My area of expertise and speciality in Engineering: Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Circuits and systems, Signal processing, Automotive Electronics Safety, Robotics and Controls, Sensors and Actuators and Microcontrollers/Embedded systems, Systems Design, Deep Learning and Neural Networks

Graduation

University College Name: Lawrence Technological University

University College location: 21000 W 10 Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48075, USA

Field of Study: Electrical and Computers Engineering

Degree: Master of Science

Date Started:  AUG/2010

Date Graduated:  MAY/2012

 

Undergraduate

University College Name: Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

University College location: Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh 533003, India

Field of Study: Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Degree: Bachelor of Science & Technology

Date Started:  MARCH/2006

Date Graduated:  JUNE/2010

Dates: APR/2021 – Present

Title: Staff Functional Safety Engineer

Employer: Rivian Automotive

Location: Palo Alto, CA, USA

Presently Working as “Staff Functional Safety Engineer – ADAS and Self-Driving (Autonomy)” 

• Responsible for lead, design, development for Technical Embedded and SOC safety for Self-driving Embedded controls
• Performing SOTIF analysis to predict deterministic and Un-deterministic algorithms – Safe driving principles
• Responsible for developing FMEA’s, FTA to articulate and formulate functional safety requirements on Self Driving SOC’s as well 32-bits, 64-bits Microcontrollers
• Design and architect of Software Functional Safety aspects on Embedded design and Machine learning as per ISO 26262-part 6 Software standards as well ISO/PAS 21448
• Lead and monitor junior embedded developers as well systems software team in direction of including functional safety for SOCs

 

Dates: JUNE/2020 – APR/2021

Title: Senior Embedded Functional Safety Engineer

Employer: TuSimple Inc

Location: San Diego, CA, USA

Previously Worked as “Senior Embedded Functional Safety Engineer” – ADAS Division

• Responsible for performing Embedded Software, safety systems development on Autonomous driving targets (SOCs, IC chips, Microcontrollers and PMICs).
• Performed design, architecture of embedded safety module and software components construction (using Functional safety standards - ISO 26262).
• Performed Vehicle level HARA analysis (to calculate hazard analysis) and derivation of safety goals that corresponds to ADAS features
• Wrote the safety standards, adheres and design concepts of failure mode effective analysis both SW and HW modules for AI.
• Performed Functional safety systems engineering role to validate the components, SW and HW designs that are aligned with system requirements as per ISO26262 standards

 

Dates: JAN/2020 – JUNE/2020

Title: Lead Embedded Engineer

Employer: Hitachi Automotive Systems

Location: Farmington Hills, MI, USA

Previously Worked as “Lead Embedded Engineer” – ECU and Embedded Electronics

• Contributed to Systems Engineering projects to develop Functional Safety Standards on embedded design and control algorithms
• Worked with those same customers to design credible workaround when required.
• Worked with third parties to architect key capabilities necessary to enable Intel solutions.
• Performed Fault Insertion Testing (FIT) and Hazard analysis using Static Tools to qualify the CDD drivers for Safety protocols and Integrity checks.

 

Dates: SEP/2017 – JAN/2020

Title: Embedded Software Safety Engineer

Employer: Tenneco Automotive

Location: Monroe, MI, USA

Previously Worked as “Embedded Software Safety Engineer” – ECU Systems Design and Chassis Controls

• Design and configured low level drivers’ safety concepts for embedded microcontrollers
• Designed Freedom from Interference safety mechanism for Memory modules, RTOS, CPU and Watchdog software components – design for redundant storage, redundant data exchange and software partitioning
• Designed embedded software safety requirement analysis, Functional safety requirements, technical safety requirements and Software Safety Requirements
• Performed Fault injection testing on bare board with demo application (check for Voltage, Temperature and Clock Monitor) failures when residual faults were introduced.
• Conducted vehicle -safety goal validation testing’s adhering to safety goal documentation
• Performed Memory management, task scheduling and NVRAM storage for fault handlers, designed and developed fault free mechanism

 

Dates: OCT/2013 – SEP/2017

Title: CAN Communications Systems Software Engineer

Employer: BWI Group

Location: Brighton, MI, USA

Previously Worked as “CAN Communications Systems Software Engineer” – Memory and COMM Stack Development

• Constructed safe libraries for low level modules (such as CAN, ETH, MEM, LIN and SPI) allotment of End-to-End libraries, CRC and checksum counters
• Safety design implementation for total conversion of FREE RTOS to SAFE RTOS (In house module design, requirements allocation and fault analysis)
• Conducted through functionals safety analysis on RTOS (helped to change mode from FREE RTOS to SAFE RTOS design)
• Designed Memory redundancy concept (Instead of using MPU) introduced Shared Memory concept along with redundancy of memory (cost effective) and safe mechanism for embedded microcontroller
• Analyzed safe quality process in automation of tests running on Micro, developed in-house safety checks for Memory modules

 

Dates: JULY/2012 – OCT/2013

Title: Electrical Systems Safety Engineer

Employer: Edag Group

Location: Auburn Hills, MI, USA

Previously Worked as “Electrical Systems Safety Engineer”– Microcontrollers Memory Stack division

• Responsible for conduction FIT tests (Fault Injection Tests), IST tests, board bring up tests
• Scripted and conducted BIST tests (MBISTs) and (LBISTs) for 32-bit Microcontroller
• Responsible for implementing embedded safety tests as per ISO 26262 and OEM safety requirement document
• Conducted Onboard Diagnostics, CAN Communication failure checks, DTC allocation to all potential failure modes