John Sharpe

About John Sharpe

I am an Electrical Engineer located near Portland Oregon with signal integrity experience at Intel and a Master’s degree focused on analog engineering. My expertise includes tools like HFSS, CST, HSPICE, LTSpice, and Cadence Allegro, and I’ve worked on projects involving simulation, modeling, and ensuring compliance with design standards through detailed DRC and layout checks.I’m passionate about continuous learning and thrive in collaborative environments, where I enjoy tackling complex engineering challenges. Let’s connect if you\'d like to discuss opportunities or projects in electrical engineering!

Experience

1. R & d Product Development Engineer (Signal Integrity)

   TE Connectivity

   Feb 2025 — Present · Portland, OR, US

   As a Product Development Engineer at TE Connectivity, I specialize in optimizing signal integrity for next-generation datacenter backplane connectors. Some of my responsibilities include:• Connector Design: Designed a mating pin compatible with two receptacles; collaborated with mechanicalengineers to ensure manufacturability and mechanical performance.• HFSS/CST Optimization: Modified CAD models to reduce meshing errors and ran benchmarks comparing simulation time vs. model accuracy to determine the optimal setup for high frequency simulations.• Simulation & Performance Tuning: Correlated simulated vs. measured data (IL, TDR, RL, skew) to validate SIperformance, identify manufacturing errors, and tune models to optimize high-frequency metrics.

Education

• Portland State University

  Electrical Engineering B.S, Analog, Microwave, and RF Engineering

• Clackamas Community College

  Engineering

  2016 — 2019

• Portland State University

  Electrical Engineering M.S, Analog, RF, Microwave Enginnering