
Mohanad Rabea
Embedded Hardware Design Engineer at Afaq ACI
Cairo, EgyptWork Experience
Embedded Hardware Design Engineer
Afaq ACI
Nov 2024 - Present -7 months
Egypt
- Job Details:Perform requirements gathering, component selection, schematic capture and circuit design for embedded and IoT applications, focusing on connectivity and reliability, optimizing performance and ensuring seamless integration and functionality. Prototype, test, troubleshoot and improve designs, ensuring compliance with industry standards and optimizing performance. Design and develop innovative hardware solutions for IoT products, incorporating SIM and GPS modules, touch screens, high-speed microcontrollers, various interfaces and high power systems. Develop high-speed PCB layouts, ensuring adherence to signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) requirements.
Freelance Hardware Design Engineer
Upwork
Jun 2024 - Present -1 yr
Egypt
- Job Details:System on Module (SoM) board design. Designed an 8-layer SoM board incorporating NXP i.MX8M Mini, 4GB LPDDR4, 32GB eMMC, 32MB QSPI flash, Wi-Fi/BT module, Atheros Ethernet PHY, PCIe 2.0, MIPI CSI/DSI, USB and other high-speed interfaces. Implemented advanced PCB layout techniques, including impedance control and layer stack-up optimization, to support high-speed signal integrity, and reduce EMI emissions. Conducted power and signal integrity simulations using HyperLynx and Keysight ADS, to ensure the board working right the first time.
Mechanical Design Engineer and CNC Operator
Egyptian Armed Forces Engineering Authority
Jun 2023 - Jun 2024 -1 yr
Egypt
- Job Details:Read and interpret project schematics, requirements, and design specifications. Conduct simulations and motion studies for realistic visualization. Meet with officers, management officials, and higher authorities to review and modify designs. Prototype, integrate, assemble, test, and release new and improved products into production. Prepare and export operation CAD files (DXF and CNC) and production/shop drawings while optimizing for cutting quality, surface finish, machine time, material waste and optimize for longest machine and tool life. Communicate and collaborate effectively with production and quality control engineers for accurate implementation and feedback.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Mechatronics Engineering
Ain Shams University (ASU)Jan 2022 3 yr 5 Months
Skills
- CFD
- FEA
- Programming
- Microcontrollers
- CAD modelling
- PCB design and layout
- Electronics and Circuits Simulation
- office
- Communication skills
- Problem-Solving
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Languages
Arabic
FluentEnglish
Fluent