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François Zana

Electronics Engineer - Hardware / Firmware

€750/day
Antibes, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: A few days

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About François

Independent electronics engineer with over 11 years of experience, I design, develop, and validate complex electronic boards: low-power connected objects, embedded systems, high-speed digital boards, audio electronics, power electronics, and industrial prototypes.

I am involved in the entire electronic development cycle: architecture, schematics, simulation, PCB routing with EMC, manufacturability, and assembly constraints, embedded firmware, prototype debugging, functional testing, and manufacturing documentation.

My skills notably cover microcontroller-based architectures such as STM32, PIC, AVR, TI, ESP32, and nRF, microprocessor/MPU architectures, SPI/I²C/UART/CAN interfaces, high-speed interfaces like Ethernet, RGMII, DDR4, and video buses, audio electronics, power electronics up to several kilowatts, as well as the repair and diagnosis of existing boards.

I have my own prototyping and validation laboratory, which allows me to accelerate iterations and efficiently handle remote missions.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Italian

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Antibes (up to 30km)

Experience

  • Zeetronix
    Freelance Electronics Engineer
    TECH
    September 2021 - Today (4 years and 9 months)
    Nice, France
    For clients, I undertake projects of varying durations, fixed-price or time-and-materials, in electronic design and development.
    Electronics Development CAD
  • ISEN Yncréa Méditerranée
    Adjunct Professor
    EDUCATION AND E-LEARNING
    January 2023 - January 2023
    Toulon, France
    Developed and delivered a course and practical exercises on electronics and PCB design for a cohort of third-year engineering students.
    Higher Education Electronics PCB Design
  • AXID POWER
    Electronics Engineer
    AVIATION AND AEROSPACE
    August 2018 - August 2021 (3 years and 1 month)
    Sophia Antipolis, France
    Electronic design of a low-power connected airbag vest for two-wheel vehicle riders:
    • Electronic schematics + LTspice simulation + CAD for PCB design (EMC rules)
    • Programming on STM32 microcontroller (SD card, inertial sensor, flash, RTC, SPI, airbag trigger)
    • Development of BLE function on BueNRG-MS module (data exchange with smartphone + firmware update via BLE)

    Design of high-efficiency (>97%) 5kW 28/48V + 36/490V buck/boost converters for aeronautics:
    • Electronic schematics + LTspice simulation + CAD for PCB design (EMC rules)
    • Programming on dual-core STM32 microcontroller (CAN bus, ADC, PWM, safety)
    • Use of high-frequency GaN transistors (300kHz)
    • Prototyping and commissioning of converters

    Programming of an MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking) module on a SAS (Solar Array Simulator) power supply using dsPIC32, intended for aerospace.

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Education

  • Engineering Degree (Master of Science in Engineering), Electronics and Embedded Systems
    Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard
    2015
    Diplôme d'ingénieur (Master of Science in Engineering), Électronique et systèmes embarqués (Electronic and embedded systems)
  • Engineering Degree (Master of Science in Engineering), Electronic Engineering (Electronic and Embedded Systems)
    Politecnico di Torino
    2015
    Diplôme d'ingénieur (Master of Science in Engineering), Ingénierie électronique (Electronic and embedded systems)

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