Experience

Uhnder, Inc.

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Manager and Technical Expert Radar Sensors

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  - Radar System and Application Technical Lead focusing on critical programs for Automotive Radar market - Managed Customer interface with all internal technical teams and the main customer - Technical Customer support for the 76GHz and 79GHz sensors developments with the Uhnder one chip solution, from the concept phase to the product validation.- Interference investigation to demonstrate and promote the Uhnder modulation IP with Digital Modulation Pattern.- Contribute to requirement analysis and linkage compliancy to meet automotive standards.- Contribute to safety documentations and analysis for IC development to meet ASIL target.



NXP Semiconductors

• Netherlands
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Director RADAR System & Validation

  • Sep 2019 - Dec 2020

  -Lead Validation architects for analog, digital, RF and system part of the NXP's Automotive Radar products including the frontend and the backend-Define and execute the system validation architecture focusing on system in environment validation for NXP's Automotive Radar Transceiver Products. -Define and execute application level customer demos / evaluation kits-Build & execute plan to increase customer interaction and intimacy-Provide technical leadership for Radar S&A teams especially when resolving application level issues-Define and execute competence growth plan for Automotive Radar S&A teams-Be technical liaison with internal and external stakeholders to enhance reputation of Automotive Radar S&A teams & NXP as a whole. -Expand NXP's thought leadership in Automotive Radar-Act as technical advisor for Automotive Radar Applications to IDA management team

• Director RADAR system & Application,

  • Jun 2018 - Sep 2019

  -Manage interface with other BL managers to align customer strategy for NXP product inside the BL IDA-Manage a team of 15 engineers to support design team, FAE and customer developments for RF transceivers for automotive RADAR applications.-Technical Customer support for the 76GHz and 79GHz sensors developments with the NXP RF transceiver, from the concept phase to the product validation. In charge of 3 main customers plus partners.-Contributed to the roadmap definition in line with the requested advance features for future RADAR application. -Contributed to the system architecture definition for next transceiver products. Contribute to the requirement implementation in respect to the customer’s specifications. -Contributed to develop RADAR demonstrator hardware using internal RF transceiver, microprocessor and integrated power supply -Contributed to the safety analysis for the transceiver chip and responsible for RF product safety manual. -Contributed to RFI and RFQ responses with focus on the system level specification compilation in accordance with internal product datasheet and targeted datasheet.-Supported local FAE teams for customer product developments with NXP product. -Supported NXP development of a high performances Radar sensor based on NXP RF transceivers and MCU/MPU + SBC solutions.

• RADAR System and Application Manager, RADAR System Engineer and technical leader

  • Apr 2017 - Jun 2018

  -Manage interface with other BL managers to align customer strategy for NXP product inside the BL IDA-Manage a team of 8 engineers to support design team, FAE and customer developments for RF transceivers for automotive RADAR applications.-Technical Customer support for the 76GHz and 79GHz sensors developments with the NXP RF transceiver, from the concept phase to the product validation. In charge of 3 main customers plus partners.-Contributed to the roadmap definition in line with the requested advance features for future RADAR application. -Contributed to the system architecture definition for next transceiver products. Contribute to the requirement implementation in respect to the customer’s specifications. -Contributed to develop RADAR demonstrator hardware using internal RF transceiver, microprocessor and integrated power supply -Contributed to the safety analysis for the transceiver chip and responsible for RF product safety manual. -Contributed to RFI and RFQ responses with focus on the system level specification compilation in accordance with internal product datasheet and targeted datasheet.-Supported local FAE teams for customer product developments with NXP product. -Supported NXP development of a high performances Radar sensor based on NXP RF transceivers and MCU/MPU + SBC solutions.

• Senior System & Apps Engineer

  • Dec 2015 - Apr 2017

  -Technical Customer support for the 76GHz and 79GHz sensors developments with the NXP RF transceiver, from the concept phase to the product validation. In charge of 3 main customers plus partners. -Contributed to the roadmap definition in line with the requested advance features for future RADAR application. -Contributed to the system architecture definition for next transceiver products. Contribute to the requirement implementation in respect to the customer’s specifications. -Contributed to develop RADAR demonstrator hardware using internal RF transceiver, microprocessor and integrated power supply -Contributed to the safety analysis for the transceiver chip and responsible for RF product safety manual. -Contributed to RFI and RFQ responses with focus on the system level specification compilation in accordance with internal product datasheet and targeted datasheet. -Supported local FAE teams for customer product developments with NXP product. -Supported NXP development of a high performances Radar sensor based on NXP RF transceivers and MCU/MPU + SBC solutions.



NXP acquires Freescale Semiconductor

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior System & Apps Engineer

  • Apr 2015 - Dec 2015

  -Technical Customer support for the 76GHz and 79GHz sensors developments with the NXP RF transceiver, from the concept phase to the product validation. In charge of 3 main customers plus partners. -Contributed to the roadmap definition in line with the requested advance features for future RADAR application. -Contributed to the system architecture definition for next transceiver products. Contribute to the requirement implementation in respect to the customer’s specifications. -Contributed to develop RADAR demonstrator hardware using internal RF transceiver, microprocessor and integrated power supply -Contributed to the safety analysis for the transceiver chip and responsible for RF product safety manual. -Contributed to RFI and RFQ responses with focus on the system level specification compilation in accordance with internal product datasheet and targeted datasheet. -Supported local FAE teams for customer product developments with NXP product. -Supported NXP development of a high performances Radar sensor based on NXP RF transceivers and MCU/MPU + SBC solutions.



Autocruise TRW

• Project manager and technical leader for automotive RADAR and commercial sensor at Autocruise (TRW)

  • Aug 2004 - Mar 2015

  -In charge of planning tasks and working with different design teams in-site or off site for the complete RADAR development from the main PCB design, to the signal processing, to tracking software and to the mechanical integration. -Specified the High frequency module architectures for automotive radar at 24GHz, 77GHz and 79GHz and for the commercial applications (non automotive sensor at 77GHz). -Defined the technical specifications and the test plans for the new High frequency module. -Wrote the Validation’s reports of system performances as well as the validation reports of MMIC integration. -Developed the monolithic integrated circuits (MMIC) on both GaAs and SiGe technologies. -Qualified and selected the sourcing suppliers. -Maintained focus on product’s quality: reliability, stress, etc -Supported the industrialisation and the production of high frequency modules for non automotive applications.



United Monolithics Semiconductor

• MMIC designer

  • Mar 1999 - Aug 2004

  -Designed, realized, and characterized Microwave Monolithic Integrated Circuits from 2GHz up to 77GHz for automotive sensors and for telecommunication applications. This includes oscillators, transmitters/receivers and frequency multipliers. -Analyzed the Noise sources on HEMT and HBT transistors and designed a low noise VCO with either external or integrated resonator. -Supported the Marketing and Sales teams. -Designed, realized, and characterized Microwave Monolithic Integrated Circuits from 2GHz up to 77GHz for automotive sensors and for telecommunication applications. This includes oscillators, transmitters/receivers and frequency multipliers. -Analyzed the Noise sources on HEMT and HBT transistors and designed a low noise VCO with either external or integrated resonator. -Supported the Marketing and Sales teams.