frank@walsh:~/experience$ cat work_history.log

Currently doing systems EE at Apple. Before that, the headline work was at Tesla. Everything earlier is bucketed below.

// current
apple — Systems Integration EE — Apple Watch
Apple

Apple

2026 – present · California
Systems Integration EE — Apple Watch
  • ▸EE on the Systems Integration team for Apple Watch.
  • ▸Designing flexible printed circuit boards (flex PCBs).
  • ▸Partnering closely with the in-region team to build functional test plans.
Apple WatchFlex PCBFunctional TestSystems Integration
// headline
tesla — Electronics Design Engineer
Tesla

Tesla

Aug 2021 – 2025 · Palo Alto, California
Electronics Design Engineer
  • ▸Led design and validation of production electronics for Tesla's Low Voltage Controllers — power, motor-drive, analog, and high-speed digital — across millions of vehicles annually.
  • ▸Drove the Model 3/Y low-voltage redesign, unlocking $35M in annual revenue via harness and BOM optimization.
  • ▸Designed Tesla's first 48V USB-C charging hub for Cybertruck and Model 3/Y.
  • ▸Designed and validated a 650 W multi-phase buck converter with coupled inductor.
  • ▸Resolved line-down crises under deadline (EMI non-compliance, IC supply).
  • ▸Built Python design-automation tools for fuse sizing and circuit protection, now used team-wide.
PowerAnalogAltiumPythonEMC
// internships & earlier

Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions

Jan 2021 – Apr 2021
Hardware Engineering Intern · Ottawa, ON
  • ▸Bring-up and verification of a new x86 Ethernet switch — thermal, traffic, flash, and compliance testing.

Tesla

Oct 2019 – Aug 2020
Low Voltage Distribution Intern · Palo Alto, CA
  • ▸Designed Semi-Truck LV distribution system from the ground up (400+ connector endpoints); 6 harnesses now in production.

Solace Power

Aug 2018 – Dec 2018
Electrical Engineering Intern · Mount Pearl, NL
  • ▸Capacitive-coupled wireless power link; tuned 40+ RF filters for EMC compliance with VNAs and impedance analyzers.

Paradigm Hyperloop

May 2018 – Jan 2020
Electrical Systems Lead · St. John's, NL
  • ▸Led a 5-student subsystem team building electrical systems for a +470 km/h autonomous pod; 3rd in N.A., 8th worldwide (2019).