Muhammad Usman Sadiq

Experience

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  Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)

  Sept 2008 - Sept 2009

  Assistant Manager RF

  • Design, development and testing of Ku-band RF ampliers for telemetry. • Satellite link budgeting and performing launch and early orbit phase (LEOP) analysis.

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  Fraunhofer IIS

  Feb 2010 - Feb 2011

  Student Research Assistant

  Controlling of RFID chip (Impinj 1000) using DSP board TMS320C6416 .This project included software debuging and initiating test signals and analyzing chip response to test signals.

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  Alcatel-Lucent

  Mar 2011 - May 2011

  Graduate Internee Optical Networks Division

  Controlling mach zehnder modulators using LabView, VCO testing and verification through automation software developed in LabView

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  Tyndall National Institute

  Jun 2012 - Mar 2016

  PhD student

  • Designed III-V multiple quantum wells based materials for high speed optical modulators operating at 1.55 and 2 µm wavelengths.• Performed experiments for the characterization of grown III-V multiple quantum well structures.• Performed and optimized RF simulation models for the high-frequency design of Mach-Zehnder modulators.• Simulated and optimized optical couplers and waveguides.• Evaluated DC and high-speed performance of the fabricated novel modulator devices.• Liaised throughout with the device fabrication team to solve the fabrication issues.• Developed and tested high-speed RF package for optical modulators.• Designed and performed optical transmission experiments for the packaged 2µm modulators to evaluate device performance in terms of BER and OSNR.• Communicated with equipment suppliers and procuring different components for the experiments. Show less

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  University College Cork, Ireland (UCC)

  Jun 2012 - Mar 2016

  Postgraduate Demonstrator

  • Regularly demonstrated experiments for the undergraduate students in Department of Physics, University College Cork for last three years.• Role included introducing experiments, explaining the background theory and helping students in the experimental setup.• Evaluated and graded the laboratory reports.

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  EFFECT Photonics

  Mar 2016 - now

  • PIC Team Technical Lead

    Mar 2020 - now

  • Senior Engineer

    Mar 2016 - Mar 2020