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Pratibha Pakirla

Bengaluru
Pratibha Pakirla

Summary

Designing and development Engineer – PCB layout cum Electronics design engineer Seeking challenging assignments for a career encompassing professional & personal advancement

Printed circuit board layout designer, knowledgeable in all types of power boards, multilayered including Government, commercial and space flight application.

Experience includes: Synchronizing and merging imported schematics from multiple net lists into a single board design. Importing and exporting board layouts for use in mechanical layouts. Solar & MOTION sensor based Rest room bulb. Designing experience in emergency lighting industry. Battery chargers, led driver based on BOOST & BUCK TOPOLOGY.

Overview

11
years of professional experience

Work History

CENTUM ELECTRONICS LTD, HARDWRE DESIGN
Bengaluru

Designing and Development Engineer
11.2015 - Current

Job overview

  • Creating and maintaining component symbol and foot print under global standards
  • Designing of PCBs under EMC/EMI complains, cross talk and Signal Integrity
  • High speed routing of differential busses, clock signals, SRIO signals, RIO signals, data bus and other Impedance controlled signals
  • Bill of Material creation, Assembly files and Gerber creation and verification
  • Maintained design files revisions throughout design process
  • Achievements:
  • Designed Power Supply Boards for ISRO
  • Introduced Strong Process between PCB Design-Mechanical Team
  • Improved Communication with supplier and factory to strengthen relationship with R&D
  • Prepared and standardized checklist for PCB design, reviewing and releasing process with help of hardware team
  • Projects:
  • Power supply modules, SMPS, Inverter PCBs
  • Defense, Space & other commercial PCBs

EPE INDUSTRIES INDIA PVT LMTD, HARDWRE DESIGN
Hyderabad

Designing and Development Engineer
09.2012 - 11.2015

Job overview

  • Accountabilities:
  • Used CADSTAR and ORCAD to design schematics and also conversion of schematics to PCB layout including component symbols and foot prints
  • Laid out high power boards for HIGH POWER INVERTERS up to 10KVA
  • Laid out high frequency power boards for LED DRIVERS, SOLAR CHARGE CONTROLLERS and MPPT CHARGERS
  • Laid out of SMPS Isolated and Non Isolated for AC to DC and DC to DC converters
  • Experience in HIGH POWER/VOLTAGE, HIGH FREQUENCY placement and routing.
  • Create CAM documents and Gerber files that enabled fabrication and assembly vendors to produce PC Board in high volume
  • Designing of solar home lighting systems, solar fans, solar street lights
  • Battery protection circuits like LVD, over charge protection, short circuit protection
  • Design, Developed and Laid out PIR MOTION sensor based projects that are SOLAR REST ROOM BULBS for AMERICAN NGO’s
  • Design, Developed and Laid out EMERGENCY LIGHT which is available in the market and also available in the E-SEVA & MEE SEVA centers
  • Preparation of documentation and specifications for required test setups & procedures
  • Designing experience on small circuits like comparators and op-amp circuits.

HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LIMITED
Hyderabad

Graduate Engineer Trainee
09.2011 - 09.2012

Job overview

  • Used CADSATR to design BGA components for complex, multilayer PCB layouts, including analog, digital high speed and high frequency signals
  • Import schematics from different boards and synchronized/merged them into one board design
  • Export board designs (.DXF files) for using mechanical layouts
  • Interface with HAL, ECIL, BDL, BEL, Defense engineers to produce and variety of aerospace and ground support systems
  • Designed multi layered microprocessor boards for SDR (software define radio) for AEROSPACE applications
  • Generation of library management
  • Understood of layout techniques for high density
  • Laid out VHF/UHF communication modules sets used for airborne military purpose
  • Preparation of bill of materials and required documents for complete project .

Education

Andhra University GITAM ENGG.COLLEGE
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

B.E from Electrical & Electronics Engineering
03.2010

University Overview

GPA: 68.2

Board of Intermediate SRI DEEPTHICOLLEGE
Malkipuram, Andhra Pradesh

Intermediate (10+2)
03.2006

University Overview

GPA: 85.1

Board of Secondary Education ZPH SCHOOL
East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh

High School Diploma
03.2004

University Overview

GPA: 83.3

Skills

  • Zuken CADSTAR
  • OrCAD Capture
  • Allegro
  • CAM 350
  • AUTO CAD
  • Library creation and Maintenance
  • PCB Layout and Design-Multi layer
  • Schematic Development
  • Layout Standards- IPC 2221,IPC2222
  • Manufacturing Processes
  • Manufacturing and Assembly drawings
  • Power Supplies, Analog, Digital, RF and Mixed signals
  • EMI & EMC
  • Prototyping
  • Release Notes
  • Technical Manual Compilation

Timeline

Designing and Development Engineer

CENTUM ELECTRONICS LTD, HARDWRE DESIGN
11.2015 - Current

Designing and Development Engineer

EPE INDUSTRIES INDIA PVT LMTD, HARDWRE DESIGN
09.2012 - 11.2015

Graduate Engineer Trainee

HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LIMITED
09.2011 - 09.2012

Andhra University GITAM ENGG.COLLEGE

B.E from Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Board of Intermediate SRI DEEPTHICOLLEGE

Intermediate (10+2)

Board of Secondary Education ZPH SCHOOL

High School Diploma
Pratibha Pakirla