Jonas Miramontes
Electrical & Computer Engineering student at Idaho State University, expected December 2026 — coming to embedded systems and RF/DSP work after several years in a management role, which is where the project-management habits and the "figure it out at 2 AM" instincts come from. Based in Twin Falls, Idaho; open to relocation.
Education
B.S. Electrical Engineering — Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID
Skills
Experience & projects
A.R.I.A.A — Automated Routing, Impedance, and Assembly Assistant
Using AI to train neural networks that assist with routing, impedance matching, and assembly of PCBs inside KiCAD.
- Built a pipeline to parse datasheets (largely PDFs) and organize wiring/netlist data for model training.
- Sourced and organized freely available gerber files, KiCAD projects, and schematics to train the model.
- Collaborated with a team of three interns plus a mentor toward shared milestones.
A.R.G.H. — Advanced Recognition of Gestures of the Hand
Year-long senior design project: a wearable that recognizes hand gestures in real time on an ESP32.
- Trained a 1D-CNN in TensorFlow/Keras and quantized it to INT8 with TFLite to run entirely on-device.
- Implemented a Madgwick AHRS filter to turn raw IMU data into stable orientation estimates.
- Wrote firmware in C on ESP-IDF with FreeRTOS tasks handling I²C sampling, inference, and comms in parallel.
- Coordinated with a long-term team to integrate subsystems and keep documentation in sync.
P.R.I.S.M. — Portable Radio Instrument for Signal Monitoring
Personal dive into RF and signal processing: low-cost SDR hardware and an FPGA, capturing and pulling apart real signals over the air.
- Evaluated hardware options (LMS7002M / LimeSDR transceiver, Zynq-7000 FPGA family) balancing performance, versatility, and cost.
- Designed power, data, and RF schematics in KiCAD from public datasheets.
- Hand-routed and impedance-matched RF traces in the PCB layout.
Self-hosted homelab
A home server stack used daily and as a sandbox for Linux administration and networking.
- Manages services, storage, and backups from the CLI.
- Configured VLANs, firewall rules, and remote access.
Other job experience available on request.