T Balsom
@tbalsom
Senior analog/RF mixed-signal design engineer specializing in SoC power management and low-power BLE/Zigbee/UWB transceivers.
NetherlandsWhat I'm looking for
I’m an Analog/RF mixed-signal design engineer specializing in SoC power management and low-power BLE/Zigbee/UWB transceivers. My background spans the full product lifecycle—from architecture and block-level design through silicon characterization and failure analysis.
I’ve contributed to 12+ tapeouts across four product families, with a focus on delivering innovative, robust design solutions and forward-thinking system architectures. As a Senior Analog/RF Design Engineer and PMU Lead, I collaborate with international teams on system and block-level specification, define verification and silicon testing plans, and mentor junior engineers.
My work covers PMU architecture and key design tradeoffs, calibration strategy, and noise/aggressor propagation analysis, supported by verification using VerilogAMS and SystemVerilog models. At the block level, I design low-power regulators, DCDC converters, bandgap-reference and biasing systems, comparators, discrete-time switched-cap IIR filters, RF dividers, and ESD/test structures, with an emphasis on power supply security and tamper detection.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Led PMU and analog/RF design for IEEE 802.15.4 (Zigbee), BLE, and UWB transceiver SoCs, contributing to 12+ tapeouts. Defined PMU architecture and verification/silicon test plans, and designed low-power regulators, DC-DC converters, comparators, and discrete-time switched-cap IIR filters.
Characterization Engineer
GreenPeak Technologies B.V.
Mar 2015 - Feb 2019 (3 years 11 months)
Characterized IEEE 802.15.4 (Zigbee), BLE, and related RF transceiver SoCs by developing RF test fixture hardware/software and Python test scripts. Conducted data analysis, debugging, and failure analysis to deliver feedback that improved analog/digital design iterations.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
The University of Waikato
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electronics Engineering
2009 - 2014
Ph.D. research on weak nonlinear distortion in bipolar/HBT amplifiers, including analysis extension to the Darlington configuration. Developed bias circuitry for robust distortion cancellation and a full HBT cascoded compensation amplifier nonlinear distortion model.
The University of Waikato
Bachelor's Degree with Honours, Electronic Engineering
2005 - 2008
Grade: A- average grade (~3.7 GPA)
Activities and societies: Graduation project: time-of-flight 3D range imaging system; designed and tested an illumination source to upgrade accuracy and performance. Built a first-year electronic tutorials website for University of Waikato students (PHP/LAMP).
Bachelor’s Degree with Honours in Electronic Engineering, completed with an A- average grade (~3.7 GPA).
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