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Germain Le GalèsGL

Germain Le Galès

Hardware EE - Analog Electronics Engineer

€450/day
Rennes, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Germain

Electronics Engineer and Ph.D holder with more than 10 years of experience, specialized in analog design and electronic CAD, I provide support throughout the entire PCB development process: system architecture, schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, and validation. I work with both small and medium-sized businesses and large corporations, helping them develop their projects from prototype to small and medium production runs. Please feel free to contact me for more information!

Electronics engineer and doctor with over 10 years of experience, specializing in analog design and CAD, I am involved in all stages of board development: architecture, schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, and validation. I support both SMEs and large corporations in developing their projects, from prototype to small and medium production runs. Do not hesitate to contact me for more information!
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Spanish

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Rennes (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Indépendant
    Electronics Engineer
    January 2026 - Today (7 months)
    Rennes, France
    ● Electronic design services: feasibility studies, simulation, prototyping, schematic capture, PCB layout, component sourcing, and related activities.
    ● Audio electronics: design of low-noise preamplifiers for acoustic instruments, including amplifiers and multi-microphone mixers, with low-noise / low-THD architectures and Phantom power supply implementation.

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    ● Electronic design services (study, simulation, prototyping, schematic, layout, sourcing, etc.)
    ● Audio electronics: design of low-noise preamplifiers for acoustic instruments: amplifiers / multi-microphone mixers, low noise / low THD, "Phantom" power supply
    Analog Electronics Kicad Altium Designer Orcad Electronic CAD
  • Exail
    Electronics Engineer
    RESEARCH
    March 2022 - March 2025 (3 years)
    Talence, France
    ● European "Refimeve" project: design of an End-to-End electronic board for the acquisition, variable amplification, filtering, and frequency conversion of ~100 MHz optical beat-note signals (PLL, DDS, etc.), design of EDFA drivers and associated electronics.

    ● European "AQuRA" project: design of a modular and fail-safe power switching system for fiber laser amplifiers, development of TEC module drivers and low-noise, high-power (~100 W) laser diode drivers.
    ● Quantum gravimetry: design of a sequencer board for an embedded quantum gravimeter, development of a transimpedance amplifier (TIA) for a high-speed (~10 GHz) photodiode, design of an ultra-low-noise signal acquisition chain, and USB/Ethernet interfacing.

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    ● "Refimeve" European project: design of an "End-to-End" board: acquisition, variable amplification, filtering & frequency conversion of ~100 MHz optical beat signals (PLL, DDS etc.), design of EDFA drivers etc.
    ● "AQuRA" European project: design of a modular, secure power switching system for fiber laser amplifiers, design of TEC module drivers, high-power (~100 W) low-noise Laser Diode drivers.
    ● Quantum gravimetry: design of a "sequencer" board for an embedded gravimeter, design of a TIA for a high-speed (~10 GHz) photodiode, design of an ultra-low-noise signal acquisition chain, USB, Ethernet interfacing...
    Ultra-low noise electronics RF Optoelectronics Laser Power Electronics
  • Telecom Design - Vitalbase
    Electronics Engineer
    INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT)
    January 2021 - March 2022 (1 year and 2 months)
    Canéjean, France
    ● Design and maintenance of IoT devices for assisted living and elderly care (smartwatch/fall detector, gateway): component obsolescence management, new product prototyping, EMC qualification (RF and ESD testing), environmental testing, reliability engineering, and industrialization.
    ● Contribution to the definition of a new gateway platform (Wi-Fi, Ethernet), including component selection and schematic design.


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    ● Design / maintenance of connected devices for elderly care (smart watch / fall detector, gateway): component obsolescence management, new product prototyping, EMC qualification (radio, ESDs), environmental testing, reliability, industrialization, etc.
    ● Participation in the definition of a new version of the gateway (Wi-Fi, Ethernet), component selection & schematic capture
    Obsolescence Management Environmental Testing Prototyping Internet of Things RF

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Education

  • PhD
    University of Bordeaux
    2017
    Doctorat
  • Engineering Diploma
    ENSEIRB-MATMECA
    2012
    Diplôme d'ingénieur, Electronique analogique, circuits intégrés, RF & Puissance

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