# Raghav Varshney > Software Engineer @ Nexthop AI Location: Santa Clara, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/raghavvarshney ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Nexthop AI Jan 2026 – Present | Santa Clara, California, United States ### Research Assistant @ Michigan Medicine Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States ### Graduate Student Instructor @ Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States ### Hardware Engineering Co-op @ Dana Incorporated Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Novi, Michigan, United States ### Embedded Systems Research Intern @ University of Michigan College of Engineering Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States • Prototyped a wearable motion-tracking device to resolve error from IMUs through magnetic field triangulation • Executed electromagnetic physics simulations in Python to optimize the placement of on-device sensors • Analyzed datasheets to select components for the device while ensuring compatibility and minimizing cost • Designed PCBs using Altium Designer to interface sensors with microprocessor while minimizing device footprint • Wrote C++ firmware and multithreaded Python scripts to collect, process, and visualize sensor data in real-time • Debugged & optimized serial communications using oscilloscopes and logic analyzers, increasing data throughput by 8x ### Electrical Team Lead @ UM::Autonomy Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States • Led the design of the embedded electronics and computer systems for the 2023 RoboBoat competition, where the team achieved 1st place for technical design among 20+ international teams • Recruited 4 new members through club fairs and led hands-on training sessions to familiarize students with microcontrollers, communication protocols (I2C, SPI, USB), soldering, wiring, and using electronics equipment • Created detailed circuit diagrams and schematics to serve as instructions for assembly of the final system • Integrated hardware and software systems by writing Arduino libraries with a high-level user interface • Organized tasks and goals in collaboration with other officers while incorporating Agile methodologies ### Advanced Capabilities Team Member @ UM::Autonomy Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States • Migrated core parts of existing codebase responsible for communication between two cooperating autonomous vehicles from Python 2 to Python 3 • Designed and prototyped projectile launching mechanisms using CAD software to complete targeting challenges at the 2022 international RoboBoat competition • Successfully troubleshooted and fixed electronics malfunctions that occurred during the competition period ### Computer Consultant @ Nexus at University of Michigan Engineering Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States • Diagnosed and performed repairs on faulty desktop systems at university computing facilities • Wrote custom Windows shell scripts to automate the setup of new computers, allowing for multiple computers to be initialized as per the institution’s requirements in parallel • Managed and documented the disposition and data sanitization of more than 20 end-of-life computer systems • Provided instructional support during software training sessions to a class of 40+ students in a 2-week professional development program ### Research Assistant @ Wei Lu Nanoelectronics Group, University of Michigan Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States • Implemented a specialized neuron class compatible with PyTorch in order to more accurately simulate the forward pass for spiking neural networks loaded onto neuromorphic hardware • Redesigned the training loop to allow data to be inputted in a compressed format, reducing the memory footprint of batches for spiking neural networks by a factor of more than 100 • Performed graphical analyses on datasets using Python and Matplotlib to identify trends and determine optimal values for hyperparameters of the operating neural networks ## Education ### Master of Science in Engineering - MSE in Computer Science and Engineering University of Michigan ### Bachelor of Science in Engineering - BSE in Computer Engineering University of Michigan ### Troy High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/raghav-varshney --- Source: https://flows.cv/raghavvarshney JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/raghavvarshney/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-11