Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center (MBRSC) Lab, University of Dubai
Senior Embedded Engineer, Space Software
SEP 2023 – Present
• Appointed as a 'Flight Software Engineer' in the Space Software Section at Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC).
• Developing Flight Softwares for the PHI-1 CubeSat. Technology used: STM32 ARM Cortex microcontroller, FreeRTOS, USART, I²C, SPI, CAN, CSP.
Research Assistant, Satellite Software
NOV 2020 – AUG 2023
• Appointed as a 'Flight Software Engineer' in the Satellite Software Unit at Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC). Developed Flight Softwares for the PHI-Demo CubeSat.
• Assigned the task of leading the LEOP (Launch and Early Orbit Phase) operations as the 'Flight Controller' at the Command Center for the PHI-Demo mission.
• Implemented CSP/CAN (CubeSat Space Protocol over CAN or Controller Area Network), and CSP/SPI (CubeSat Space Protocol over Serial Peripheral Interface) on a Microcontroller.
• Attended various conferences, seminars, and workshops on Space Technologies.
• Advising students working on their senior design project (FlatSat Simulation and Test Environment).
• Assisting professors in their courses as a ‘Graduate Teaching Assistant’.
Developed the flight software for the PHI-Demo CubeSat mission at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center
During the LEOP (Launch and Early Orbit Phase) operations, as the 'Flight Controller' at the Command Center for the PHI-Demo mission
Adjunct Faculty - Lecturer
Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT)
JAN 2020 – DEC 2020
• System Course Team Leader for the Computer Information Science division, which involves managing a team of faculty, reviewing curriculum content and assessments, and engaging with the program chair and other leaders.
• Thought several courses offered by the Computer Information Science (CIS) department, including: Information Systems, ERP, Security Assurance & Privacy, Programming for Information Security, and Project Management.
• Part of the HCT E-Learning Pilot Program.
Group IT & Development Department Head
Grand Capital LLC, Dubai
MAR 2011 – MAR 2020
• Project Manager and Software (Requirements) Engineer for the implementation and the migration to ERP systems (MS Dynamics), which reduced check-out time to less than 30 minutes, and virtually eliminated fraud cases.
• Conducted training programs for managers and professionals on the new platforms.
American University of Sharjah (AUS)
Graduate Teaching Assistant - Lab Instructor
JAN 2009 - JAN 2011
• Worked as an instructor for several labs in computer science and engineering, such as: Computer Design (Java), Microprocessors (X86, Assembly), and Advanced Digital Systems lab (Verilog HDL, FPGA).
• Developed lab scripts, experiments and demonstrations required for the labs and research activities and observed the proper usage of equipment and computer systems.
• Supervised senior students in their senior design projects and received acknowledgment for it.
Teaching Assistant - Grader
AUG 2006 - DEC 2008
• Taught and worked as a grader for the following labs: Introduction to Engineering, and Introduction to Computer Programming (C++). Revised students’ codes and graded their work.