Electrical Engineer · University of Notre Dame ’28
Thomas Block
I'm looking for a Summer 2027 internship in hardware, FPGA, or embedded systems.
What I work on
I’m an electrical engineering student at the University of Notre Dame, in the Class of 2028. Most of my work is in hardware: FPGA design, embedded systems, and transistor-level VLSI. This summer I’m a systems engineering intern at Lockheed Martin, working on test and integration for the AEGIS Combat System.
Outside of coursework, I’m president of Morrissey Hall, I lead a consulting team through Notre Dame’s Student International Business Council, and I do undergraduate research with the Snider Group on low-power computing.
I’m from Thibodaux, LA.
- Degree
- B.S. Electrical Engineering
- Minor
- Engineering Corporate Practice
- Graduation
- May 2028
- GPA
- 3.92 · Dean's List
- Clearance
- DoD Secret (2026)
- Based in
- Notre Dame, IN
Where I've worked
Systems Engineering Intern
Systems engineering on the AEGIS Combat System, working across requirements, integration, and test in a classified lab.
- Test and validate embedded devices across multiple combat systems, translating hardware requirements into structured test protocols within a classified lab environment.
- Built a Python / PyQt5 Linux dashboard powered by 8 automation scripts that aggregate simulation test outputs across configurations and flag program pass/fail compliance, cutting manual test-review time.
- Developed model-based systems engineering architectures in Cameo Systems Modeler for AEGIS supply chain and systems integration.
Undergraduate Researcher
Transistor-level VLSI for reversible, adiabatic low-power computing.
- Designed and simulated a 32-bit logarithmic barrel shifter at the transistor level in Cadence Virtuoso using a 5-stage 2-to-1 mux cascade (shifts of 1, 2, 4, 8, 16) supporting both logical and arithmetic modes.
- Replaced pass transistors with transmission gates and added buffered control lines to eliminate voltage droop, producing clean output across all 32 shift amounts.
- Built the shifter as the first ALU datapath block for reversible adiabatic low-power computing research.
Chief Thermal Engineer
Leading the thermal subsystem for a student low-earth-orbit satellite.
- Lead a 5-person team designing thermal-control systems for a 200 cm³ low-earth-orbit satellite.
- Developed a 600-line C++ thermal model achieving 0.01°C onboard sensing accuracy.
What I've built
A pipelined RISC-V core, a transistor-level barrel shifter, an embedded thermostat controller, and a test-automation tool from my Lockheed internship. Click any project for the details.
Consulting and case work
Live, firm-sponsored engagements through Notre Dame's Student International Business Council, plus Deloitte's national case competition.
Project Leader
Notre Dame's student consulting organization. I lead teams on live, firm-sponsored engagements.
- Led an 8-student team advising the Partnership for Miami, a multimillion-dollar nonprofit, on transportation utilization, analyzing commuter behavior and cost structures across 3 transit modes.
- Developed 4 strategic initiatives to cut congestion by 10% and raise public transit adoption by 12% using peer-city benchmarks, then presented to McKinsey partners and client leadership in Miami.
- Led a 10-student team advising an AI-driven insurance startup on growth strategy, regulatory risk, and marketing across 4 markets; recommendations drove a 56-day payment-lag reduction and 15% revenue growth.
- Beta-tested the startup's Underwriting-AI with 3 industry professionals and pitched findings to PwC Chicago.
- Developed and prototyped Copilot College, an AI education platform, and presented it to Microsoft leadership in Seattle.
Competitor
- Won 1st place among 13 teams at Notre Dame and was named a national semifinalist, 1 of 16 teams selected from 173 nationwide.
- Built a U.S. go-to-market strategy for a restaurant brand in 7 hours, including a mobile ordering app in React for urban professionals.
- Designed an outreach strategy for a telehealth company serving 100k+ patients.
Leadership
Roles where I run a team, a budget, or a product.
President
- Elected to represent 180+ residents.
- Manage a $40K hall budget across 8 committees and led a $51,232 fundraising effort through alumni outreach.
Co-founder
- Built the MVP for an AI app for activity tracking and voice journaling in Python and React, reaching 100+ beta testers in two months with a 91% positive rating.
- Named a semifinalist in the McCloskey New Venture pitch competition against 127 teams.
Skills and tools
Hardware & IC
Software
Systems & Test
Business & Strategy
Coursework
- Signals & Systems
- Probability & Statistics
- Analog Electronics
- Embedded Systems
- Digital Logic Design
- Circuits
Research interests
- Reversible & adiabatic low-power computing
- Computer architecture & datapath design
- FPGA and embedded systems
- Semiconductor and IC design
Outside of work
My resume
Get in touch
Email is the best way to reach me. Happy to talk about hardware, consulting, or any of the work here.
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