Sr. hardware design engineer with over 10 years of dynamic career in analog/digital design with commercial μChip/DSP components, FPGAs, proprietary ASICs, with a focus on medical devices including cochlear implant, speech processors, pacemakers and ICDs in the fast-paced class III medical industry.Functional responsibilities and competencies include:• Prototype and feasibility study for prototypes based on existing proprietary ASIC and commercial ICs.• Schematic capture through Cadence OrCAD capture, Altium design or Mentor Graphics PADS• DSP algorithm implementation and programming to TI DSP processors• Coding Atmel/Microchip embedded processors• Programming skills in VC++, C18, MATLAB and Labview• Strong background in CMOS transistor-level circuit simulation through Mentor Graphics Eldo or Cadence PSpice simulators.• Experience in designing analog/digital electronics, MCU interface, RF transceiver, power electronics• Lead the post silicon electrical characterization/failure analysis/ESD failures for ASIC blocks• Knowledge of RF impedance matching techniques and electromagnetic simulation tools.• Statistical/Cpk /trending analysis of large SQL datasets of production data with Minitab/Matlab• Generate product design specs, design requirement, verification and validation report• Initiate ECO changes through engineering/failure analysis report in product lifecycle management.• Hardware debugging skills using oscilloscope, signal generator, logic analyzer, etc.• Building ATE test equipment and design functional test coverage for cochlear implant hybrid/device test coverage• Clean room fab in 2um silicon fabrication and device characterization • Failure analysis using XIVA, FIB and SEM at die level• TLP test (HBM model) on ESD protection circuitry of the ASIC• Implement/Manage the ATE testers for medical clean room production line• Cpk control/improvement and process optimization on the implant production at wafer/hybrid level