Hardware (EE) engineer with a background in complex, high volume, embedded systems.
- System Architecture
- PCB (Printed Circuit Board) Design
- All major PCB design tools
- Embedded system design
- High-speed bus design
- Battery based (all major chemistries)
- High-volume, cost optimized designs
- Design cost down
- NPI (New Product Introduction)
- Board bring-up (On-site or in-lab)
- EVT (Engineering Verification Test
- System debug
- Hardware
- Most electronic test and diagnostic tools
- Rework tools
- Embedded Software
- Linux based
- No OS (bare metal)
- Design Review
- Cost down
- DFX
- Design for Test
- Design for Manufacture
- Design for Repair
- Rework -- 0201, small BGAs, trace and pad repair (hot-air, hot-plate)
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- Roy Ward at roybward.net