Independent Consultancy — Noordwijkerhout, NL

Embedded systems, FPGA and high-speed PCB design for industrial and space electronics.

Senior electronics engineering, from architecture and schematic capture through FPGA development, bring-up, and validation — as a fixed-scope build or hands-on support inside your team.

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Probing a Xilinx Kria FPGA module on the bench, oscilloscope in the background

What We Do

Engaged for a single phase, or end to end from requirements through validated hardware.

Hardware Development

  • Architecture definition and system design
  • High-integrity, high-speed PCB design (up to 18 layers)
  • Mixed-signal electronic systems
  • Signal/power integrity and EMC-aware design
Altium · OrCAD/Allegro · KiCad · LTSpice · HyperLynx

Microcontroller, FPGA & SoC

  • ARM-based embedded systems
  • FPGA/SoC design, integration and validation
  • VHDL development and test-benching
  • Control, DSP and custom digital interfaces
Vivado · Vitis · PetaLinux · Libero SoC · ModelSim

Prototyping & Integration

  • BOM management and component sourcing
  • PCB manufacturing and assembly coordination
  • In-house rework and visual inspection
  • Design of 3D-printed fixtures and test adapters

Test & Debug

  • Board bring-up and hardware/software integration
  • FPGA and SoC design validation
  • Debugging, troubleshooting, root-cause investigation
  • Automated test setups and GUIs
LabVIEW · Python
Close-up of a populated blue multilayer PCB

How We Work

Independent technical execution, integrated with your engineering team — support at every phase, or only the ones you need.
  • Flexibility and speed across the full development cycle
  • Reduced development time and cost versus building the team in-house
System Requirements
Architecture Definition
System Design
Schematics / PCB / FPGA / Firmware
Bring-up & Debugging
Validation & Testing
Integration & Support

About

Gonzalo Fernandez at his electronics bench

Gonzalo Fernandez founded GF Engineering in 2021 after a decade as a senior embedded systems and electronics engineer across the European space and high-tech industrial sectors.

Based in Noordwijkerhout, minutes from ESA's ESTEC — most recently supporting on-board computer and data-handling systems for ESA/ESTEC programs, alongside independent consultancy work.

2022–2026On-Board Computer & Data Systems Engineer— Telespazio Belgium for ESA/ESTEC
2018–2021System & Electronics Engineer— OHB System AG (MTG, CO2M)
2016–2018Electronics Engineer— Arquimea Ingeniería
2015–2018Embedded Systems Engineer— Power Smart Control
2011–2014Digital Electronics Design Engineer— Thales Alenia Space Spain

Contact

Let's talk about your board.

Email directly with a short brief — scope, timeline, and what stage the project is at. Replies within a day or two.

Email gonzalo.fernandez@gfengineering.nl
Location Noordwijkerhout, NL
LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/gonzalofdz