Open to hardware & IoT roles · 2026

Shaik Althaf

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Building intelligent hardware for a smarter, greener world — from circuits and sensors to connected, energy-aware systems.

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About

Engineer who builds the future.

I'm Shaik Althaf, an Embedded Systems & Electronics Engineer and IoT developer who turns ideas into working hardware. I design circuits, program microcontrollers, and connect the physical world to the cloud.

From energy-harvesting systems to smart safety devices, I love shipping projects at hackathons and iterating on the bench until the LED finally blinks the way it should. My focus: reliable, low-power, connected hardware for a greener planet.

Projects built

Hackathons

Years tinkering

● Available

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Shaik Althaf

Embedded Systems & Electronics Engineer

Skills

A full-stack hardware toolkit.

Embedded C

firmware · RTOS

Arduino

rapid prototyping

ESP32

wifi · ble · cam

IoT

mqtt · cloud

LoRa

long-range rf

Raspberry Pi

linux · edge

PCB

PCB Design

schematic · layout

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Energy Harvesting

solar · thermoelectric

Python

data · automation

Featured Projects

Things I've designed & shipped.

A selection of hardware and IoT builds. Click a card for the full case study.

EnergySolar + Thermoelectric Energy Harvester

Solar + Thermoelectric Energy Harvester

A hybrid harvester combining photovoltaic and thermoelectric generation with an MPPT front-end to power low-energy IoT nodes off-grid.

ESP32TEGMPPTLi-Po

Case study

SafetySmart Helmet

Smart Helmet

A connected helmet with crash detection, alcohol sensing and ignition interlock — automatically alerts emergency contacts with GPS location.

ArduinoMPU-6050GPSGSM

Case study

VisionESP32-CAM Barcode & Environment Monitor

ESP32-CAM Barcode & Environment Monitor

A compact edge device that scans barcodes and logs temperature, humidity and air quality to a live dashboard over Wi-Fi.

ESP32-CAMBME680MQTT

Case study

RoboticsBluetooth-Controlled Car

Bluetooth-Controlled Car

A differential-drive robot car controlled from a custom mobile app, with obstacle avoidance and adjustable speed profiles.

ArduinoHC-05L298N

Case study

IoTLoRa IoT Node

LoRa IoT Node

A low-power, long-range sensor node relaying field telemetry kilometres back to a gateway — built for agriculture and remote monitoring.

LoRaSTM32Low-power

Case study

Smart HomeHome Automation Hub

Home Automation Hub

A voice- and app-controlled hub that ties lights, appliances and sensors into scenes with local-first, cloud-optional control.

ESP32MQTTRelay

Case study

Achievements

Where I've competed & won.

Hackathons

Finalist / Winner

Prototypes

Hours on the bench

Hackathon Timeline

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2023

Smart India Hackathon

Built an energy-harvesting IoT solution for rural monitoring under 36 hours.

2024

Keysight Innovation

Prototyped a precision sensing rig and presented measurement automation.

2024

KPIT Sparkle

Developed a mobility & energy concept for sustainable transport.

2025

Mistral Hackathon

Shipped an edge-AI hardware demo integrating sensors with on-device inference.

2025

IEEE Project Expo

Showcased the solar + thermoelectric harvester to a panel of researchers.

Contact

Let's build something.

Have a hardware idea, a collaboration, or a role in mind? Drop a message — I usually reply within a day.

Emailfounder@techazsure.com
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