Electronics R&D • Sensor Integration • PCBA for Harsh Environments
Reliable electronics for sensing,
measurement and embedded industrial systems.
I design and integrate sensors, analog front-ends and embedded measurement chains into robust, cost-effective systems.
Experience from CERN, ETH Zürich, ABB, Leica Geosystems and Hitachi in demanding industrial and scientific environments.
Current Work
As an independent consultant I support companies developing reliable and
cost-effective sensing and measurement electronics.
My work includes analog
and digital front-ends, embedded STM32 platforms, component selection and
PCBA optimisation for temperature, EMC and high-voltage constraints.
- Design of sensor front-ends and measurement chains (PT100/RTD, optical, strain, humidity, pressure, gas, vibration) with robust analog acquisition and calibration.
- Development of embedded STM32 measurement and logging architectures with low-power design, memory integration and industrial communication protocols.
- Design of power electronics blocks (DC/DC converters, gate drivers, protection circuits) compliant with EN 50155 / EN 50124 requirements and ISO-26262 practices for battery-powered and traction-grade systems.
- EMC hardware design in accordance with IEC 61000 series standards, including filtering, surge protection and conducted/radiated immunity for industrial and railway electronics.
- PCBA design and component selection for harsh thermal, mechanical and EMC conditions, compliant with IPC-A-600 / IPC-A-610 practices.
- Prototyping, validation and test planning, including calibration procedures and hardware qualification in demanding operating environments.
About
I am an Electronics R&D engineer with over 15 years of experience in measurement systems, industrial electronics and embedded hardware for scientific, industrial and railway applications. My work has contributed to commercial products and instrumentation used by major companies and international research organisations.
My background includes traction-grade electronics and motion-control systems, covering high-voltage constraints, railway standards and robust power architectures.
I combine hands-on engineering with a system-level mindset to design hardware that is robust, predictable and easy to maintain. I often apply lightweight Scrum- and agile-inspired practices to improve clarity, iteration speed and alignment across multidisciplinary teams.
I hold IPC-A-600 and IPC-A-610 certifications and have extensive experience in PCBA design, component selection and system reliability for harsh thermal, mechanical and EMC environments.
Portfolio
A short selection of past work is shown below.
Optical sensing & calibration electronics - Leica Geosystems
- Designed high-precision optical front-ends for laser transmitters and photoreceiver chains.
- Developed embedded temperature calibration procedures that significantly reduced test and optical alignment time.
- Delivered validated, production-ready PCBAs adopted in next-generation optical instruments.
BMS & gate driver for traction converters - ABB
- Developed battery-management and gate-driver hardware for next generation traction converters.
- Gate-driver modules design with improved robusteness for harsh electrical and thermal environments.
- Implemented EMI and surge-protection filters compliant with industrial and railway environments.
- PCBA development tests and type tests according to railway standards.
Instrumentation for Liquid Argon detectors - CERN and ETH Zürich
- Led the end-to-end development of multiple complete control and sensing systems for large LAr-TPC detectors.
- Designed multiple cryogenic-grade sensor interfaces (capacitive level meter, temperature, gas purity monitors), unifying them into a scalable and reliable measurement platform.
- Delivered a modular system later adopted by the DUNE Collaboration, enabling instrumentation of multi-kiloton liquid-argon neutrino detectors.
- Improved measurement stability and reliability at cryogenic temperatures (≈ −186°C), supporting long-term operation in international scientific experiments for Neutrino and Dark Matter Physics.