Ahmad Reza Abdolhosseini Moghaddam
About Ahmad Reza Abdolhosseini Moghaddam
Ahmad Reza Abdolhosseini Moghaddam is an FPGA Design Engineer at BLUE ORIGIN with extensive experience in digital signal processing, hardware design, and system modeling.
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Ahmad Reza Abdolhosseini Moghaddam is an FPGA Design Engineer currently employed at BLUE ORIGIN. He has held this role since 2020, working in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Professional Experience
Ahmad Reza Abdolhosseini Moghaddam has an extensive career history in FPGA and ASIC design. From 2019 to 2020, he worked at Facebook as an ASIC - SOC Design Engineer. Prior to that, from 2014 to 2019, he served as Lead FPGA Design Engineer at Ossia Inc. In 2014, he was an Entrepreneur at WayTon Electronics in Toronto, Canada. Between 2012 and 2013, he was a Senior Designer at Altera. From 2008 to 2012, he was employed as Senior ASIC Designer at ViXS Systems Inc. He also worked as a Research Assistant at PLAN Research Group - University of Calgary from 2005 to 2008, and as a Digital Hardware Designer at Catalyst Enterprises Inc. from 2004 to 2005. Early in his career, he held roles at Resana Afzar Sharif Co. Ltd. and in miscellaneous positions as a Mixed Signal Software/Hardware Developer and DSP Algorithm Expert.
Education and Expertise
Ahmad Reza Abdolhosseini Moghaddam holds a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from the University of Calgary (2005-2007). Additionally, he earned an M.Sc. in Biomedical/Medical Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology - Tehran Polytechnic (1997-1999) and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering - Telecommunication from Sharif University of Technology (1992-1997). His expertise includes wireless digital communications, software-defined radio, advanced digital signal processing, algorithm development, and digital hardware design methodologies.
Technical Skills and Tools
Ahmad Reza Abdolhosseini Moghaddam is proficient in Verilog/VHDL code development, debugging, and verification for both ASIC and FPGA targets. He has a deep understanding of RTL coding, integration, synthesis, timing closure, simulation, functional verification, and sign-off for complex custom SOCs. He is experienced in using EDA tools like VCS, Modelsim, Synplify, Xilinx ISE, Design Compiler, and Synopsys Formality. Moreover, he is adept at MATLAB+Simulink for system modeling and algorithm development.
Software and Hardware Proficiency
Ahmad Reza Abdolhosseini Moghaddam is skilled in C/C++ coding, automation, algorithm/firmware development, and debugging for both embedded and desktop platforms. He has solid experience with measurement tools and lab equipment, including Embedded/Logic Analyzers, Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analyzers, and Protocol Analyzers. Additionally, he is proficient in SQL programming, x86 Assemblies, MSDN library, Microsoft Visual Studio IDEs, Eclipse, and common interfaces like JTAG, UART, and I2C. He has a thorough knowledge of operating systems including Windows, UNIX, and Linux, as well as scripting languages such as Perl and Shell Script.