Digital Hardware Engineer

Mayank Patel

Email: ********@*****.***

Erie, CO 80516

PH#224-***-****

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OBJECTIVE:

Attain an engineering position with opportunities for Digital

Hardware/Firmware Design Engineer. Utilize my experience in advanced

FPGA based design to provide me with challenges and a growth

opportunity.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering - May 2005

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL

Associates in Engineering

Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL

US Citizen

Skills and Experience Highlights:

High Speed digital hardware design, FPGA based system, Xilinx 7-series,

Zynq Soc, Altera and Lettice FPGAs and SoC, Xilinx FPGA system desing using

ISE/Vivado, Altera's QuartusII, Verilog and VHDL coding, ModelSim for HDL

simulator, Xilinx/Altera SDK C programing, OrCad/Mentor Graphics/Altium

schematics design tools, OrCAD PCB SI, HyperLynx SI tool.

EXPERIENCE:

Staff Digital Hardware Engineer -R&D Boulder, CO

Covidien (May 2012. - Present)

Kelly Services contract at Covidien (Sep 2011. - May 2012)

. Most recent design project: Design HPC(High Performance Comp) Xilinx

ZYNQ SoC system with DDR3, eMMC, QSPI, USB, GigE, I2C, SPI etc.

. Digital hardware design with FPGA/CPLD based system

. Architecture design for Digital hardware/firmware system

. Run pre/post PCB SI simulation for high-speed design

. Design FPGA/CPLD RTL in Verilog code

. Design complex digital power sequence for FPGA and embedded system

with Lattice CPLD

. Design digital power supply circuit for Xilinx FPGA/CPLD (Zynq,

Spartan-6, Kintix-7 etc)

. Designing Xilinx Spartan-6 and Kintex 7 based FPGA logic board.

. Design and implement PCIe, SPI, USB 2.0, I2C, UART, RS232, DDR3, High

speed ADC/DAC interface etc.

. Using ISE/Vivado and EDK system crate Microblaze processor and Verilog

RTL

. Write hardware bring-up test

. Generate various design review documents (i.e PCB layout spec, theory

of operation, design I/O requirements, OrCAD schematic, design

simulation etc)

. Manage Jr Engineers, Technician and summer interns

. Wire Hardware Requirements in Doors and create Hardware specification

to test with DVT

Hardware Design Engineer, (Nov 2009. - Sep 2011 )

GFI Genfare (AN SPX DIVISON) Elk Grove Village, IL

Main responsibility includes hardware design and analysis of the Fare

collection system and subsystem/circuits to the specification, cost,

schedule and testing and quality goals

. Hardware design with FPGA/CPLD, Embedded microprocessor, supporting

power circuit, memory interface, data transfer interface

. Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGA based hardware design with softcore IP

peripherals i.e. SPI, I2C, RS232/RS485, CAN, USB 2.0 host

controller, TFT controller, 10/100 EMAC, LVDS display SERDES, AC'97

audio and touch screen interface etc.

. System memory design: DDR/DDR2 SDRAM, SPI Flash, NOR/NAND Flash, I2C

EEPROM etc.

. Xilinx EDK/SDK design for MicroBlaze system

. Design IR LED(optical) data port probing system(bidirectional serial

data transfer), IR sensor board, IrDA Tx/Rx interface, RGB LED drivers

(TI i2c driver)

. Embedded system design: I.MX27 ARM9 based hardware design and system

test

. Power management circuit design for FPGA and microcontroller based

system

. Firmware design includes writing VHDL code for FPGA logic and VHDL

testbanch testing

. Design Test and Debug design uisng Xilinx ISE, ISEsim and ChipScop Pro

. Prototype testing with lab test equipment (e.g. function generator,

scope (DSO), logic analyzer, DMM etc.)

. Use Altium designer for Schematic entry and PCB layout.

. Write Test C/ C++ application in SDK for MicroBlase soft core

. Linux/RTOS kernel loading and write C/C++ code for embedded processor

system

. Generate documentation e.g Hardware drawing, wiring diagram for

cables, system block diagram, production test procedure etc.

. Part selection and make contacts with various vendors and FAE for

technical help

. Provide engineering support on technical issues with customer's

boards

. Travel to various customer's site for engineering support and survey

Electronics Engineer, (June 2009 - October 2009)

Northrop Grumman, Rolling Meadows, IL

(Contract from Kelly Engineering)

. Worked on small FPGA design project based on Xilinx Spartan-3E with

MicroBlaze soft core.

. Write VHDL/Verilog HDL coding and Testbanch simulation(ModleSim) .

. Worked on Aero-Defense electronics products (CCA cards) for Digital

Circuit Design group.

. Performed Design-Try-Out (DTO) in Lab Environment on various for

Digital/ Analog and high frequency circuits which include FPGA, CPLD,

DDR, EEPROM, Flash Memory, ADC/DAC, Drivers, Interface, Clock Buffers,

Operational Amplifiers, Buffer Circuits, MOSFET, BJT, Diodes,

Temperature Sensors, and ASCI Heaters

. Performed research and selection of Digital/Analog part to create bill

of metrical (BOM)

. Contacting semiconductor part manufacturer and broker

. Write ECOs for Digital and Analog circuit boards.

Hardware Engineer, (Dec 2006- May 2009)

1 Teradyne, Inc (formally Eagle Test System), Buffalo Grove, IL

. Design, layout and schematic drawing using DxDesigner/Cadence OrCAD

tools for prototype, production and replacement/alternate circuit

modules for Digital/ Analog circuit

. Performed Analog circuit simulation using Pspice and LTspice(Linear

Tech)

. Performed hardware upgrade on Digital/Analog circuit boards and

replacement of obsolete and End-of-Life devices with equivalent

devices

Lab Testing and Debugging on prototype/ production circuit boards which

involves Op-Amps, FET, BJT, power management devices, DAC, ADC, Level

Translators, memory interface and active and RC filter circuits

. Modified and Redesigned Logic Circuits using FPGA and CPLD Cores to

enhance performance (Xilinx, Lattice, Altera, etc.). This includes

implementation and simulation of VHDL Coding using CAD simulation

tools (Active-HDL 7.2, ModelSim, Xilinx ISE Simulator, etc.)

. Write VHDL/Verilog HDL coding and Testbanch simulation(Active-HDL)

. Worked with digital data transfer protocol i.e I2C, SPI, UART

(RS232), PCI, SMbus etc

Implemented and validated various Eagle Test products through writing

test program using visual C++

. Sustained and Supported ATE tester used for ATE tester and its

resources.

. Write ECOs for Digital, analog circuit boards.

. Test, Repair and Troubleshoot Analog, digital and FR resources for

Automatic Tester (ATE).

. Professional Soldering experience (IPC certified).

. Review diagnostic and calibration log files to determine the source of

the problem.

. Assist in hardware/software products to digital, analog and

application engineering groups.

Associate Engineer, (June 2005 - November 2006)

Underwrites Laboratories Inc, Northbrook IL

. Managed Daily Engineering Projects.

. Performed analysis of project scope, determined valid project

specifications, and established test programs for product

investigations per UL standards. (Power Distribution).

. Worked with following categories: Power supply (Linear, Switch Mode,

and Low-Power Class 2 Type etc.), Battery charger (direct Plug-In to

high power industrial battery charger), photoelectric sensor switch,

UPS and Transformer.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

. FPGA/CPLD HDL design with VHDL/Verilog

. FPGA/CPLD design verification using VHDL Testbench and System C.

. Soft Processor: MicroBlaze, PicoBlaze, PowerPC, Nios II etc.

. Working experience with Embedded processor which includes 8-bit

68HC11 microcontroller, Freescale I.MX Family and equivalent ARM

based 16/32-bit microcontroller.

. Hands-on laboratory experience with UL compliance testing on power

electronics

. Immediate experience on DMM, Oscilloscopes, waveform generator,

Logic Analyzer, Power Analyzer

. IPC certified professional soldering experience

. Component level circuit board debugging, testing and repair skill

. Experience with MS share, MS visual studio express, point, SAP

inventory tool

Engineering tool skills:

. DxDesigner & PADS PCB Layout (Mentor Graphics) and Altium Designer

. SI verifaction with HyperLynx

. ModelSim, Active-HDL, Symplify for FPGA design verification tools.

. FPGA design tool: Xilinx ISE & EDK, Lattice Diamond and Altera's

Quartus II

. Eclipse based SDK IDE for Xilinx, Alter and Lattice

. Xilinx ChipScop Pro and Lattice ispTRACY Logic Analyzer LTspice,

PSpice

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