Nabi Rafie

Nabi Rafie is an experienced engineering professional currently serving as Principal FPGA Embedded Firmware Engineer at Commonwealth Fusion Systems since January 2023, focusing on clean fusion energy technologies. Prior experience includes a role as Senior FPGA and Embedded Firmware Engineer at Argo.ai, where work centered on autonomous vehicle engineering and lidar systems, as well as over a decade at Qualcomm in advanced systems and IP architecture design for various wireless communication technologies, including LTE and 5G. Additional roles span consulting for networking and telecom industries at High Speed Design, LLC, and leadership positions at Parama Networks and Village Networks. Rafie began a career at Lucent/Bell Labs, contributing to cutting-edge wired and wireless communications systems. Educational credentials include an MSEE from Columbia University and a BSEE from Monmouth University.