Nikhita Goné
Summary
Detail-oriented 2nd year Mechatronics engineering student; Specialization in power and communication PCB design, and radio operation.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Granular Fluid Research
University of Waterloo
01.2025 - Current
- Conducted experiments to study granular fluid flow under microgravity (0G) and standard gravity (1G) conditions.
- Developed OpenCV-based algorithms for granular particle tracking and flow visualization, with 90% accuracy.
- Created data-driven presentations and reports using MS PowerPoint and Excel to communicate research findings.
Electromechanical Integration Co-op
ORBITAL
05.2025 - 08.2025
- Designed an antenna positioning PCB and CAD design for the ground station, achieving satellite tracking accuracy within 1° for both azimuth and elevation.
- Constructed and deployed a Yagi-Uda antenna, enabling reliable signal transmission and reception with our CubeSat in low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Assembled, tested, and debugged 5+ PCBs using multi-channel power supplies, digital multimeters, LT-Spice, and oscilloscopes; identified and re-soldered shorted components to ensure optimal performance.
- Organized and standardized the company’s Altium component library to improve consistency and streamline PCB component selection.
Education
Mechatronics Engineering
University of Waterloo
01.2029
Skills
- PCB design (Altium Designer, KiCAD)
- Soldering
- LT-Spice
- Antenna operation
- Solidworks, CAD
- C, Python
Certification
- Canadian Amateur Radio Operator Certification (Honors)
- Altium Certification 2025
- SOLIDWORKS CAD Design Associate
Timeline
Electromechanical Integration Co-op
ORBITAL
05.2025 - 08.2025
Granular Fluid Research
University of Waterloo
01.2025 - Current
Mechatronics Engineering
University of Waterloo