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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.

🇨🇳Shenzhen, China$50/hr100% JSS4.81 (143)Since Jan 2015
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Earnings and projects

MRR
$2.3k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#19,294 / 412k
🇨🇳Country#106 / 2,007
Revenue, last 30 days
$963

Last 6 months: $14k

World#43,956 / 412k
🇨🇳Country#228 / 2,007
Total earnings
$575k

Billed in all: $593k

World#2,061 / 412k
🇨🇳Country#10 / 2,007
Per project
$2.5k

$1k in the last 6 months

World#64,580 / 412k
🇨🇳Country#186 / 2,007
Projects, last 6 months
13

Across 14 contracts

21% fixed79% hourly
World#12,441 / 412k
🇨🇳Country#78 / 2,007
Projects in all
229

Across 240 contracts

12% fixed88% hourly
World#7,893 / 412k
🇨🇳Country#53 / 2,007

Earnings, last 30 days

$593k+$963 earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$591.5k$592.0k$592.5k$593.0kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 3% in Product Sourcing

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

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  6. #44Firmware350 freelancers · 🇨🇳 #4Top 13%
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