Hi, I’m
Sadek Kanaan
Dubai
Summary
Experienced Hardware Developer with 7 years in PCB design and cross-functional collaboration. Led component selection and evaluation to achieve design objectives while optimising for manufacturability, cost, and performance. Expertise in Signal Integrity, EMC, EMI, and thermal management, ensuring adherence to industry standards.
Overview
1
Certification
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Freelancer
Hardware & PCB Designer
04.2019 - Current
Job overview
- As a Hardware & PCB Designer, I have developed a wide range of electronic systems using platforms such as nRF5, Xilinx, STM32, u-blox modules, Quectel cellular modems, RK series from Rockchip and Microchip's VSC series for networking applications.
- Designed and developed complex PCBs with Altium and other software, ensuring adherence to project specifications.
- Oversaw concept development to deliver fully manufacturable, production-ready hardware.
- Create detailed schematics, layouts and design documentation for PCB assemblies.
- Conduct thorough components selection, including sourcing and evaluating components to meet design goals.
- Implement best practices for Signal Integrity, EMC, EMI, Thermal management.
- Optimize designs for manufacturability, cost and performance.
- Collaborate with a cross-functional team to understand project requirements.
- An independent hardware development and PCB design service provider supporting companies, engineering teams across the Middle East and the European Union.
Education
Damascus University
Engineer's degree from Electronics and Communications Engineering
12-2021
Skills
- Managed Altium Designer for PCB layout and design
- Designed detailed assembly drawings for manufacturing
- DC-Converter
- DFM
- DFT
- Developed efficient electronic circuit solutions for diverse project
- Developed high-speed board designs for advanced technology applications
- Mixed-signal
- Created precise PCB layouts using industry standards
- RF design
- Schematic capture
- Troubleshooting
- Validations
- Enhanced signal and power integrity in electronic circuits
- EMC
- EMI
- Eye-diagram analysis
- Impedance control
- PDN
- S-parameter extraction
- SERDES
- Testing & Validation
- Failure analysis
- Jitter measurement
- Oscilloscopes
Certification
- High-Speed Board Design SOM, Udemy, 2025-01-01
- Transmission Line 101, The Electronics EEcosystem, 2025-01-01
- Advanced Hardware Design, FEDEVEL
- PCB Manufacturing, Altium
- Routing and Basic Signal Integrity, Altium
- Learn to Design Your Own Boards, Udemy
- Pcb layout, Altium
- Schematics and Libraries, Altium
- Getting started with Paython, Coursera
- Advanced Gigabit Channel Design (AGCD), Teledyne LeCroy
- High Speed Digital Design (HSDD), Teledyne LeCroy
- Practical S-parameter Measurement and Analysis (PSMA), Teledyne LeCroy
- S-Parameters for SI (SPSI), Teledyne LeCroy
Projects
- AI Accelerator Platform – RK3588 , Design a high‑performance AI accelerator module using the Rockchip RK3588 SoC, implementing high‑speed interfaces including DDR4 (Samsung K4A8G165WB), PCIe 3.0, USB 3.x, MIPI‑CSI/DSI, and Gigabit Ethernet PHY (Realtek RTL8211F). Executed precise impedance control, SERDES tuning, PDN optimization, and S‑parameter analysis to ensure stable operation for robotics, vision, and edge‑AI workloads.
- AMD‑Based Edge Server Platform , ( PCB ) High‑Performance Edge Server Using AMD Embedded ProcessorDeveloped an industrial edge server platform built around the AMD EPYC Embedded 3000 Series (EPYC 3151), integrating DDR4/DDR5 memory, PCIe, Dual Gigabit Ethernet , QSPI Flash and advanced thermal management. Delivered a multi‑layer high‑speed PCB with length‑matching, EMI/EMC mitigation, and full validation using TDR, VNA, oscilloscopes, ensuring 24/7 reliability in harsh environments.
- High-Performance Industrial IoT Gateway, Designed an industrial gateway integrating LTE, Wi-Fi, GNSS, and Ethernet. Executed DDR3, USB 3.x, and PCIe routing with strict impedance control and length matching, and thermal analysis to ensure 24/7 reliability in industrial environments.
- Managed Ethernet Switch Platform, Designed a high-performance managed Ethernet switch platform based on the Microchip VSC7426 (Vitesse) chipset, featuring 12 copper ports and an additional SFP uplink for fiber connectivity. The design included full integration of DDR memory, SPI flash, and EEPROM for configuration storage and switch firmware.
Core Competencies
- Hardware Design: Schematic Capture, Mixed‑Signal Design, RF/GSM/LTE, DC‑DC Converters
- PCB Layout: High‑Speed Routing, Impedance Control, Differential Pair Tuning, DFA/DFM/DFT
- Signal & Power Integrity: ADS, HyperLynx, S‑Parameters, Eye Diagrams, PDN Optimization
- Validation & Testing: TDR, VNA, Oscilloscopes, Jitter Measurement, Failure Analysis
- High‑Speed Interfaces: DDR, PCIe, USB 3.x, MIPI‑CSI/DSI, DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, CAN, QSPI, SERDES.
Timeline
Hardware & PCB Designer
Freelancer
04.2019 - Current
Damascus University
Engineer's degree from Electronics and Communications Engineering