Salvador Canales
About Salvador Canales
Salvador Canales is a Senior EE Hardware Systems Engineer at Nikola Motor Company and an EMC Design Engineer at Aptiv, with extensive experience in electrical engineering and a strong educational background.
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Salvador Canales is currently employed as a Senior EE Hardware Systems Engineer at Nikola Motor Company and an EMC Design Engineer at Aptiv. He has extensive experience in electrical and hardware engineering within the automotive industry.
Company Experience
Salvador Canales has been working at Nikola Motor Company as a Senior EE Hardware Systems Engineer since 2021. Concurrently, he has held a position at Aptiv as an EMC Design Engineer in Ciudad Juarez since 2017. Prior to these roles, Salvador had a lengthy tenure at Delphi. He served as a Sr. Electrical Engineer from 2011 to 2017, an Advanced Electrical Engineer from 2003 to 2011, and an Electrical Engineer from 2000 to 2003, all in Ciudad Juarez.
Education and Expertise
Salvador Canales holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The University of Texas at El Paso, which he attained after nine years of study from 2009 to 2018. He also earned a Master's degree in Computer Engineering from Tecnológico de Monterrey, completed between 2003 and 2006. Additionally, he achieved a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Universidad de las Américas Puebla after five years of study from 1995 to 2000. Earlier in his academic career, he earned a High School Certificate from Instituto Oriente from 1989 to 1995.
Technical Skills and Methodologies
Salvador Canales utilizes model-based auto-coding generation tools for technology development and applies design for six sigma methodologies in worst-case electrical analysis. He specializes in sensorless positioning systems for automotive applications, VHDL-AMS, and MAST for circuit and electromechanical modeling and simulation. Additionally, he designs test fixtures for advanced development projects.