Shai Simhon

Experience

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  Mobile Access Networks

  Jun 1998 - Jan 2006

  HW design

  • Development of systems for in-building RF/cellular coverage using fiber optics links.• Handling discrete TX/RX chains, link budget, RF performance, optical links and filters.

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  Intel Corporation

  Jan 2006 - Feb 2020

  • Development of a long-range wireless network system (HW & SW) using Intel WiGig 60GHz technology and chipset.• Managing and coordinating with internal / external stake-holders (Facebook, Radwin, Murata) and Intel groups /organizations.• Management of the system’s development ecosystem with business partners, while matrix managing the Intel internal teams of HW, SW, system, phy, validation and regulatory.• Managing planning and milestones, architecture, hardware definition, phy performance and software development.• Gantt planning, resources, conflict resolving, decision making, partners F2F’s, monitoring and reporting. Show less • Leading the HW team, developing HW solutions (boards, systems in package, RF and Base Band) of wireless connectivity products for the mobile computers market (WiFi, BT, GPS, 802.11ad).• Scaling and strengthening use of RF/EM modeling tools for optimized RF and signal integrity design.• Leading a co-design process from Silicone and board floor-plan till testing and validation stages. • Hardware/Software/Mechanical integrations; leading full hardware des, HW reviews lead (PDR, CDR, etc.) Show less

  • Project Manager - 60GHz WiGig group at Intel Corporation

    Jan 2017 - Feb 2020

  • Project Integration Management

    Jan 2014 - Jan 2017

  • HW Board Design Team Lead

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2014

  • HW Designer, wireless connectivity group

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2011
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  AccuBeat

  Feb 2020 - May 2021

  Project Manager and System Engineering

  Accubeat is a private defense company, developing and producing frequency and timing solutions using rubidium atomic clocks, for the defense, aerospace and telecommunications industries• Responsible for a multidisciplinary project combining physics optics, hardware and software for the development of new conceptual rubidium atomic precision clock.• Responsible for the project’s system engineering and hardware architecture. • Managing the project’s budget, risks, mitigations, time line, and project integration.• Working with subcontractors for electro-optical and optomechanical items, releasing SOW and monitoring tasks and deliveries. Show less

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  Airspan Networks

  May 2021 - Jan 2024

  Project Manager

  Airspan is a global traded company (NYSE), develops and manufacturers wireless communications equipment, focuses on 5G and 4G small cell platforms and software. • Leading 5G small cell products development, including prototype implementation and launch, till mass production. • Conducting multidisciplinary projects (millions of dollars per project) for the development and deployment of 5G infrastructure solutions (small cells), for wireless operators and private networks use.• Matrix management of all disciplines: product, operations, engineering, hardware and software development teams, mechanical engineering, QA, etc.• Implementing working methodologies among all interfaces, to plan, monitor, and execute overall aspects of the projects. • Managing the scope and plan of all projects, including project integration, budget management, overall life cycle leadership, while prioritizing between the program’s / project's execution, till delivery.• Performing risk management and defining and executing mitigation plans.• Performing executive management presentations.• Problem solving, working under stress to overcome obstacles and to meet the objectives of the project.• Product compliances with regulatory standards and qualifications: CE, FCC, TELEC, safety and environmental standards.• Extensive use of Jira and MS Project. Show less

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  TriEye

  Jan 2024 - Jul 2024

  Project Manager

  TriEye’s SEDAR is a unique and highly flexible technology platform that delivers imaging & 3D determinative depth sensing simultaneously, under all visibility conditions.• Leading the planning and execution of Laser illumination product development.• Working with subcontractors and initiating SOW to define the development process, responsibilities, and operation roadmap.• Multidisciplinary work with product team, photonics research, optics development, system engineering, electronics, and mechanical design.• Following automotive standards according to APQP process, LV124 automotive reliability qualifications etc. Show less

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  Prisma Photonics

  Aug 2024 - now

  Project Manager

  Project management for Distributed Acoustic Sensing systems