Asim S.
Circuit Design, PCB Layout, Design Verification & Test Engineer
Accomplished Electronics Design Engineer with 25+ years of comprehensive experience in electronic system/product development. A full-time freelancer, leveraging deep expertise across PCB design, manufacturing management, and rigorous testing/verification to deliver robust, high-performance, and manufacturable hardware from concept to production. My goal: transform your ideas into reliable, market-ready electronic products. 1 - Core Expertise & Design Services 1.1 - Analog, Digital & Mixed-Signal Design . Amplifier & Comparator Circuits: Op-amp, Differential, Instrumentation Amp, Comparator designs. . Audio & Power Amplifiers: Class A/B/AB/D (audio, power). . Data Conversion: ADC/DAC interfacing. . High-Speed & Signal Integrity: Impedance-controlled layouts for DDR (all generations), Ethernet, USB, high-speed serial. . Processor & MCU Integration: ARM (STM32, ATSAM, IMX6), AVR, PIC, 8051, MSP430, RP2040, RP2340, EZ-USB. . Wireless MCUs: Espressif (ESP32, ESP8266), Nordic (NRF51-54), TI (CC11xx, CC25xx, CC26xx). . High-Performance AI/ML Boards: Design and integration with NVIDIA Jetson Nano for edge AI. . FPGA Hardware Design: Xilinx, Altera/Intel, Actel, Microsemi FPGAs. . Platforms: Arduino, STM32 Nucleo, Raspberry Pi, TI Launchpad, BeagleBone, OrangePi. . SPICE Simulation: Advanced analysis using LTspice, Qspice, KiCad. 1.2 - Power Electronics Design . Comprehensive Power Supplies: LDO, DC/DC, AC/DC, SMPS, Battery Charging, Power Path Management, Power Factor Correction, Input Protection. . Motor Driver Design: Expertise in H-Bridge, Low Side, and High Side driver circuits for various motor control applications. 1.3 - Advanced PCB Layout & Physical Design . Multi-Layer & Space-Constrained PCB Layout: Complex, high-density designs including Rigid/Flex, buried/blind vias, HDI. . Power Delivery Networks (PDN): Robust physical design for stable power distribution. . IPC Standard Compliance: Meticulous IPC-compliant footprint/land pattern design. . EMC/EMI Suppression: Proactive design for electromagnetic compatibility. 2 - Manufacturing Management . End-to-End Manufacturing Liaison: Ensuring first-pass manufacturability. . Component Sourcing & Optimization: Strategic sourcing, equivalent part substitution, BOM management. . DFM-Ready File Generation: Complete manufacturing packages (Gerber RS274X, N.C. Drill, ODB++, 3D PDF, STEP). . Remote Production Management: Issue resolution, effective supplier communication. . 3D Visualization: Board and enclosure visualizations pre-manufacturing. 3 - Testing, Debugging & Verification Services . Comprehensive Hardware Design Verification: Schematic, layout, BOM, DFM, and manufacturing file validation. . Board-Level & Functional Testing: Board bring-up, functional testing, debugging, test reports for FPGA/MCU systems. . Custom Test Code Development: Expertise in C/C++, Python, Assembly, Verilog/HDL, Visual Basic for test automation. . Advanced In-House Electronics Lab: Equipped with lab power supplies, function generators, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, chip programmers/debuggers, ensuring precise testing. . Specialized Test PCBs: Burn-in Boards, Probe Cards, DUT boards, ATE PCBs. Keywords: Schematic, PCB Layout, Rigid PCB, Battery Operated Electronics, Flex Pcb, Consumer Electronics, Electronic Product Design, Carrier Boards, SOM Boards, Motherboards, Add-on boards, IOT, MQTT, Edge Computing Hardware Solutions, NFC, Bluetooth, BLE, Matter, Zigbee, Thread, LoRa, LoRaWAN, GPS, GNSS, RTK GNSS, WiFi Module, 2G/3G/4G, LTE, Quectel, u-Blox, Qualcom, Home Automation, Embedded Systems, Robotics, Flight controller, Linear and Switch mode Power Supply, AC/DC Converter, Motor Drive, Energy Meter, Power Meter, RF, ESP8266, ESP32, Xilinx FPGA, STM32, CubeMx, ARM, AVR, PIC, 8051, Verilog, C/C++, altium, KiCAD, EasyEDA, Keil uVision, mplab, modelsim, multisim, ltspice, mikroc, proteus, Tasmota, ESPHome, ESPEasy, Home-Assistant, SolarAssistant, Burn-in Boards, Probe Cards, DUT boards, ATE PCBs, Custom PCB, Testing, Board Bringup, Root Cause Analysis, Troubleshooting, BOM Optimization, Supplier Selection Aid, RAKwireless WisBlock, Grove, LIDAR, JLCPCB, PCBWay, Elecrow, eurocircuits, macrofab, oshpark, aisler, fab-9
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $6.4k
Billed in all: $364,179$364k
$1.6k in the last 6 months
Across 98 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 9% in Technical Writing
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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