# Srujan N.

> Principal Firmware Engineer | Embedded Software | AI + Hardware

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/srujann

Firmware Engineer with a technical systems engineering background and a track record of growing over $500M in business revenue across various organizations by building products and features that are customer-centric and solve the user pain points. I've led Global cross-functional teams and influenced executive stakeholders and marketing teams to drive the product vision based on the market trends, user feedback and data analytics.

Open to network!

## Work Experience
### Principal Firmware Engineer @ Bracco Medical Technologies
Jan 2024 – Present | United States
• Own end-to-end development of safety-critical embedded firmware (C/C++) on ARM Cortex-M4/M7 using ThreadX RTOS to
deliver deterministic behavior, robust fault handling, and release-ready software under schedule constraints.
• Drive embedded development and troubleshooting using IAR Embedded Workbench, JTAG/IDE debugging, log
instrumentation, and profiling techniques to root-cause real-time and integration defects.
• Partnered with hardware and test teams to validate wireless/host connectivity behaviors (pairing/connection stability, data
integrity, retry handling) and to troubleshoot intermittent field failures using logs and timing analysis.
• Apply model-based design by authoring UML state-machine diagrams (Lucidchart) for event-driven workflows and translate
designs into maintainable firmware architectures and review artifacts with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Design and integrate embedded touchscreen UI using GUIX Studio/GUIX, optimizing responsiveness and memory usage while
ensuring safe UI behavior across nominal & fault states.
• Lead verification & validation (V&V) activities across unit, integration, and system levels, author/review protocols, execute
formal code inspections, & maintain evidence aligned with IEC 62304 expectations.
• Implement unit tests & integrate into CI pipelines, improve regression detection and maintain high code
quality through C-STAT static analysis and MISRA-aligned remediation.
• Build Python automation and Visual Studio-based test utilities to validate UI-to-firmware workflows; generate data-driven
verification summaries and calculation reports for release readiness and stakeholder reviews.
• Identify/document SOUP anomalies, assess risks, and implement mitigations consistent with IEC 62304 / ISO 14971, contribute
to architecture reviews for driver abstraction, reusable modules, and fault-handling strategies.
• Owned schedule-driven firmware deliverables across requirements, implementation, V&V evidence, coordinating across

### Staff Firmware Engineer/ Tech Lead @ Fresenius Medical Care
Jan 2020 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Delivered embedded software for kidney dialysis systems, partnering with Clinical, Systems, EE/ME, and QA to build safetycritical
features including Data I/O, alarm processing, cybersecurity logs, and remote software update capabilities.
• Executed software development under regulated design controls: maintained requirements traceability, contributed to DHFstyle
verification evidence, and authored verification summaries aligned with IEC 62304 and risk controls (ISO 14971).
• Executed full SDLC under IEC 62304 with strong software configuration management and traceable documentation,
collaborated with QA to ensure robust, audit-ready V&V evidence and high product quality.
• Developed and maintained C/C++ embedded software on Embedded Linux platforms, implemented and debugged low-level
interfaces (RS232, SPI, I2C, UART, USB, Ethernet, TCP/IP) to ensure reliable connectivity and data integrity.
• Supported device-to-host integration by defining embedded interface contracts (message formats, error handling, versioning)
and collaborating with downstream application/portal teams to ensure reliable data exchange and backward compatibility.
• Built and optimized device UI workflows using Qt/QML aligned to treatment states and operator workflows, improved
usability and reduced operator friction in high-stakes clinical environments.
• Supported device-to-host communication and integration needs by aligning embedded outputs with downstream applications,
contributed to connectivity discussions and validation activities in Bluetooth/BLE-adjacent workflows where applicable.
• Authored design documentation and implemented unit tests using Google Test, led integration debugging and code/design
reviews to enforce coding standards and prevent regressions.

### Software Engineer, Manufacturing @ Zimmer Biomet
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Warsaw, IN
• Led software-driven process improvements for manufacturing operations, reducing lead time by 25% and lowering
operational errors by 50% through automation and standardized workflow tooling.
• Improved manufacturing traceability by standardizing data capture and generating audit-friendly reports to support quality
objectives and consistent production outcomes.
• Built automated workstation documentation and reporting utilities to improve traceability, reduce operator burden, and
increase quality consistency across production lines.
• Delivered projects in Agile environments with schedule accountability, coordinating stakeholders across manufacturing,
quality, and engineering teams.

### Firmware Design Engineer @ Molex
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Rochester Hills, MI
• Developed and verified firmware for optical network modules/subsystems, collaborating with global teams on low-level
embedded functionality and hardware integration.
• Designed and debugged low-level firmware and device interfaces (register-level bring-up, peripheral configuration, timing
constraints) with strong understanding of microprocessor architecture and hardware/firmware integration.
• Built embedded firmware in C/C++ with focus on performance and robust interfaces, implemented and debugged device-level
protocols including RS232, I2C, SPI, MDIO, USB, PCIe, and Ethernet.
• Implemented closed-loop control using

### Graduate Product Manager - Interdisciplinary Product Development - University of Illinois @ Caterpillar Inc.
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Greater Chicago Area
[Capstone Project through University of Illinois at Chicago]
- Served as a Product Manager to research, identify and propose a product for Caterpillar Inc. to help them establish a good relationship with small to medium sized construction business owner
- Implemented a product called 'CAT CHAT' to empower small to medium sized construction business owners who prefer to DIY rather than rely on the Caterpillar Dealerships for their regular maintenance
- The proposed idea has been selected from 6 different proposals by different teams

### Product Management Intern @ Voith Turbo Private Limited
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Hyderabad Area, India
- Collaborated on redesigning a basic constant speed fluid coupling, achieving a 4% weight reduction and enhancing manufacturability.
- Coordinated with multiple departments to grasp the step-by-step design and manufacturing processes, proposing a re-routing of manufacturing to decrease production time by 3%.
- Conducted dynamic analyses to determine speed-torque characteristics of the company's fluid couplings.

### Powertrain Team Lead / Product Manager @ Formula Manipal
Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | Manipal
• Lead the Concept to production design and development of Drivetrain components. 
• Extensive co-ordination with other sub-teams at every stage to ensure high quality deliverables and constantly implementing corrective actions with properly documented design reports.
• Directly involved with 2D/3D Modelling and rapid prototyping at every stage to avoid design failures
• Achieved 20% and 40% weight reduction respectively from existing drive-shafts and stub-axle models by appropriate material selection, design changes and utilizing extensive Finite element and simulation tools
• Achieved 30% cost reduction by reverse engineering a tripod joint housing and in-house manufacturing
• Directly involved in in-house heat treatment of drive-shafts to reduce cost of outsourcing heat treatment
• Participated in Formula Student, Germany and Formula Student, Czech Republic in 2014 and stood out as the “fastest Indian FSAE car for 2014”
• Directly involved in developing and implementing electro-pneumatic gear shifting mechanism


## Education
### Master’s Degree in Engineering
University of Illinois Chicago

### Bachelor’s Degree in Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
Manipal Institute of Technology

### Master of Science - MS in Information Technology
University of the Cumberlands


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/srujannarsing

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