HARDWARE & VHDL DESIGN ENGINEER - WIRELESS EMBEDDED SYSTEMSInactive Secret Security Clearance | Master of Applied Science in Wireless Embedded Systems I am a highly creative engineer with 15+ years of experience designing systems, circuits, printed circuit boards (PCBs), and VHDL for ruggedized embedded systems (digital, mixed-signal, RF).My background includes 5+ years of experience in wireless embedded systems for the defense, aerospace and consumer electronics industries.I am particularly strong in clarifying technical and functional specifications, overcoming engineering obstacles, and managing all aspects of the product lifecycle from initial definition and conceptual design through detailed design, schematic capture, PDB layout, detailed documentation, system integration, testing, production and field support.Equally strong in resolving technical, process, delivery, and documentation issues.Proficient with all standard lab equipment and tools.MY CORE COMPETENCIES INCLUDE:Digital, Mixed-Signal, & RF Electrical Detailed Design, Digital, Mixed-Signal & RF PCB Layout/Routing, VHDL Design, Test Benches & Simulation, Place & Route, Timing Closure, Communications Systems Concepts & Performance Metrics, Embedded System Design Considerations, Signal Integrity Principles, System, Hardware & VHDL Troubleshooting, Mixed-Signal (ADC/DAC) Design Principles, Design Documentation, Design-for-Test and Design-for-Production Best Practices, Test Procedures & Reporting Documentation, Power Distribution Systems, VHDL, Xilinx FPGAs & Zynq SoC, ISE, Vivado, Chipscope & System-on-Chip (SoC) Application Digital Media Processors, ModelSim, Questa, Altium, Matlab & Simulink (including HDL Coder), MIL-STD-461 EMI/EMC