Driving architecture and deployment of high-voltage and low-voltage power electronics systems at Lucid Motors, delivering scalable integration of measurement instrumentation (LabVIEW, NI VeriStand, PXI platforms) into EV validation workflows.

• Led a team of Electrical Engineering and Silicon Validation professionals while directly implementing an automated infrastructure framework for SoC design, PMIC, and silicon validation. Optimized measurement processes to improve accuracy by 25% and reduce testing time by 30%.

• Analyzed hardware register specifications, built complex multi-layered circuit boards using tools such as Cadence, debugged firmware, and created automation scripts and regression setups using Python, decreasing manual debugging efforts by 50% while integrating APIs and libraries from external hardware vendors.

• Executed unit and end-to-end testing for SW/HW features in post-silicon setups that improved product stability by 25%.

• Spearheaded designing and developing innovative circuit boards (High Speed – 6 Gbps-18 Gbps) for wearables, display cameras, contributing to Metaverse initiatives using tools such as Cadence and Altium.

• Actively collaborated with cross-functional teams to refine architecture, requirements for the SoC design, PMIC, and high-speed serial communication interfaces (I2C, I3C, SPI, MIPI CPHY) and ensure smooth development of circuit design (Schematics, Layout) multi-layered PCBAs (4, 8, 16 layers rigid, rigid-flex) utilizing best practices in signal integrity and power integrity across multiple Augmented Reality applications.

• Designed and simulated differential pairs, impedance-controlled traces using SI/PI simulation tools that resulted in efficient cross-functional team reviews and improved the success rate of the first time tape out cycle of PCBAs by 30%.

• Collaborated closely with manufacturing vendors efficiently on PCB stack ups, fabrication specifications and assembly guidelines that improved the functional hardware success rate by 20%.

As a Senior Technical Leader of the product software engineering R&D team, led the design and development of innovative data analytics platforms and tools that can help in the support, management, and evaluation of various types of complex engineering data for Viviota’s customers.

• Developed and implemented state-of-the-art enterprise and web-based software (client-server) solutions consisting of plugins/micro-services related to data analytics using advanced LabVIEW programming techniques (OOP, Actor Frameworks, JSON data format, G-web, RESTful interfaces) along with Python, Javascript, and MATLAB as needed that helped enterprise companies to improve their overall efficiency and productivity dealing with large amounts of engineering data.

• Developed and implemented back-end web services (utilizing HTTP REST Methods, WebSocket and gRPC protocols) using LabVIEW and SQL databases (Postgres, MS SQL) and analytics back-end engine in Python.

• Managed an offshore development team and mentored several team members effectively, often advocating best practices in software development and testing.

• Developed and built an agile scrum model that utilized best practices in scrum methodologies and helped Viviota to have a robust agile development software scrum model.

• Developed best practices for the software development process and built templates for different stages of the development life cycle that will help the development team to deliver high-quality product software eventually resulting in huge amounts of savings for the company thereby delivering the required deliverables on time with high efficiency.

• Responsible for all the different stages of the software product life cycle from concept to production, participated actively in the architectural discussions and code reviews thereby helping the team and company to achieve the highest quality.

• Managed and led the full-cycle development (architecture-schematics-layout-manufacturing-bring-up-test) of multi-layered complex PCBs (rigid, rigid-flex) using tools such as Altium, Cadence Allegro, and firmware/software development, bring-up, debugging, utilizing ARM cortex-based controllers with multiple high-speed serial communication interfaces (I2C, I3C, SPI, USB, USB-C, PCIe), motor, actuator, and driver interfaces, supporting the rapid deployment of IoT-enabled complex machines in stores and achieving $0.5M in annual cost savings.

• Spearheaded CE and UL pre-compliance testing efforts and collaborated with regulatory teams to streamline certification.

• Led supplier coordination to ensure the delivery of electronic PCBAs, components within rapid prototyping timelines, including RFQ, BOM vetting, and production readiness.

Completed various PCB designs (types of PCBs include Rigid, Rigid-Flex etc) successfully within a very short period.

Played a key role of SW architect by participating in code reviews, thereby enabling the team to have best practices and release robust, high quality functioning software for various embedded microcontrollers (STM32, NXP, Microchip etc).

• Provided end-to-end technical leadership on medical device projects, overseeing software and hardware development per the stringent IEC 60601 and IEC 62304 standards, critical for regulatory compliance and the successful launch of Class III medical devices.

• Developed an accelerometer-based low noise sensor interface circuit board in compliance with EMI/EMC standards as part of the core front-end hardware for the medical device using FPGA and microcontroller architecture based on ARM-Cortex with interfaces such as ethernet, TCP/IP, USB-C using tools such as Altium, providing a robust solution that enhanced the accuracy of device readings for Class III devices.

• Spearheaded data acquisition and medical device software development using C/C++, LabVIEW, and Python, enhancing product functionality and reliability, thus directly contributing to improved patient outcomes and healthcare provider satisfaction.