# Hannah Sawiuk

> Embedded Software Engineer @ Zipline

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/hannahsawiuk

Passionate about using engineering to create social impact, with a focus on health and sustainability. 

I have experience across the embedded software stack, including microcontroller driver development, motor controls design, and embedded Linux development. 

I am continually seeking opportunities to broaden my expertise by exploring new areas of engineering beyond embedded software.

## Work Experience
### Embedded Software Engineer @ Zipline
Jan 2021 – Present | South San Francisco, California, United States
Zipline was founded on a mission to provide every human on Earth with instant access to vital medical supplies

At Zipline, I develop and validate embedded and motor controls software for aircraft control surfaces and mechanisms.

### Embedded Software Engineer @ VoltSafe
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
IoT magnetic plugs for AC applications. 

Led 4 production firmware releases, contributed to 6.
Implemented power safety routines and power metering features.
Integrated DevOps practices using CI tools such as Travis CI and Docker.

### HV Systems Integration Engineer @ Tesla
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area
Worked on an auto-diagnostic tool for electric vehicles that integrated existing tools and data stores to enhance diagnostic capabilities for vehicle systems.

Developed methods for modeling and solving Directed Acyclic Graph networks for vehicle issue diagnosis.

### Embedded Systems Engineer @ Plantiga
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Vancouver, Canada Area
AI-powered health monitoring via clinical-grade IoT insoles

Developed initialization and validation protocols for IoT insoles. Automated the processes with Python and Shell scripts.

Prototyped a custom NAND Flash driver for an ARM Cortex-M3 microcontroller and a test platform for various NAND flash ICs.

### Student Ambassador @ University of British Columbia Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Vancouver, Canada Area
Supported students enrolled in EECE VSPD - Engineering the Sound of Music, a class covering ECE subjects related to music (waves, DACs, ADCs, filters, sampling theory, amplifiers, compression, etc.)

Provided tutoring sessions for the cohort of 65+ ESL students to ensure full comprehension of the course material.


## Education
### Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
The University of British Columbia

### First Year Engineering Transfer Program in Engineering
Capilano University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hannahvsawiuk
- GitHub: https://github.com/hannahvsawiuk

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Last updated: 2026-03-29