
Hardware design




Hardware Design has been a part of nearly every project I've worked on throughout my career. I've worked on high-speed digital circuits, switch-mode power supplies, 250VAC power circuits, PCB antennas, and nearly everything in between.
I've been trained in:
- Simulation techniques including Pspice, LTspice, MATLAB, Monte-Carlo Analysis
- FMEA for Design, Manufacturing, and Process disciplines
- Eagle, Cadence, and Altium schematic and layout tools including IPC CID certification
I've designed circuits on materials including:
- Rigid FR4
- Flex on polyimide
- Rigid-Flex
- Rigid CHEM4
- printable and hot foil stamped circuits
Design complexities ranged:
- 2 to 8 layer boards
- high speed (giga-bit) busses such as PCIe and USB 3.0
- complex mechanical interfaces for multiboard and flexible PCBs
- harsh environments
- 2kW AC-powered designs