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Kent Smith

Kent Smith is a Senior Business Development Manager at Talent 101. He is responsible for managing the semiconductor engineering solutions at Talent 101’s clients. His expertise includes recruiting and workforce solutions, and working with engineering groups at Talent 101’s clients to improve business performance.
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Senior Electronics & Electrical Systems Engineer Available

Posted on January 06, 2017 by Kent Smith

Ting – Senior Electronics/Electrical Systems Engineer

  • Electrical/Electronic Design & Production Engineering.
  • Electro-Mechanical Design.
  • Project Management experience in Avionics, BOP Control Systems, Industrial Equipment, Semiconductor Capital Equipment, and Telecommunications.
  • Lead for the BOP Control Systems product line.
  • Managed product development engineering, Manufacturing Equipment Solutions (MES), functional test development for cables/harnesses, and tool crib activities.
  • Manufacturing engineering support for the battery pack assembly area.
  • Masters of Engineering in Electrical Engineering.
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Senior Electrical Engineer Available

Posted on January 04, 2017 by Kent Smith

Paul – Senior Electrical Engineer  

  • Electronic/RF/Microwave Communications and Navigation Product and System Conceptualization and Design.
  • New Product Development.
  • Mechanical Product Design.
  • Electronic Equipment Manufacturing.
  • Procurement of Electrical and Electronics System Components.
  • Sustaining Engineering.
  • Facilitation of Tech Startups/Spinoffs.
  • ERP/MRP System Installation and Configuration.
  • Offshore Component and CEM Sourcing and Vendor Interface.
  • Manufacturing Cost Reduction.
  • Quality Assurance (5S, TQM, 8D, Five Why's) System Implementation (including facilitation of upgrade to ISO 9001/AS9100C compliant manufacturing and engineering organizations).
  • 8x/4x material cost reduction expert.
  • B.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
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Senior IC Layout Designer Available

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Kent Smith

Andres – Senior IC Layout Designer  

  • Cadence Virtuoso and VXL
  • Hercules (DRC, LVS, EMC)
  • Calibre (DRC, LVS)
  • Custom Analog Layout
  • Mentor Tools Suite
  • Pulsic Unity (Routing tool)
  • CMOS Digital Layout
  • Mixed Signal Layout
  • Bachelor of Science in Chemistry & Microbiology
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Analog IC Layout Design Engineer Available

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Kent Smith

Vincent – Analog IC Layout Design Engineer  

  • Precision oscillator & test circuits for Battery Management IC.
  • Design of 14 bit column ADC for CMOS night vision IC.
  • Design & characterization of blocks for mixed signal & power management ICs.
  • Design & characterization of Buck-boost voltage regulator.
  • Design & characterization of Servo motor controller IC’s for hard disk drive applications.
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ASIC/FPGA Design & Verification Engineer Available

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Kent Smith

Ameen – ASIC/FPGA Design & Verification Engineer

  • Experience in ASIC/FPGA Design and Verification, Computer Architecture, Synthesis, RTL Debug, Python, C.
  • Strong knowledge of creating Test Bench, Static Timing Analysis, ASIC Design flow, CMOS Logic Design.  
  • Understanding of Caches Coherence Protocol (MESI), SoC Integration, Semiconductor Device, and Physics.
  • Knowledge of DFT implementation and Scan insertion, ATPG, Logic BIST.
  • Good team player with excellent communication skills.
  • Languages: Verilog HDL, System Verilog, UVM, C, C++, Java, Data Structures, Perl, Python.
  • EDA Tools: Quartus II, MODELSIM, Synopsys Design Compiler Libero IDE, Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzer, Cadence Virtuoso, Cadence Encounter, NC Verilog, I Verilog, Synopsys VCS (Verilog Compiler Simulator), GTKWave, Synopsys Design Vision, Synplify Pro, UNIX Working Environment.
  • M.S. in Electrical Engineering.
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Electronics Engineer Experienced in Analog + Digital Circuit Design

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Kent Smith

Clay – Electronics Engineer  

  • Electrical Engineering with 6+ years of engineering experience  
  • Analog and Digital Circuit Design
  • Schematic Capture (Altium, EAGLE, PSpice)
  • PCB Layout (Altium, EAGLE)
  • Prototyping, Testing and PCB modification
  • Embedded Scripting using C++ and BASH
  • Proficient with Lab Testing Equipment (Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, etc.)
  • IC Design and VLSI Layout (MEDICI, TSUPREM-4, Electric 8.10)
  • MATLAB programming and graphics
  • Digital Design using VHDL
  • Familiar with UNIX and Linux operating systems
  • Proficient with all applications in the Microsoft Office Suite, including Visio
  • Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
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Embedded Systems Engineer Available

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Kent Smith

Blasios – Embedded Systems Engineer  

  • Deep knowledge of electronics, computer hardware, and software.
  • Good understanding of OS kernel internals especially Linux and UNIX.
  • Admirable experience as an Engineer in embedded systems test environment.
  • Familiarity with Assembly Language, C/C++, Microprocessors, Microcontrollers, and RTOS's.
  • Proven firmware design and development skills with a deep understanding of embedded systems, microprocessors (Microchip, Coldfire527X, Powerpc860), interconnection bus protocols (I2C, SPI, CAN,RS232, RS485, etc.)
  • Strong testing and problem-solving skills with ability to use varieties of testing tools such as logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, Multi-meters, signal generator, spectrum analyzer.
  • Masters in Engineering in Aerospace.
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Senior Layout Design Engineer Available

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Kent Smith

Vanu – Senior Layout Designer Engineer

  • Proficient with SiGe process as IBM bicmos 8hp, 9hp. TOWER-JAZZ bicmos Ha, H3, and TSMC process as 16 nano, 20 nano, 40, 60, 90 etc.
  • Perform layout of high-speed VGA, TIA, LDO, OpAmp, Bias, Clamp, ADC, DAC, Power Generation, RF amplifiers, Detectors, Filters, Oscillators, etc.
  • Module generated, synchronized clone with virtuoso up to date Cadence v6.16.
  • High performance layout Electro migration, IR drop, ESD, Latchup.
  • Ability to layout analog circuitry in a size/time constrained environment.
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Mixed Signal Design Engineer Available

Posted on December 07, 2016 by Kent Smith

Juan – Mixed Signal Design Engineer  

  • Extensive experience in Complex Analog and Mixed-signal circuit design & characterization.
  • Great experience in RFIC circuits, matching and components in Transceiver.
  • Thorough understanding in latest Process and Technology including FinFET.
  • Strong experience in Mixed-Signal Verification/validation/SI and Integration.
  • Working experience in Voltage Regulation, LDOs, Bandgaps, and Power Supply.
  • Outstanding record in building new team, capability, and business.
  • Efficient in developing CAD/PDK/FDK flows with Industry leading Cadence, Synopsys, and Mentor Graphics tools.
  • Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering.
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IC Layout Design Engineer Available

Posted on December 05, 2016 by Kent Smith

Mason – IC Layout Design Engineer  

  • Designed various circuit blocks with Dongbu HiTek CMOS 0.18 um Design Rules.
  • Built custom made standard cells (INV, NAND).
  • Driver cells that drove output PMOS and NMOS for a buck regulator.
  • These standard and driver cells were used towards OLED driver for cell phone displays.
  • Layout tools: Cadence Virtuoso XL Editor (VXL), Cadence Virtuoso Schematic Composer, PCELL utility, Calibre DRC/LVS.
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