About Me

I am a experienced electronics engineer based in Bristol, UK, with almost half a decade of experience in the industry. I have worked for CERN, the European Space Agency (ESA), for start-ups, and for multinational aerospace and defence companies.

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I excel at taking 'back of the envelope' ideas, through to designs, prototypes, and to mass production. I specialise in power electronics, from simulation to layout. I have also previously held the Certified LabVIEW Developer (CLD) certificate.

I have experience in the following:

Requirement Capture

Circuit Design

Simulation & modelling - LTspice / SIMetrix / Simulink / MATLAB

PCB Schematic & Layout

Automation Testing

3D printing

Firmware 

Programming  (LabVIEW, embedded C, python, PHP, and many others)

Hourly rate is currently discounted as I gain exposure.

£40/hr. I can offer between 10-20 hours per week.

LinkedIn 

Full CV also available on request

Cheers!

Max Simmonds - TheEngineeringOctopus.co.uk

+447826564587

What I Do

My skills have grown over time from analogue hardware design, to digital control of switch mode converters, all the way through to power supply design and layout for particle accelerators. I am meticulous in my approach, including documentation and simulation, and no detail is too small. This lets me offer my customers a wide range of skills, for almost any project.

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I can offer turn key solutions, revamp an old design to make it smaller/use the latest ICs, debug and test.