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[* * I am not looking for any new position at the moment * * ] I am educated to degree level. I am an experienced RnD electronics Design engineer with more than 17 years industry experience. I have taken part in each stage of design cycle from specifications to post design maintenance. I am experienced in different tools to design, develop and maintain all aspects of an Embedded System including Hardware, Firmware, and Software. Throughout my professional life, whenever I required learning new tools and skills, I was able to pick it up within short time and adapted myself to new requirements and challenges. I felt excited to learn new tools and to further enhance my professional skills and knowledge. I am computer literate and I am never afraid to use new ideas and tools to carry out my duties. I would describe myself as a determined person. I have good eye for detail and I am a person who learns quickly and works comfortably. I am an efficient and organized person and I am responsive to new ideas and I can take information and pass it on effectively. I am easy to get along with and I am able to work as a part of team as well as independently. I am an honest, punctual, and hard working person. Throughout my life, I made people to believe in me and trust me with my good sincere efforts, good work, and with producing good results. Key Skills •Research Skills •Information Gathering & Synthesis •Strategic Planning •Embedded Electronics Hardware Design Skills •Embedded C Firmware •Embedded Software Development (PC Windows Based) •Experience in ECAD tools (Schematic & Mixed Signals High Speed PCB Layout Skills) •Analytical and Debugging Skills •Working To Quality Standards •Verification & Validation of Prototypes •Problem Solving •Technical Understanding & Documentation Skills •Good Team Worker •Attention to Detail •Responsive To New ideas •General Consulting Skills •Good Verbal Communication •Customer Service & Product Support SkillsEmbedded System Development Engineer @ - EasyPC to capture Schematic Design & PCB Layout For 13 & 24 GHZ FMCW Radar Systems and Auto Braking System for Automotive alongside Driver's Display and Control Unit.. - Achieved Test Rig PCB to test and Set up Sensor Vision PCB. - Achieved GPS Box hardware with external active antenna to provide Time & Date and position data to Brake Logic Box version 2. - using MPLAB IDE and MPLAB® X IDE to develop Firmware for PIC Micro controller Family, e.g., 32-bit PIC32 and 16-bit dsPIC33/PIC24 etc. - Achieved customised Bootloader firmware for PIC24EP so using C++ Windows Application, it is possible to program PIC24EP for Application firmware and download config data for FPGA to its external 1 MBytes Flash chip. - Achieved Application Firmware to collect FFT Data from FPGA utilising Framed SPI alongside external interrupts, timers, ADC, PWM, UART, and a few bit-bashing software ports to manage Configuration & Communication between PIC and FPGA. - Achieved GPS Box Firmware using MPLAB X IDE for PIC24F16KA101. - Achieved update of Brake Logic Box Firmware to handle GPS Box Communication and data. - Achieved update of CAB 3 (Driver's Display and Control Unit) Firmware. - Using Borland C++ Builder 6 to develop Windows Applications to Control / Config / Debug the Embedded Systems, such as using Ethernet ports, GPIB Modules, Serial ports etc. on different Equipment to build an automatic Test / Tuning Systems for Production. Equipment Like Spectrum Analyser, Bench Power supplies, Signal Generators, Device under test etc. - Achieved update of Borland C++ Bootloader Application program to updates PIC Firmware and FPGA Config Files in Radar Circuit while in Field using a Laptop etc. - Achieved update of Borland C++ Brake Logic Box Config Application program to handle GPS data, Log events, and Time Line correction etc. - Achieved update of Borland C++Sensor Vision Test Setup Application program. - Utilising SVN system for Firmware and PC Windows Software Development. From June 2015 to Present (7 months) Consultant Hardware Engineer @ - Utilised Altium ver 15 to capture schematics Design & High speed digital and analogue mixed signals PCB Layout for Set Top Box Technology with extensive use of Large and Small BGA Packages, Designed For Manufacturing (DFM), Design For Test (DFT). - Utilised SVN system for Hardware Design Files from Altium. - Achieved Hardware Design for HDMI2.0: 4k video = 4096 x 2160 p60 > 12 Gbits/Sec, Ethernet = 100Mbits/Sec and 1Gbits/Sec, SP/DIF = PCM digital audio L R up to 4Mbits/Sec, USB2.0 = 480Mbits/Sec, SATA = 6Gbits/Sec, DDR3 = 2133MT/Sec - Achieved Hardware Design for RF Tuner = 2 transport streams (4 Program Channels)  up to 45 Msamples/sec , Clock Signal can go up to 139MHz - Achieved SMPS Hardware Design for Large Power Supply Tree = 1v0 (5A), 1v1 (5A),1v2 (2A), 1v5 (3A), 1v8 (3A), 3v3 (2A), 5v0(2A), 12v0, LNB Power supply 500mA (can be adjusted to any value in between 13v-to-18v, iiC controllable SMPS) - Achieved Hardware Design for RCA CVSB TV output and Analogue Audio L R, SD Card, SIM Card, eMMC, SPI Memory, Full JTAG, IR Jack + Front panel, etc. - Produced 20 prototypes and have done the hardware verification. Prepared the Test Results Reports, Spreadsheets with captured snapshots of electronic signals and recorded data, alongside ‘Recommendations’ sheet for next design variant to achieve optimum performance and smooth production. (used Fedora virtual machine with reference Firmware running on LINUX) From December 2014 to May 2015 (6 months) Bradford, United KingdomSenior Firmware Engineer @ Firmware/Hardware Design Engineer, working in RnD department for 2+ years, my duties include designing new products (from prototyping to finished product in production), while maintaining existing products by improving hardware and firmware. During my design process, I worked very closely with component engineer, Purchasing, CAD Team, Test Department, Production Team, and module/component manufacturers to reflect their feedback in finished product for a stable and smooth production afterwards for long run and this attitude towards product design gives me the ability to work with many different types of people. Key Skills: -Electronics Hardware Design -Embedded C Firmware - Altium to design schematics and PCB. -Verification and Evaluation of Prototypes. - Achieved DFM, DFT, and DFA -Achieved Analogue RF & high speed digital mixed signal circuit Layout -32-bit MCU (ARM, RENESAS) and PICs. -Achieved UART, RS232, RS485/RS422, I2C, SPI (Experienced in Both Hardware Design and Firmware Driver Writing) -GSM/GPRS Modem (HE910). -GPS (UC530 with 1pps). -Bluetooth(cB-OBS410). -WIFI (GS1011MIP). -UHF Radio chip(Si4463). - I/O expanders, data flash chips, EEPROMs, analogue switches. -Temperature sensors, Light sensor, ADCs, potentiometers. - Familiar with RF circuitry. - Achieved different SMPS Hardware Designs including Mains isolated (90v~305v AC) universal input 5V, 12W output SMPS (followed IEC60950 Standard) Designed for Power Factor correction , Constant Current, and for constant Voltage. - Achieved Different Small Voltage (12V) DC/DC Converter Hardware Designs utilising LDOs and DC/DC SMPS modules and circuits to meet the Power Tree Specifications. -Embedded C Firmware. - IAR, e2Studio (KPIT GNU), Keil uVision2, Rowley, MPLAB, CCS. - Utilised SVN system for Firmware. - Achieved OTA (on the air Firmware update in field) by having two piece of Firmware on the unit (one as Boot-Loader or Supervisor, and the other as actual Application) utilising GSM. From April 2012 to October 2014 (2 years 7 months) Product Development Engineer @ Firmware/Hardware Design Engineer, working in RnD department for 12+ years, my duties include designing new products (from prototyping to finished product in production), while maintaining existing products by improving hardware and firmware. Key Skills -BoardMaker, EasyPC for schematics Capture and PCB.design -Verification and Evaluation of Prototypes. -Analogue & digital mixed signal circuits. -8-bit micro controllers 8051 family , CPLD and PICs. -UART, RS232, RS485/RS422, I2C, SPI, and CAN Bus. -FSK over video link. - Stepper/DC Motor Driver circuit. -On Screen Text (OSD) circuit. -Privacy Zones circuit and picture in picture circuits -Video input conditioners. - Video Switching matrix with on board Alarm inputs/outputs, RS485 Distribution ports, on board FSK Encoder, and Monitors buffering circuits. - I/O expanders, data flash chips, EEPROMs, analogue switches. -Temperature sensors, Light sensor, ADCs, potentiometers. -Embedded C Firmware. - Keil uVision2, MPLAB, CCS. - Developed Windows Applications for a hybrid CCTV system including TCP/IP cameras using tools like Delphi 6.0 and C# - Also learnt C++/Java/JavaScript/SQL during my University education. From November 2000 to April 2012 (11 years 6 months) Test Engineer @ Test Engineer: I worked in Test department. My duties included testing and repairing products. Also to maintain the test rigs and build new test rigs for new products to test and writing the test procedures. During this period, I worked on RF Filters and RF Amplifiers manufactured and assembled by Chase for Filtronic PLC. From May 1997 to November 2000 (3 years 7 months) Engineer's Degree, Electronics & Communications, 1st Grade B.Eng. (Hons) @ Leeds Beckett University From 1998 to 2001 Bachelor's Degree, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, B.Sc. (Hons) @ MUST (Mirpur University of Science and Technology Azad Kashmir Pakistan) old name U.C.E.T Mirpur A.K From 1992 to 1996 G.C.S.E., Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Biology, 1st Grade @ Government Pilot High School Kotli Azad Kashmir From 1975 to 1987 Wajid Aziz is skilled in: BoardMaker, EasyPC, and Altium, Verification and Evaluation of prototypes, Analogue & digital mixed signal circuits., 8051 family , 32-bit MCU (ARM, RENESAS) and PICs, UART, RS232, RS485/RS422, I2C, SPI, and CAN Bus, GSM/GPRS Modem (HE910), GPS (UC530 with 1pps), Bluetooth(cB-OBS410), WIFI (GS1011MIP), UHF Radio chip(Si4463), RFID (LXMS2HACNF-165), FSK over video link, Stepper/DC Motor Driver circuit, On Screen Text (OSD) circuit, Video input conditioners