture: power budget, CAN DBC, shutdown circuit state machine, and driverless system conversion for FSAE EV + DV rules compliance.
- Single point of technical authority for all electrical design reviews, cross-team interface disputes, and integration testing.
- Led LV subsystem design for GR26: GLV battery, DC-DC power distribution, wire harness, driver interface, and sensor integration.
- Reduced full-vehicle connector count 60% (52 → 21) through consolidated harness architecture.
- Delivered CAN-based driver interface PCB (STM32 + WS2812b) and IP-rated attic enclosure for primary power distribution.
Projects
Get in Touch
Open to internships, research collaborations, or just talking hardware.