Eric Shan

Education

University of Auckland — Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Electrical

2022 – 2026

Auckland, New Zealand

Albany Senior High School — NCEA Level 3 Excellence

2019 – 2021

Auckland, New Zealand

Work Experience

Progressive Technologies NZ Ltd — Electrical Engineer Intern

Nov 2025 – Mar 2026
  • Assisted with electrical design, schematic development, and component selection
  • Performed circuit simulations to validate designs before hardware implementation

Future Manufacturing Ltd — Electrical Engineer Intern

Nov 2024 – Feb 2025
  • Supported production of DC-DC converters including PCB assembly and testing
  • Created schematics, PCB layouts, BOMs, and technical documentation

BP — Customer Service Representative

Dec 2024 – Nov 2025
  • Handled high-volume customer service and technical equipment issues
  • Worked efficiently in fast-paced environments including barista duties

PB Tech — Customer Service Representative

Jan 2022 – Oct 2024
  • Provided technical support for electronics and computing hardware
  • Assisted with inventory management and product optimisation

Projects

Battery Level Monitoring System

Dec 2025 – Jan 2026
  • Designed 12V battery monitoring system with relay cutoff protection
  • Completed full PCB workflow from design to fabrication

Energy Monitoring System

Mar 2025 – Jun 2025
  • Developed wireless system using voltage/current sensing
  • Simulated and built PCB using LT-Spice and Altium

Water Level Detection System

Mar 2024 – May 2024
  • Engineered a water level probe for water level sensing using electromagnetic simulation (FEMM).
  • Developed transmitter and receiver circuit schematics in LT-Spice and fabricated PCB with through-hole soldering.

DC-DC Flyback Converter

Jun 2024 – Oct 2024
  • Designed current-mode flyback converter using UC3843
  • Tested performance under varying loads

Emergency & Outdoor Lighting Design

May 2024 – Jun 2024
  • Created compliant lighting layouts for a two-story building, optimising emergency and outdoor illumination per industry standards.

Custom Built FPV Drone

Dec 2024 – Jan 2025
  • Designed and assembled a functional quadcopter drone, integrating brushless motors, ELRS Receiver, and a flight controller.
  • Implemented safe power management and tested system integrity under load conditions.

Technical Skills

Tools Altium, KiCad, LT-Spice, PLECS, Fusion 360, DIALux, FEMM Electronics Soldering (TH/SMD), Raspberry Pi, ESP32, Arduino Languages MATLAB, C/C++, Java, Python, HTML, CSS, Git Other Technical writing, documentation, English & Mandarin