Case study / 2026
TMR actuator driver PCB: 3-ECU voting and 24 output channels
Four-layer PCB layout for a Triple Modular Redundant actuator driver board. The client supplied the schematic and architecture; the layout implements three isolated ECU domains and hardware 2-of-3 voting for 16 solenoid and 8 ignitor channels.
Engineering contribution
Role & scope
- Role
- PCB Layout Engineer — 4-Layer Safety-Critical Hardware
- Year
- 2026
Component placement, signal and power routing, isolation-barrier implementation, ground and power planes, DRC/ERC verification, and Gerber release. No claim is made for architecture design, certification, fabrication or operational validation.
Technical highlights
- 400+ component placement
- Three galvanically isolated ECU domains
- 16 solenoid + 8 ignitor channels
- Four-layer power and signal routing
Tools & skills
Altium DesignerGerberDRC/ERC4-layer PCBConstraint managementIsolation layoutPower planesDFM/DFA
Scope in context
Engineering concepts.
These visuals explain the project’s hardware scope. They are concept presentations, not photographs of fabricated client hardware.
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