I design, lay out, assemble, and bring up embedded hardware with a focus on power integrity, manufacturable PCB design, and debug-first development. My work centers on building boards that are not only electrically sound, but also practical to validate, troubleshoot, and document.
With over 8 years of hands-on electronics experience, including work in aerospace and defense-adjacent environments, I’ve developed a detail-driven approach to hardware that emphasizes clean power-up behavior, thoughtful layout, DFM-aware execution, and efficient bring-up.
My recent projects include custom embedded development boards built around modern microcontrollers, with emphasis on USB, power regulation, program/debug access, signal integrity, and testability.
- PCB design and layout
- Embedded hardware development
- Microcontroller support circuitry
- Power electronics, including buck converters and LDOs
- USB and mixed-signal routing
- EMI-aware layout, grounding, and return path control
- Hardware bring-up, bench validation, and debug
- Test-point-driven design for efficient troubleshooting
- Schematic capture and component selection
- DFM / DFA-aware design for fabrication and assembly
- BOM, CPL, Gerber, and manufacturing package generation
- SMD soldering, rework, and micro-soldering
- Technical documentation and hardware repo organization
- Good layout starts with current flow, return paths, and power integrity
- Every board should be designed for bring-up and debug, not just schematic completion
- Manufacturability matters just as much as electrical correctness
- Clear labeling, accessible test points, and strong documentation reduce wasted time
- Conservative, well-reasoned design choices build trust and reliability
- Embedded microcontroller boards
- Power regulation and support circuitry
- Debuggable hardware platforms
- Prototype-to-validation workflows
- Portfolio-quality PCB projects with strong documentation
- GitHub: https://github.com/Batterhead221