Fabien G.
China Engineering Lead | PCB, Mechanical, Injection Mold & Sourcing
🏆 Top Rated Plus • Top 3% on Upwork • 13,000+ hours delivered 🏆 226+ projects with 5-star reviews • 1,000+ SKUs successfully moved to mass production 🏆 25+ years engineering pedigree - Airbus, Thales Group, Safran & secure mobile networks Why Clients Hire Me I’m a true engineering partner with a full team and own a facility in South China: ✅ In-house SMT prototyping line - boards assembled in hours, not weeks ✅ Own plastic injection molding workshop - CNC, EDM, small-to-mid presses (mold + tooling + production under one roof) ✅ R&D lab for signal, power, safety & environmental validation ✅ Reliability testing lab - ESD, vibration, temperature/humidity, salt spray, waterproof ✅ Local sourcing teams in Shenzhen (China), Chennai (India) and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) - a ready-made China +1 option Every stage of your project is under our direct control - never outsourced to unknown factories. What I Deliver 1. R&D & Full-Cycle Product Development - End-to-end hardware development from concept to mass production - including industrial design, IP-rated enclosures, and DFM-ready CAD. - I help startups and established brands through professional engineering, prototyping, tooling, certification, and production. 2. Electronics & PCBA Design - Schematics, multilayer PCB layout, component selection, and manufacturing-optimized Gerber files. - Embedded systems on STM32, ESP32, nRF, and Raspberry Pi, with BLE/Bluetooth, RF, IoT, custom sensors, motion control, robotics, and automated machines. - Firmware in C, C++, and embedded software with user interfaces. 3. Plastic Injection Molding (In-House Workshop) - Complete in-house service in China: DFM, mold design, tooling fabrication, and production. - Faster lead times, tighter quality control, stronger IP protection, and quick validation with first shots and pre-production runs. What My Clients Get ✅ Rapid prototypes (typically 14-21 days) ✅ Complete support from initial concept through CAD/DFM, tooling, certification, packaging, and logistics ✅ Direct factory access across China, India & Vietnam - a built-in China +1 option, no middlemen Track Record ⭐ 50 Engineering Design Projects Completed from Scratch ⭐ 54 Projects Successfully Transitioned into Production ⭐ 750+ Clients Assisted with Product & Component Sourcing ⭐ 22,000+ Orders Processed ⭐ 30,000+ On-Site Audits and Inspections Conducted Tools & Tech Stack CAD: Siemens NX (UG), Creo/ProE, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, ANSYS EDA: Altium Designer, KiCad, EasyEDA, Eagle, Pads Platforms: STM32/8, ESP32, nRF52/54, Raspberry Pi, Arduino, STC8, Airoha156x/157x, JieLi709x Programming: C, C++, Python Languages: English (Fluent) | French (Native) | Chinese (Conversational) If your product needs expert engineering, reliable sourcing, and tooling all handled by one experienced team, message me and I’ll be glad to talk through your project.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $14k
Billed in all: $592,709$593k
$1k in the last 6 months
Across 14 contracts
Across 240 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 3% in Product Sourcing
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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