Electrical Engineering @ Purdue University

Hi! I'm Eric.
Here's some stuff I've made.

My goal is to learn how to build products from the ground up, from ICs and circuit boards to CAD, manufacturing, and software.

Last summer, I worked on full-stack robotics engineering at CircuitHub. Now, I am back at Purdue developing avionics for PSP Active Controls and conducting analog and mixed-signal research with Purdue System on Chip.

Eric Hou

Selected projects

Fusion 360 Wire Generator interface
Software tool

Fusion 360 Wire Generator

A parametric 3D wire-routing plugin used by 5,000+ people worldwide and rated five stars on the Autodesk App Store.

2023–2024
VertiPaw vertical climbing robot
Robotics research

VertiPaw Climbing Robot

An IEEE-published quadruped using vacuum adhesion, LiDAR localization, and inverse kinematics to carry a 9 lb payload on vertical surfaces.

2023–2024
FIRST Tech Challenge competition robot
Competition robotics

FIRST Robotics

Four years leading end-to-end robot hardware development for a team ranked third in California and among the top 30 worldwide.

2021–2025
Optical flow localization hardware
Software

Optical Flow Localization

A compact localization system exploring optical-flow sensing for motion tracking and robot positioning.

2023
Five-stage electromagnetic coil launcher
Power electronics

5-Stage Coil Launcher

A digitally controlled electromagnetic launcher with custom MOSFET switching boards and measured 43 A discharge pulses.

2025

Circuit Design

  • Cadence Virtuoso
  • Altium Designer
  • Xschem
  • ngspice
  • KiCad
  • QuestaSim
  • LTSpice

Software

  • Python
  • C
  • MATLAB
  • SystemVerilog
  • TwinCAT XAE
  • Git

Hardware

  • Fusion 360 (CAD/CAM/FEA)
  • SolidWorks
  • CNC
  • 3D printing
  • PCB Soldering and Assembly

Contact

Get in touch.

For engineering opportunities, projects, or questions.