Quick Bio

Mathew Yerian-French is a Senior EMC Engineer specializing in electromagnetic compatibility diagnostics, pre-compliance testing, design reviews, and PCB-level troubleshooting. He currently works at E3 Compliance in Grand Rapids, Michigan, supporting military, industrial, automotive, and commercial electronics.

Mat graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2022 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Electrical Engineering and is an iNARTE Certified EMC Engineer. His work includes EMC troubleshooting, circuit and PCB design, laboratory hardware development, component-level rework, test procedure development, technical reporting, and mentoring junior engineering staff.

Outside of his professional work, Mat continues to develop electronics, PCB, simulation, and software projects while expanding his knowledge of EMC and electrical engineering.

Current Role

Mat is a Senior EMC Engineer at E3 Compliance in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He joined E3 through its engineering co-op program in May 2020, completed three co-op rotations, transitioned to a full-time EMC/Electrical Engineer in August 2022, and was promoted to Senior EMC Engineer in September 2026.

His work includes EMC diagnostics, pre-compliance testing, and detailed design reviews for military, industrial, automotive, and commercial electronic products. He supports approximately 2–10 projects per month, often working with complex electronic systems and schematics to identify potential EMC issues and recommend practical design improvements.

Mat regularly uses spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, signal generators, function generators, oscilloscopes, and other RF/electrical instrumentation for testing and diagnostics. His hands-on work also includes PCB-level troubleshooting, component modifications and rework down to 0201 components, and fine-pitch integrated circuits.

In addition to client project work, Mat designs laboratory hardware and PCBs using Altium Designer, develops testing and design-review procedures, documents and presents technical findings, and mentors co-op students and junior engineering staff in EMC concepts, laboratory procedures, and diagnostic techniques.

Skills

• • EMC Engineering: Pre-compliance testing, emissions and immunity diagnostics, design reviews, root-cause troubleshooting, standards evaluation, test procedure development, technical reporting

  • EMC Standards: MIL-STD-461, CISPR 25, CISPR 32, ISO 11452, IEC 61000 series, FCC Part 15, automotive OEM requirements, industrial standards, and customer-specific EMC requirements

  • RF & Test Equipment: Spectrum analyzers, VNAs, signal generators, function generators, oscilloscopes, near-field/debug instrumentation

  • Electrical / PCB: Altium Designer, schematic capture, PCB layout, circuit debugging, component-level rework, 0201 soldering, enclosure integration

  • Programming / Automation: C, microcontroller programming, Python scripting and test automation

  • Simulation: CST Studio Suite, HyperLynx, LTspice

  • Systems / Software: Windows, Linux, Microsoft Office/Teams, LaTeX

Hobbies and Interests