Jan Grooten is an Electronics Design Engineer who graduated (MScEE) in Asic design at the University of Twente, Netherlands. Besides Altium, Jan’s work experience includes Ericcsson, Sony and Plantronics where he served as Electronic System Engineer with focus on product development for Bluetooth headsets, with specialisation in small Li-ion batteries and Power management IC's. Jan started his career at Altium in 2017 as Field Application Engineer and is a Certified Interconnect Designer by IPC Council.
 

Konstantin is a Field Applications Engineer (FAE) at Altium and holds a B.Eng.(EE) and a M.Sc.(SEEM) in electronics and is based in Soest, Germany. He is a technical enthusiast with a passion for Electrical and Electronic Design with 10+ years industry experience in R&D, NPI, Product Definition for semiconductors, embedded systems, power electronics, Inverter, SMPS and industrial measurement systems. As an Altium user from the beginning of his career, he appreciates a lean PCB design workflow for High Speed Designs, MCAD/FEM Integration and Supply Chain handling to accelerate design cycle times with outstanding quality at the same time. He is always passionate about innovative technical problems that challenge the status quo, can classify them within the project/company framework and strive for practical & customer-oriented solutions that offer added value for society.

Majdi Thouabtia’s background is in electrical engineering, with several years of experience in hardware development and technical project management. He has worked across the full hardware lifecycle, from EMC-compliant circuit design and PCB layout to prototyping, testing, and production. Throughout my career, Altium Designer has been a key tool in his daily work, so he is especially proud to now be part of the team behind it.

Before joining Altium, he contributed to projects in the EV charging and IoT sectors, leading development efforts and collaborating with cross-functional teams and external partners. He holds a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg.

Natalia holds a Master’s in Electronic Design and brings nearly 15 years of experience in hardware design, testing, and field applications engineering. Her expertise includes high-level hardware architecture, schematic capture, board bring-up, and debugging. Comfortable in the lab and in customer-facing roles, Natalia has spent the last three years providing technical guidance in PCB and 3D design for Additive Manufactured Electronics (AME). Her role includes pre and post sales support, along with onboarding training for new users.