I'm Matt Campbell, and I run Farix Embedded — a one-person consulting studio helping startups turn early-stage ideas into real embedded products. I bring the clarity and speed of a solo expert to help you build faster and better. With 15+ years in firmware, hardware, and systems design, I act as a fractional principal engineer: hands-on when needed, strategic when it counts. Engineering is what I love — and it shows in how I build, communicate, and deliver.
Embedded systems architecture and product strategy
Technical due diligence and design reviews
Advising on development processes, tooling, and infrastructure (DevOps, CI/CD, ECAD, etc.)
System design trade-off analysis across hardware, firmware, and software
Mentorship and technical leadership for growing engineering teams
Real-time and embedded systems development (bare-metal and Linux)
Technical product design and rapid prototyping
Embedded Linux kernel and user space application development
Custom CI and automated test systems for hardware-software integration
Schematic capture and PCB layout
Board bring-up, validation, debug, and test
Design of programming and test fixtures for manufacturing
C/C++
Rust
Assembly
Python/SciPy
Linux Kernel Development
Yocto Linux
RTOSes (Zephyr, FreeRTOS, uC/OSII, etc.)
Bare Metal
Design of digital hardware systems
Schematic Capture and PCB layout (KiCad, Altium)
Prototype fabrication and bring-up
Microprocessors (ARM, STM32, MSP430, Nordic Semi NRF, etc.)
LTE, BLE, WiFi and other connectivity standards
DSP porting, development, optimization
FPGA (Altera and Xilinx)
In-house lab, faster progress—no client overhead
500MHz 4 channel MSO oscilloscope
Full SMD rework capabilities (down to 0201, leadless packages, and some BGAs)
FDM 3d printer for fixtures and rapid-prototyping
Desktop pick-and-place for rapid in-house prototype assembly
Complement of standard electronics test equipment (power supplies, multi-meters, etc.)
Please reach out if you have any questions about how Farix Embedded can be a part of bringing your next embedded project to realization. You can email contact@farixembedded.com
I'm Matt Campbell, an Embedded Systems Engineer with over 15 years of experience spanning Consumer Products, Industrial, Medical Devices, Advanced R&D, and other fields. I have a passion for working with new technologies and continually improving development processes, and bring enthusiasm and a novel perspective to my work. I received a B.S and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Email contact@farixembedded.com to make an appointment to discuss our services.