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Gu S.

Senior Embedded Systems Developer | PCB Designer

Embedded Systems & IoT Product Development Engineer | STM32 • ESP32 • Nordic • Silicon Labs • PCB Design I help startups and companies transform ideas into production-ready embedded products. With 8+ years of experience in embedded systems, firmware development, PCB design, wireless connectivity, and product commercialization, I provide complete end-to-end engineering support—from concept and architecture to prototypes, testing, and manufacturing. My expertise spans industrial automation, IoT devices, wireless sensor networks, battery-powered systems, smart metering, wearable electronics, RF products, and custom embedded hardware. What I Deliver: • Embedded firmware development (Bare Metal, FreeRTOS, Zephyr) • Custom PCB design (Altium Designer, KiCad) • Hardware architecture and schematic design • Prototype bring-up, debugging, and validation • Low-power and battery-operated device optimization • Manufacturing-ready design packages (Gerbers, BOM, Assembly Files) • Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Test (DFT) • Technical documentation and production support Core Technologies: • STM32 (F0/F1/F4/F7/H7/U5/L0/L4/L5) • ESP32 (ESP-IDF, Arduino) • Nordic nRF52 Series • Silicon Labs EFR32 Series • RP2040 / Raspberry Pi • NXP and Microchip MCUs Wireless & Connectivity: • BLE / Bluetooth Low Energy • Wi-Fi • LoRa / LoRaWAN • Wi-SUN FAN • Zigbee • Thread / Matter • Cellular (LTE-M, NB-IoT, GSM) • RS-485 / Modbus • CAN / CAN-FD • Ethernet / TCP-IP • USB Applications & Sensors: • Environmental Monitoring • Industrial Automation • Smart Metering • Wearable Electronics • GPS Tracking • Energy Monitoring • Medical & Bio-Sensing Devices • Motor Control • Data Acquisition Systems Development Tools: • STM32CubeIDE • VS Code • Keil MDK • IAR Embedded Workbench • MPLAB X • Altium Designer • KiCad • LTspice • Git Whether you need a new product designed from scratch, firmware development for existing hardware, PCB design, debugging, or manufacturing support, I can help bring your project from concept to a reliable, market-ready product. Let's discuss your project and turn your idea into a working product.

🇨🇳Chifeng, China$25/hr100% JSS5.00 (6)Since May 2024

Earnings and projects

MRR
$767

Last 6 months ÷ 3.3 months active (since Jul 2026)

World#59,791 / 412k
🇨🇳Country#311 / 2,007
Revenue, last 30 days
$700

Last 6 months: $2.5k

World#53,658 / 412k
🇨🇳Country#281 / 2,007
Total earnings
$2.5k

Billed in all: $2.6k

World#312,474 / 412k
🇨🇳Country#1,444 / 2,007
Per project
$425

$420 in the last 6 months

World#198,130 / 412k
🇨🇳Country#844 / 2,007
Projects, last 6 months
6
83% fixed17% hourly
World#34,405 / 412k
🇨🇳Country#219 / 2,007
Projects in all
6
83% fixed17% hourly
World#250,290 / 412k
🇨🇳Country#1,159 / 2,007

Earnings, last 30 days

$2.6k+$700 earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$1.5k$2.0k$2.5k$3.0kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

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