Jan 24 - Present

Embedded Software Engineer

• Engineered first stage bring-up and low-level debugging of Xilinx ZynqMP-based embedded platform, addressing DDR and watchdog issues using JTAG, U-Boot, and PetaLinux.

• Reduced QSPI & EEPROM footprint from dual-chip to single-chip design and optimized Yocto recipes-bsp boot scripts, resulting in a six-figure cost savings; configured Baseband DAC & ADC registers & interfaced accelerometer.

• Implemented background C++ services using Boost and syslog for NTP sync, SSL certificate renewal, hardware health monitoring, and periodic telemetry, improving remote diagnostics across 13,000+ sensors in stores.

• Built and deployed a Python-based RF analysis tool using NumPy, SciPy, and SCPI-over-LAN communication to automate 34-hour spectrum hopping validation, supporting FCC compliance efforts.

• Automated PoE switch diagnostics across 550+ retail stores via Python’s telnetlib, analyzing MAC tables, cable tests, and port status; built syslog parsers with pandas/matplotlib to visualize tag reads & remote SSH real-time debugging.

June 21 - Dec 23

Firmware Engineer

• Worked on Firmware development and testing of PCIe Gen 5 SSD products with focus on NVMe Transport Layer.

• Designed & Programmed NVMe admin commands to optimize the SSD storage capacity & processing speeds.

• Implemented C++ thread-safe state machines for handling drive resets, IO queues & loading File system files to DRAM.

• Debugged firmware sightings & wrote integration tests for robustness of features’ functionality.

• Handled scrum master role abiding agile process for sprints spanning eight months and provided onsite LabOps support.

Feb 21 - May 21

SSD Firmware Security Intern

• Worked on debugging Simulator test scripts to evaluate the Crypto algorithmic features of Self Encrypting Drives.
• Developed firmware and reviewed the Source code for crypto algorithms according to TCG specifications.

May 20 - Aug 20

Firmware Development Intern

• Worked on Building Custom Toolchain to develop the Ultra Low Power LTE-M Cellular IoT device in Zephyr RTOS environment.
• Made time multiplexed GPS & LTE-M network to work concurrently using Augmented GPS technique (A-GPS) & analyzed LTE-DRX & PSM mode for power optimization.
• Interfaced nrf-9160 with BME280 Sensor using Overlay files to transfer readings using MQTT on AWS IoT Platform with appropriate Data Visualization tool.

April 20 - June 20

ADCS Flight Software Engineer

Maxwell Cubesat

• Integrated & Calibrated Triaxial Gyroscope & Magnetometer with the Nanosatellite’s Attitude & Determination Control System & optimized current usage from 155 uA to ~35uA on BeagleBone Black.
• Developed Full Functional Unit Test Framework to verify the working of sensors & actuators before Nanosatellite launch.
• Worked with GitLab version control, developing ADCS’ subsystem Schematics, documenting code extensively using Doxygen.

Jan 20 - May 20

Teaching Assistant for ‘Programming of Digital Systems’ course

• Conducted project demos, debugging on Nios II processor based FPGA & performing code review adhering to the guidelines.
• Assisted professor in redesigning the course assignments which are based on pipelining, caching & virtual memory management.

Sept 19 - Dec 19

Electrical Team Member

RoboSub - CU Boulder

• Established UART to USB communication between EFM32 (ARM Cortex M3) & main GPU of the RoboSub for motor control
• Implemented I2C protocol between EFM32 & depth control sensor for underwater topographical data acquisition & logging.

June 19 - July 19

Python GUI & Machine Learning Intern

Fox Domotics Pvt. Ltd, India

• Implemented the logistic regression methods using on the Google Playstore dataset for predicting the best Category of application to be launched by the company.
• Also, wrote Pytest automated script for C program to check Architecture Endianness.

July 18 - Oct 18

IoT & Product Design Research Intern

WKA Technologies (IIT Bombay), India

• Designed Universal IR T.V remote using LIRC (Linux Infrared Remote Control) codes on Raspberry Pi-0 (ARM v7 processor).
• Decoded NEC IR codes of T.V & AC remotes using ESP32 WiFi chip & designed an IR transmitter hemispherical circuit using ESP8266 (802.11 b/g/n WiFi)
• Incorporated Alexa’s voice control feature using Amazon Web Services (AWS) to the product.