Parsa Beheshti
Engineering Manager And SDI Lead at McMaster Engineering EcoCAR EV Challenge
Greater Hamilton (Burlington) Metropolitan Area Canada
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Top SchoolParsa Beheshti is an engineering manager and SDI lead with over a decade of hands-on experience in electrical and power electronics design, spanning automotive EV systems, aerospace RF filtering, and high-voltage battery packs. He blends formal PhD-level study with practical co-op and industry internships at Tesla, Renesas, and L3 WESCAM, delivering end-to-end hardware solutions from spec and schematic to PCB and thermal validation. Skilled in automating lab workflows and instrument control with Python and PyVISA, he has improved testing throughput and customer support processes while implementing Atlassian cloud tools for engineering teams. Parsa’s leadership in student engineering programs (EcoCAR, MAC Formula Electric) demonstrates his ability to guide cross-functional teams through complex integration and project delivery under real-world constraints. He brings a tactile, workshop-driven approach to problem solving and a track record of converting lab prototypes into production-ready designs. Colleagues value him for combining meticulous documentation and test methodology with a knack for pragmatic automation that scales routine engineering tasks.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at McMaster UniversityGithub contributions (5)
beheshtipar/ICS4UFinal
May 2015 - May 2017
Contributions:38 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years
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