ARSHAD MIR

Director of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India23 yrs 9 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 24 years of experience in design and validation.
  • Expertise in SOC validation and high-speed interface characterization.
  • Proven track record in leading engineering teams at Intel.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Telecommunications Hardware Engineer with extensive experience in SOC validation and high-speed interface design.

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Skills

Core Skills

Soc ValidationHardware ValidationHardware ArchitectureFpga DevelopmentHardware DesignValidation Testing

Other Skills

CVHDLDebuggingValidation Test PlanHigh Speed InterfacesIOT ProgramsPrototype Board Bring upField SupportHardware Schematics DesignDiagnostic Software PreparationSDHEmbedded SystemsEthernetFPGASERDES

About

24+ years of work experience in Design/Development and Test validation/characterization. • Reach Pre-SOC ( FPGA Platforms) and Post-SOC validation milestones on time in full by keeping visibility, understanding and control over full cycle. • SOC Validation Test Cases as low level software development in C language, functional and Stress Testing under PVT. • Lead Customer returns, Cross team investigation and proposing acceptable workarounds. • Complete VVR, ICOS Review, Validation Test Plan and strategy for better Coverage. • Drive and participate in IOT( Interoperability) programs with partners. • Characterization of High Speed Interfaces( MIPI MPHY,PCIe) • Complete hardware cycle of developing systems starting from the requirement from Product Manager to diagnosing and fixing issues reported from the field. • Device Chipset Selection, Quote Negotiations with Silicon Vendors and BOM Cost. • Hardware Design and Development of Access Modules for MSAN and IPDSLAM Platforms. • Complete Prototype Board Bring up and Responsible for Fixing Hardware defects. • Interface with Factory and Sourcing Teams for Prepilot and Pilot runs for New Designs Transfer of Technology and Fixing of ECRs, and implementation of Change Notifications of the components. • Interface with Field support team to resolve Field defects for legacy Hardware at Customer sites globally ( FXS/E1/SHTM). • Active Role in Drafting PCB Stackup and Layout Guidelines for the Layout Team and reviewing of the PCB Board file. • Interface with Compliance Teams (EMI/EMC, Mechanical/thermal) to carry out CE of the Product. • Complete Design documentation ( HDD, UTP, FTP) • Active Member on AGILE Web, Always looking in the areas (Legacy Hardware) where Cost of the Hardware can be reduced with minimal software impact. • Significant Role during the transitioning to ROHS Modules. • Responsible for doing Hardware Design schematic Reviews Globally. • Responsible for FPGA/CPLD Development and functional TEST Validation.

Experience

23 yrs 9 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 9 mos
Average Tenure
11 yrs 5 mos
Current Experience

Intel corporation

3 roles

Director Of Engineering -Lead Validation steering Teams

Promoted

Apr 2021Present · 5 yrs 1 mo

Senior Manager Engineering- SOC validation

Dec 2017Mar 2021 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Engineering manager & Technical Lead

Nov 2014Dec 2017 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Ericsson

Sr. TECH LEAD

Aug 2013Nov 2014 · 1 yr 3 mos · BANGALORE

  • Pre-SOC (FPGA Platforms HAPS/PEPS/RIPE2) and Post-SOC validation for serial
  • competence HSI2C,MSP,SPI,UART, MIPI LLI,MIPI MPHY,PCIe, reach milestones on
  • time in full by keeping visibility, understanding and control over full cycle.
  • Low Level Software driver development in C language for functional Validation and
  • Stress Validation Testing under PVT.
  • Debug on Customer returns, Cross team investigation and proposing acceptable
  • workarounds.
  • Complete VVR and ICOS Review with verification and architecture teams.
  • Complete Validation Test Plan, Validation test report and strategy for better Coverage.
  • IOT (Interoperability) programs with partners right from hardware interfacing, test
  • selection and Test execution.
  • Characterization and Signal Integrity of High Speed Interfaces ( MIPI LLI/MPHY,PCIe)
  • Silicon Power Measurements at different OPP modes of Operation for all Low power
  • states of the IP ( LLI/PCIe).
  • Hardware Validation Test Platform Design requirements and architecture, Power Section
  • design for internal Analog Baseband, Schematics Design Reviews, hardware Platform
  • Board Bring up and Test Plan.
  • Skills
  • LANGUAGES : C,VHDL( ALTERA/XILINX)
  • OS : Windows-9x/2000/XP/WIN7
  • Debugger : Source Insight, Trace 32 Lauterbach,Vision Click
  • Database : Design Sync, Clearcase, Fido
  • Schematics Tools : Mentor Dx Designer/ Orcad Capture
  • Viewer : Allegro Free Viewer/ Power PCB
  • Protocols/Technology : SDH, TDMoIP, xDSL,ATM, GPON, EPON,PCIe,LLI
  • IP/Interfaces : MII/SMII/GMII/SGMII (Electrical Timing Measurements)
  • LVDS/LVPECL/ SERDES (Characterization)
  • LLI, PCIe,MPHY (IP Validation and Characterization)
  • UTOPIA L1/L2/SDRAM/DDR
  • I2C/SPI/UART/MSP(IP Validation and Characterization)
  • H.110/MVIP/ST BUS/PTBUS
CVHDLDebuggingValidation Test PlanHigh Speed InterfacesIOT Programs+2

St ericsson india pvt ltd

2 roles

TECHNICAL GROUP LEAD

Mar 2012Aug 2013 · 1 yr 5 mos

TECHNICAL LEADER

May 2011Mar 2012 · 10 mos

  • TECHNICAL LEADER

Utstarcom

Senior Design Engineer Research and Development

Mar 2005Apr 2011 · 6 yrs 1 mo

  • Complete hardware cycle of developing systems starting from the requirements from
  • Product Manager to diagnosing and fixing issues reported from the field.
  • Device Chipset Selection, Quote Negotiations with Silicon Vendors and BOM Cost.
  • Hardware Architecture, Schematics Design and Development of Access Modules for
  • MSAN and IPDSLAM Platforms.
  • Important on board interface bring up, validation/characterization in normal conditions.
  • Prototype Board Bring up, and Responsible for Fixing Hardware defects.
  • Interfacing with Factory and Sourcing Teams for Prepilot and Pilot runs for New Designs
  • Transfer of Technology, factory Test plans and Fixing of ECRs, and implementation of
  • Change Notifications of the components.
  • Interfacing with Field support team to resolve Field defects for legacy Hardware at
  • Customer sites globally ( FXS/E1/SHTM).
  • Drafting PCB Stackup and Layout Guidelines for the Layout Team and reviewing of the
  • PCB Board file.
  • Interfacing with Compliance Teams (EMI/EMC, Mechanical/thermal) to carry out CE of
  • the Product.
  • Complete Design and Characterization documentation ( HDD, UTP, FTP, CTR)
  • Exploring the areas (Legacy Hardware) where Cost of the Hardware can be reduced with
  • minimal software impact.
  • The transitioning to ROHS Modules.
  • Doing schematics design Reviews Globally.
  • FPGA/CPLD Development and Functional Validation.
  • MOdules worked on as below:
  • 24 Port SHDSL Module
  • 64 Port ADSL/2/2+ Module
  • 16 port TDMoverIP Modules
  • 5U System Backplane
  • SDT2
  • STM1/4 Module
Hardware DesignFPGA DevelopmentPrototype Board Bring upField SupportHardware Architecture

Hfcl

Design ENGINEER( MEMBER TECH STAFF)

Jun 2002Mar 2005 · 2 yrs 9 mos · GURGOAN ( INDIA)

  • Hardware Schematics Design and Capture and BOM Selection.
  • Layout design guidelines and Reviews of Hardware Schematics.
  • Diagnostic software preparation and Prototype Board Bring up.
  • Important interface/functional test characterization.
  • Hardware Design Documentation, FTP,UTP,Characterization report.
  • modules worked on:
  • 1.)24 port DSL line card
  • 2.) 8 port shdsl card
Hardware Schematics DesignPrototype Board Bring upDiagnostic Software PreparationHardware DesignValidation Testing

Education

SRINAGAR

GRADUATE IN ENGINEERING — ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION

Jan 1997Jan 2001

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