# Dharav Sarang > Principal Engineer | Expert in Embedded Systems & Cross-Functional Leadership | Computer Vision | Learning PyTorch | Applied AI on Edge Location: San Jose, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/dharav Accomplished Principal Software Engineer transitioning into Technical Program Management, with over 8 years of extensive experience in leading complex, cross-functional projects in consumer electronics. Skilled in embedding software, hardware, and cloud integration, with a strong grasp of sensor systems and machine learning applications. Proven track record of driving the entire lifecycle of product development from concept through production and market launch. Exceptional problem-solving skills and adept at synthesizing large datasets for strategic decision-making. Actively seeking opportunities to leverage my technical and leadership skills to drive operational excellence and innovation in a dynamic Technical program management role. ## Work Experience ### Principal Software Engineer @ SecureNet Technologies Jan 2020 – Present • Spearheaded technical product management, developed roadmaps and strategies for the launch of home security products aligning with market needs and managing the product development lifecycle. • Acted as the lead point of contact in the US for our hardware manufacturing OEM team based in China to drive managing overall product development • Coordinated with global teams, including OEM partners, cloud teams, mobile app integration, QA, technical partner support, and sales engineering, fostering collaboration and ensuring project success across multiple geographies. • Launched a consumer product ecosystem - prioritizing firmware, hardware, and cloud integration. • Working on ecosystem of consumer electronics including tablets, video doorbells & cameras, sensors, cloud integration and mobile apps. • Derived product delivery and qualification strategies and schedules based on system requirements, technical challenges, lead times and business needs by developing end-to-end program plans • Managed and owned complex cross-functional programs execution spanning technical product management, user experience, software engineering, hardware, firmware, QA, and cloud integration, from an early stage of development through launch to customers. • Designed the architecture and key features for home security products including gateways, tablets, sensors, doorbells, cameras and 3rd party consumer products. • Mentor QA, Tech Support, Field Support team and foster collaboration to enhance processes, product quality and user experience. • Engage with customers for technical partner support to track issues and implement feature enhancements, improving customer satisfaction and product usability. • Performed FMEA to identify potential risks and their impact on system architecture led to architectural enhancement in system reliability and performance • Designed & developed QA automation software to test all products in the ecosystem ### Embedded Software Engineer @ Skybell Technologies Inc Jan 2016 – Jan 2020 | Greater Los Angeles Area • Experienced in complex engineering analysis to contribute to new generation product development solving problems with previous generation issues and improve production processes. • Experienced in working with high pressure environments by supporting multiples teams such as Manufacturing, Quality Analysis, Partner support, Product management and Technical customer support • Managed and built firmware released for customers. • Experienced in developing products with wireless, audio & video, sensor and IoT applications • Designing and developing code using C and Embedded C for Wifi, I2C, UART, BLE, DMA, PWM etcprotocols. • Debugged embedded software and hardware using tools such as oscilloscope, serial debugger using FTDI, JTAG. • Designed algorithms for various sensors - motion, temperature, light and humidity in C language to enhance performance and reduce noise in real time world(field). • Developed audio driver in C for a product using ARM Cortex M4 processor. • Performed wifi range test, throughput efficiency using network analyzer, iperf tool and speed test tool. • Developing software for custom Over The Air(OTA) update for embedded products. • Developed custom bootloader update software in C for the products in field for ARM Cortex M0+ processor. • Researched and tested different types of components to implement the product by testing the performance. ### Graduate Research Assistant @ California State University, Fullerton Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Fullerton, California • Developed a Wireless assistive technology (WAT). - Tongue driven system using Atmega 328 for disabled people. - Developed a mask which controls computer and wheel chair utilizing the tongue. • Developed results/reports on bioelectrical signals. - Tested and executed experiments on multichannel EOG device. - The device enables the disabled to control devices such as wheelchair, surroundings utilizing eye movements and eye blinks. • Developed a device that generates bio field (aura) of inanimate objects. - Generated auras of inanimate objects such as fruits and vegetables to get an idea regarding its age. ### Project Guide @ Enggenius Classes Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | India Assisted in Research and Development in the field of Power electronics, Analog circuits and Embedded systems. Projects : Maximum Power Point Tracker (MPPT) - (Programming and design): Designed Boost Converter where the switching was programmed using Arduino for Solar Power system. 18 pulse controlled drive (Programming): To reduce size of bulky analog circuit, Atmega32 micro-controller was used for the controlled drive which removes harmonics from high voltage operations which arises due to non-linearity of the equipments. Single phase and three phase Inverters (Programming): 8015 was used to control the switching of gates for the inverters. ## Education ### Master’s Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering California State University, Fullerton ### Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Gujarat University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/dharavsarang --- Source: https://flows.cv/dharav JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/dharav/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-12