Driven by a passion for solving complex engineering challenges, I specialize in building high-quality software for the Automotive and Consumer Electronics industries.
Experience
2021 — Now
Palo Alto, CA
• Architected and scaled AI infrastructure for high-end model deployment, implementing high-performance inference servers using PyTorch and TensorRT for optimized execution across diverse hardware.
• Engineered distributed simulation solutions for autonomous driving applications, managing complex datasets and job orchestration at million scales to accelerate model evaluations.
• Developed containerized, production-grade workflows using Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS Batch to enhance resource utilization and cost management.
• Spearheaded GPU and CPU optimization efforts through CUDA and hardware acceleration for inferencing, significantly increasing throughput for autonomous stacks.
• Built high-efficiency data pipelines for real-time image encoding/decoding and developed advanced sensor data visualizations (Camera, Radar, Lidar, and USS) from vehicle logs.
• Designed the diagnostic framework and Over-the-Air (OTA) update orchestration for Rivian’s first-to-market production vehicles, ensuring secure firmware lifecycle management for self-driving ECUs.
2019 — 2021
2019 — 2021
Troy, MI
• Engineered and deployed mission-critical software for flagship ADAS production programs.
• Spearheaded the SWE.4 ASPICE process area, successfully elevating the project capability from Level 0 to Level 2, representing the team in certification audits.
• Architected automated integration pipelines and delivery tools that reduced regular software release cycles in a high-velocity, weekly development environment shared with Ford, Valeo, and AVELabs.
• Architected and validated high-quality embedded software within AUTOSAR environments, integrating multi-modal sensor suites in strict compliance with ISO 26262 standards.
2018 — 2019
Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
• Architected and delivered the software for next-generation shift-by-wire actuators, leading cross-functional hardware and software teams across international locations to meet global client requirements.
• Designed a modular, highly reusable platform layer for Hardware Abstraction (HAL) and basic software, while implementing core features including UDS, bootloaders, and secure access protocols.
• Engineered power-efficient CAN-based ignition systems and implemented ISO 26262 (ASIL) safety standards, ensuring full compliance with MISRA C guidelines and DFMEA for safety-critical modules.
2012 — 2018
Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, US and Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
• Developed and scaled unified embedded platforms for smart home ecosystems, integrating a wide range of occupancy, humidity, and temperature sensors with intelligent lighting and HVAC systems.
• Engineered high-performance software for flagship consumer electronics in partnership with industry leaders such as Lutron Electronics and Texas Instruments, focusing on reliable thermal and emergency lighting controls.
• Built modular, cross-platform software layers for global product lines (Lutron HWQS, Palladiom), enabling seamless system control through iOS/Android apps, Telnet, and proprietary graphical interfaces.
• Designed and prototyped ARM-based industrial systems, including complex elevator controls for international technology showcases, ensuring high-fidelity hardware-software integration.
• Developed optimized low-level drivers for core peripherals including I2C, SPI, motor controls, and display interfaces, maximizing data throughput and hardware-level reliability.
• Implemented high-performance communication stacks to enable real-time interoperability between third-party sensors and proprietary hardware ecosystems.
Education
Anna University Chennai
Master of Technology
Cochin University of Science and Technology