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ELECTRICAL ENGINEER · ANN ARBOR, MI

Yousef
Maitah.

I design things!

MechatronicsEmbeddedFPGA / RTLControl Systems
ABOUT

I'm an Electrical Engineering graduate from the University of Michigan (December 2025). Today I'm a Virtual Propulsion Engineer at General Motors on the Energy Model & Toolchain Development team, where I focus on advancing propulsion simulation and modeling capabilities.

My background also includes a previous role at GM in Driveline Development & Integration, along with two internships at Nexteer Automotive where I specialized in the validation of electric power steering systems.

My goal is to work on innovative projects that make a meaningful impact on the world.

University of Michigan

B.S. in Electrical Engineering · GPA 3.7 / 4.0 · Aug 2021 – Dec 2025

James B. Angell Scholar · Dean's List · University Honors

01

Experience

Jan 2026 – Sep 2026
Warren, MI

Virtual Propulsion Engineer @ General Motors

Energy Model & Toolchain Development

  • ▸Developed and enhanced vehicle energy and performance simulation tools, improving model fidelity, correlation accuracy, and data analysis workflows across propulsion systems.
  • ▸Led a Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) Green Belt project to architect an AI-driven, backwards-facing EV simulation model in MATLAB/Simulink, accelerating simulation times by up to 240x compared to legacy models.
  • ▸Enabled team efficiency by developing user-focused tools and improving usability, documentation, and workflows.
May 2025 – Aug 2025
Milford, MI

Engineering Intern @ General Motors

Driveline Development & Integration

  • ▸Supported driveline mechatronics and controls integration on the D2-2 AWD system (Chevy Equinox / GMC Terrain), investigating warranty and resolving system performance and software issues.
  • ▸Conducted on-road and off-road data collection for wheel torque and driveline dynamics - including −40°C cold-box and sand-dune terrain testing.
  • ▸Collaborated cross-functionally with technical specialists, DREs, and suppliers to assess halfshaft NVH characteristics.
May 2024 – Aug 2024
Saginaw, MI

Engineering Intern @ Nexteer Automotive

Systems Application Team

  • ▸Engineered and validated a custom ignition test box for a Steer-by-Wire system, managing physical board bring-up, debugging, and harness configuration to ensure comprehensive hardware test coverage.
  • ▸Analyzed OEM design, safety, and software requirements to strengthen feature-function mapping.
  • ▸Authored detailed work instructions to accelerate testing and knowledge transfer.
May 2023 – Aug 2023
Auburn Hills, MI

Engineering Intern @ Nexteer Automotive

ECU HiL Team

  • ▸Designed and executed test procedures for ECU-based electric power steering, improving system reliability.
  • ▸Configured and debugged harness/test bench setups, cutting setup time and improving testing efficiency by 30%.
  • ▸Analyzed test data to identify patterns and anomalies, delivering detailed reports and recommendations.
02

Selected Projects

OCT – DEC 2025

Out-of-Order RISC-V Processor

SystemVerilog

A fully synthesizable N-way superscalar out-of-order processor with instruction prefetching and early branch resolution. MIPS R10000-style microarchitecture with register renaming.

Report
OCT – DEC 2025

Smart Room Occupancy Monitoring

C · ESP32 · IoT

An IoT room-occupancy sensor combining Time-of-Flight and PIR sensors for direction tracking. Wireless transmission to a central server for live monitoring - 90% detection accuracy.

Report
MAR – APR 2025

Maglev PID Controller

MATLAB · Simulink

A PID controller built on a linearized model of a nonlinear magnetic-levitation plant. Validated with hardware-in-the-loop testing - sub-3-second settling time and zero steady-state error.

Report
NOV – DEC 2024

8-bit Dual-Mode Ripple-Carry Adder

Cadence Virtuoso · CMOS

A transistor-level 8-bit ripple-carry adder optimized for both addition and accumulation, built with DCVSL logic and transmission-gate cells. Tuned transistor sizing for a 1 GHz high-speed mode and 17.2% lower power in low-power mode.

Report
03

Toolkit

LANGUAGES
C / C++PythonSystemVerilogMATLABHTML / CSS
TOOLS
Altium DesignerCadence VirtuosoSimulinkVector ToolsArduinoLinuxGitVS CodeOscilloscope
TECHNIQUES
Circuit DesignFPGAHardware ValidationCommunication ProtocolsSolderingSystem Design
04

Coursework

EECS 183

Elementary Programming Concepts

EECS 200

Electrical Engineering Systems Design I

EECS 201

Computer Science Pragmatics

EECS 215

Introduction to Electrical Circuits

EECS 216

Introduction to Signals and Systems

EECS 230

Engineering Electromagnetics

EECS 250

Electrical Sensing Systems

EECS 270

Introduction to Logic Design

EECS 280

Programming and Data Structures

EECS 300

Electrical Engineering Systems Design II

EECS 301

Probabilistic Methods in Engineering

EECS 312

Digital Integrated Circuits

EECS 320

Introduction to Semiconductor Devices

EECS 370

Introduction to Computer Organization

EECS 428

Quantum Nanotechnology

EECS 460

Control Systems Analysis and Design

EECS 470

Computer Architecture

EECS 496

Major Design Experience-Professionalism

05 - GET IN TOUCH

Let's build something
that actually works.

yousefm@umich.edu
linkedin.com/in/yousef-maitah
github.com/ymaitah
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