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Sr. Electrical Engineer Resume

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Long Beach, MS

SUMMARY:

  • High speed modular multi - channel subsea data acquisition systems from concept to production. Primary responsibilities are: high speed hardware design for analog, power, digital circuits and interfaces, Schematics entry; PCB layout; FPGA/VHDL design and board bring up. It contains many functional modules slotted on mother boards for easy plug-in. The modules are system controller, channel interface, recording unit, data transfer unit, GPS, RF, Satellite Modem, power module, battery management module, and more.
  • Hardware architecting for complex electronic systems including RF/Analog/Digital/Power.
  • Design from concept to production with DFx constraints.
  • Strong design experience and knowledge with I2C, SPI, UART, RS232/485, LVDS/MLVDS, USB2.0/3.0, Ethernet, PCI/PCIe, SerDes interfaces; A/D converters, OpAmps and filters; Isolated switching DC/DC converters for low noise and high efficiency; NAND/NOR flash, EEPROM, SRAM, DDR SDRAM; System clock generation/distribution, PLL and synchronization.
  • Hands - on FPGA design with VHDL, particularly using Xilinx ISE and its FPFAs. RTL, IP generation, timing constraints, test bench/simulation, and build-in self test. Also design with Verilog and Altera devices.
  • Familiar with WiFi, Zigbee, Bluetooth, 3G, LTE RF chipsets, interfaces, PCB layout, and their applications.
  • Expert PCB layout skills using both Altium Designer and Cadence Concept/Allegro and OrCad. Low noise design with EMI/EMC considerations. High speed signal impedance matching and length tuning. Complex BGA fanout, board/backplane stack-up and interconnects. Know Signal Integrity/Power Integrity simulations and tests. Follow HDI design and IPC standards.
  • Expert troubleshooting and failure analysis skills using Logic/Signal/Spectrum Analyzers, Oscilloscopes, Signal Generators, and Multi-meters. Very good fine pitch/footprint component soldering/PCB rework skills. Select and modify off-shelf modules/demo boards/development kits for fast prototyping.
  • C/Assembly language firmware development for SoC/MCU drivers and board bring-up. Matlab and LabView coding experience.
  • Expertise in Automated Test Equipment development and applications: Labview/PXIe/PXI/GPIB and various DAQ system design and controls. System software and hardware design, selection and integration.
  • In depth knowledge of many sensors and their analog/digital interfacing circuits: including hydrophones, geophones, accelerometers/Gyro/Compass, GPS, temp/pressure sensors and so on.
  • Excellent use of Word, Excel, and Viso. Professional documentation for system specifications, project proposals, test plans, test reports, wiring diagrams, and so on.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Electrical Engineer

Confidential, Long Beach, MS

Responsibilities:

  • Major responsibility: hardware design for complex marine electronic systems from concept to production.
  • Successfully finished 30+ different PCBs (2 - 12 layers, max size 6”X18”) at volume in thousands. Including schematics entry, PCB layout, EMC/EMI control, parasite/noise/cross talk reduction, impedance control for high speed and RF signals, BOMs and quotes, parts soldering, FPGA/MCU/CPU Firmware development, test, and board bring up.
  • Lead and manage Automated Test Equipment for HTI sensor testing, Customized or PXIe/GPIB based.
  • Test and troubleshoot HTI electronics to component level, root cause and FMEA, reliability test and improvement and prediction.
  • Significantly reduced product failure rates and save $500,000+ cost.
  • Research and propose on new technologies, new product development, analyze cost and feasibility.

Electrical Hardware Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

  • High speed electronics design for Confidential in Northern FiberHome 3G WCDMA systems.
  • Xilinx FPGA design, ATE design, and PCB design with Confidential .
  • PFGA based uplink/downlink format redesign. Schematics entry and PCB layout, VHDL coding. 300V DC long distance design.
  • Ocean Ear personal recording/hearing system.
  • Schematics entry and PCB layout; prototype testing.
  • Confidential Ocean Bottom Cable system, 500 channel capacity.
  • System specification; Schematics entry and PCB layout/stacking. Using digital accelerometers.
  • Automated Test Equipment for IONGEO VSO system.
  • Customized fault diagnosis platform including DUT connections. Input/Output signal generation/ acquisition.
  • Trouble shooting IONGEO VSO units during mass production (30,000+ units).
  • Failed PCB rework and FMEA analysis.
  • Automated Test Equipment for HTI hydrophone sensitivity testing

Team Leader

Confidential

Responsibilities:

  • Integrated test platform for various hydrophone sensitivity tests.
  • Programming with Labview software, driver modification, and automated report generation.
  • Signal generation/ acquisition/spectrum analysis using GPIB instruments.
  • Automated Test Equipment for HTI hydrophone Physical Characteristics Testing.

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