About me

I'm a Hardware Design Engineer and New Product Development Engineer based in Karnataka, India. My career is dedicated to creating innovative solutions and pushing the boundaries of technology.

With years of experience in hardware design and new product development, I specialize in transforming complex challenges into elegant and practical solutions. I have a proven track record of designing cutting-edge hardware components and bringing innovative products to market.

What i'm doing

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    New Product Development

    Ideation | Innovation | Prototyping | Testing

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    Schematics Capture

    Component Selection | Cost Reduction | Version Control

  • PCB Design icon

    PCB Design

    Layout & Routing | High Speed | DFM | DFA | Library Management

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    Robotics

    Motor & Sensor Selection | Power Calculation | Prototyping & Testing

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    Firmware Development

    C | C++ | C# | HAL | Python | Communication Protocols

  • Product Manager icon

    Product Management

    Strategy | Roadmap | Requirements | Feature Prioritization | PLM

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Experience

  1. EMotorad (Inkodop Technologies Pvt Ltd), Bangalore

    External Consultant - Hardware Development Sept 2024 - Present Electric Two-Wheeler – 900W Off/ON Board Charger

     In - Progress

    Engineer – Hardware Development Oct 2023 — Aug 2024 E-Bike - Smart Motor Controller Unit – 250W (Electric - Bicycle)

     Designing of complete powertrain architecture of the E-Bike (Electric Bicycle). Integrated connected feature for the MCU using Bluetooth. Power calculations, Hardware Design, Component Engineering and Vendor management.
     Compliance Testing – AIS-004 Part – 3

    E-Bike - Connected Display (Electric - Bicycle)

     Designed a standalone display consisting of LTE with 2G fallback and GNSS feature for trip data, location tracking and SOS.
     Coloured TFT – Non – Intelligent with touch.

    Electric Two-Wheeler – 48V Battery Management System

     Contributed to the Architecture and Hardware Design of 48V BMS for 2 – Wheeler system.
     NXP based AFE and Microcontroller for NMC based batteries
     Pre-charge resistor calculation, PCB Layout with EMI / EMC compliance.

    Electric Two-Wheeler – Instrument Cluster (Body Control and Telematics Unit)

     Contributed to the Architecture and Hardware Design of stackable cluster unit with independent BCM and TCU module.
     TCU – Android System with MIPI Touch Display using Quectel Module.
     BCM – Over/Under Voltage Protection, Reverse Polarity Protection

    E-Bike - Intelligent Battery Management System – 36V/48V (Electric - Bicycle)

     Architecture and Hardware development of BMS compatible with 36V and 48V architecture using TI based AFE and NXP based microcontroller.
     Compatible with NMC and LFP batteries.

  2. HoloWorld (Kaaya Virtualization Private Limited), Mysuru

    Robotics Hardware Engineer & Product Manager Sept 2022 — Present HoloSuit - B2B

     Leading the Design and development of Holosuit, encompassing both Hardware and Software. The cutting-edge full-body motion capture suit is specifically designed for Virtual Reality and XR applications with a realistic sense of feel and touch.
     Designed the comprehensive Electronics System, encompassing integrated harness solutions for functional scalability, captivating aesthetics, and effortless maintenance.
     Worked with cross functional teams to ensure product success, including software engineers, mechanical engineers, Industrial designers, apparel designers and quality assurance team.

    Cleaning Robot (Client) - B2B

     Designed Wiring Harness for the Robot(Cobot) and Sensors - ATEX Environment

    Build Your Own Robot(BYOR) - B2C

     Designed BMS for the company's consumer product serving over 1000+ customers.

    4 - Wheeled Research Robot

     Designed and developed hardware for a four-wheeled omni-directional robot with autonomous navigation capabilities.
     Performed hardware selection, battery calculations and wiring harness design to ensure optimal performance, efficient power management, and seamless integration for all components.

    Exo - Skeleton

     Engaged in Motor Selection, power calculation, control electronics integration and mounting.
     Responsible for executing wiring harness for medical rehabilitation lower body exoskeletons.

  3. Mahindra & Mahindra, Automotive Division, Nashik

    Assistant Manager Mar 2021 — Sep 2022 Paint Shop

     Successfully developed an in-house auto colour changer, resulting in 8% reduction in solvent consumption during painting.
     Experienced in handling sealer robot of FANUC, including programming and troubleshooting using Teach Pendent.
     Proficient in working with painting robots such as DURR, Eco Screen 3D Onsite, KEBA Teach Pendant, and Wonderware In – Touch.
     PLC Programming skills with Allen Bradley and Factory Talk HMI.
     Familiarity with sensors, IO mapping/programming, VFDs, circuit breakers, relays, protection devices, and cabling.
     Communication Protocols – Ethernet TCP/IP, RS232, RS485, Control-Net, DH+.
     Implemented fail-safe Poka-Yoke mechanisms at critical areas in the Paint shop process.
     Designed SOP for the Digital Quality system.

    Graduate Engineer Trainee Mar 2021 — Feb 2022 Press Shop

     Defect elimination on body panels in the press line using OpenCV
     Conceptualized and implemented an automatic cushion pin detection system for Draw Die, using a low-cost setup and PLC for identification of proper seating.

    Yet to be filled

  4. SAEGCT Collegiate Club - GCT

    Electrical Subsystem Lead Dec 2017 — Apr 2020

     Led a team of four in the Electrical System department, ensuring strict adherence to a challenging 10-month product delivery schedule and fostering relationships with 20+ sponsors.
     Utilized NI cDAQ, Arduino, a dynamometer, and leveraged MATLAB simulations to gather and analyse vehicle parameters.
     Implemented Data-driven design, yielding an impressive 35% reduction in weight and a 25% reduction in parts.
     Secured the 21st overall position and ranked 8th in the cost event, competing against 100 schools worldwide at BAJA SAE Arizona 2020.

Education

  1. Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), The Netherlands

    Electrical Engineering (Masters) 2024 — Present

     Curretly Studying in TU Delft specialising in the Power Electronics and Drives and additional specialisation on the High Voltage Technology

  2. Government College of Technology, Coimbatore

    Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Bachelors) 2016 — 2020

     CGPA : 8.78/10.00
     Activities and Societies: Technical Head - EEE National Symposium
     Coordinator of Student Research Foundation
     Member of SAEGCT

  3. Bannari Amman Vidya Niketan, Sathyamangalam

    Higher Secondary Certificate (12th Grade) 2014 — 2016

     Percentage : 96.25/100.00
     Activities and Societies:
     Sports - Volleyball

  4. Bannari Amman Vidya Niketan, Sathyamangalam

    Secondary School Certificate (10th Grade) 2012 — 2014

     Percentage : 99.60/100.00
     Activities and societies: School People Leader
     Sports - Volleyball
     School Marching Band

Awards And Achievements

  • HOLOSTAR - award for playing pivotal role in propelling theproduct to achieve remarkable success
  • State Rank Holder (2nd) - Secondary School Certificate (10th Grade)
  • AIR 9th - BAJA SAE INDIA - 2019
  • Overall 21st - BAJA SAE ARIZONA - 2020 (International Event)

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