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VENKAT R K

Mobile: +91-916******* ~ Email:adpsas@r.postjobfree.com

Address: H.No. 9-245/D, Basavanagar, Marathahalli Post, Bangalore- 570037(India) OBJECTIVE:

To work in challenging and dynamic environment and simultaneously contribute to the growth and success of the organization, I represent.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Hardware Design Engineer with 17 + years experience in embedded controller hardware (Systems & Customised/standard Boards (PCBA) and Integrated assemblies) across the entire product life cycle including concept and requirements definition, design, prototyping, verification (Power-On, Functional/Acceptance/Qualification testing) and release to production and Certification activities for Industrial/Military applications.

Skilled in understanding requirements for design of Systems/ Boards (PCBA) hardware that use in harsh environments and develop system/board specific design requirements and processes for qualification and certification.

Expertise in embedded hardware development for various 8/16/32 bit microcontroller, Microprocessor, PowerPC and SOC

(System On Chip) based industrial standard products in close coordination with embedded software developers.

Experience in design, development and qualification of Test Jigs/Rigs for system /sub systems testing at lab level and at environmental test facility. Experience in the design of cables, racks, cabinets, PCBA (active and passive).

Hands-on experience in prototype/ bring-up, functional verification and debugging. Proof of concepts with new and existing technology capabilities to determine compatibility with current and future architecture standards in a real time /embedded environment.

Skilled in understanding overall operations for new products or improvement of existing products with thrust on reducing product cost.

Experience in execution of Electronics Product Development with multidisciplinary design team (Mechanical, Software & Firmware, Quality control/Quality assurance, end user etc...) and able to work both independently and in a team in a dynamic work environment.

Expertise in work breakdown and effort estimation for the various system/board designs, development, Software Hardware testing (Unit level, Integration level, system level & acceptance testing), qualification and certification in coordination with stakeholders.

Experience in multi-tasking and switching gears by prioritizing, focusing, and adapting to the multiple concurrent tasks/projects at hand.

Experience in outsourcing the development activities to external manufacturing co-developers and Transfer of technology to production agencies.

Expertise in Support for production and service as an expert (Intermediate Level (I-Level) and Depot Level (D-Level) testing).

Deft in the development of COTS (Commercially Of The Shelf) based embedded system hardware and steered through entire product development cycle from concept to realization.

Expertise in handling product drawings, dimensional inspection reports, process parameter, process capability & functional testing reports.

Proficiency in enhancing process operations and achieving the required quality level in the products.

Strong understanding in design risk management, obsolescence mitigation, improving reliability.

Mentoring and leadership to junior team members.

Experience at on-site for product (Brought out Items) acceptance and maintenance activities “at Rafael Israel”. Page 2 of 4

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

B.Tech (Electronics and Communication Engineering) from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Kakinada (A.P), India.

IT SKILLS

Operating Systems Windows 2007, 2010/XP, Ubuntu.

MS Office Microsoft Project 2010.

Programming Languages C, Embedded C, Assembly Language of 8051. Microprocessor Intel 8085, 8086, Atmel ARM Cortex-M7, Motorola 68332. Microcontroller 8051, Atmel Controller.

Power PC 440,7410,7448, T2081.

Tools Vivado 2015.2, 2014.4, Xilinx ISE 13.1, PASIT- Portable Avionics System Integration Tool, PCommliteVer 1.3. Keil µ Vision 3.0, Universal Programmer, ADA multi. High-Speed oscilloscopes, Signal generators, Logic analysers, spectrum and network analysers.

Communication Protocols

Standards-based product

Military Standards

MIL-STD_1553B,ARINC429, RS422,PCI,I2C,SPI,CAN and Ethernet VME, VPX, PMC, XME, etc...

Mil-STD- 810D,704Ds, ARINC STDs and DO-254, DO-178B CAREER CONTOUR

Organization:

Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), Ministry Of Defence, Government of India, Bangalore

(https://www.ada.gov.in)

ADA, Department of Defence R&D is the nodal agency for the design & development of LCA Duration : Jan 2004 to Present

Designation : Scientist/Engineer

Responsibilities:

Responsible for Studying and analysing organization processes including design, test plan and qualification of product realization.

Analysing user’s requirements and creating a detailed hardware architecture and formal structured design.

Create electrical technical drawings for interconnects (Functional overview, High level block diagram, Detailed wiring diagrams).

Design of electronic circuits using suitable components (BOM generation), systems and equipment, including prototypes and test interface /equipment for use in harsh environments.

Performing the trade-off studies to determine the preferred implementation scenario for new or changed functions and obtaining recommendations from stakeholders. Page 3 of 4

Conduct design reviews (DDR, PDR, CDR, etc.) and generate documentation in accordance with company quality processes.

Develop sub systems/ systems level functional hardware acceptance test procedures, Qualification test procedures, production documents (Ready to print) and test reports.

Collaborate and monitor product electronic design with interdisciplinary teams and ascertain the successful commissioning of the system.

Generation of Environmental Stress Screening testing procedures for system.

Testing hardware individually and in tandem with external systems.

Demonstration product functionality and design robustness through a rigorous verification process in coordination with certification agencies. Approvals from Certification agencies.

Troubleshot root cause product field failures including onsite investigations, physical inspection.

Conducting tests on failed units, reviewed data logs and correlated with product specifications and reviewing manufacturing and installation processes for cause(s) of failure. Projects:

1. Design, Development and Qualification of Mk2- Open Architecture Computer LRU (Line Replaceable Unit).

2. Design, Development and certification of Automatic Test Jigs for testing of Mk2-Open Architecture Computer LRU level, module level testing, Environmental Stress Screening (ESS) testing. Duration: 2016 to Present

Team Size: 6Nos

Skilled:

Industrial standard Architecture.

Dual redundant embedded system electronics.

ATR Chassis as per ARINC ARINC600 standards. Lab chassis for proof of concept, software development (Collaboration with Mechanical developers).

Customized 6 slots VPX backplane, in which 3 slots for each channel.

Flex rigid flex PCB for signal routing (Without wiring/cables).

3U VPX based single board computer with Power T20811.8 GHz (64Bit) or FPGA based power PC cards along with Communications (1553B, PCIexpress, Ethernet, ARINC429, SPI, I2C, and UART etc).

3U VPX I/O (Source and sink type discrete inputs and outputs) module with Xilinx Artix7 FPGA.

3U VPX power supply module with DC-DC converter (COTs based module).

Operating system: VxWorks 7.0(Collaboration with software developers).

Rack Mounted Test Jigs/simulators as per JSS-6625. 3. Design, Development and Qualification of Mk1- Open Architecture Computer LRU and Test Jigs for testing of Mk1 Open Architecture Computer LRU level, module level testing and ESS testing. Duration: 2011 to 2016

Team Size: 5Nos

Skilled:

Industrial standard Architecture.

Dual redundant embedded system electronics.

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ATR Chassis as per ARINC ARINC404A standards. Lab chassis for proof of concept, software development (Collaboration with Mechanical developers).

Chassis with 8 slots VME backplane for each channel (COTs Items).

Generation of Electrical Interface Document (EID), Internal Wiring Document (IWD).

VME based conduction cooled modules as per IEEE 1101.2.

6U VME based single board computer with PowerPC 7410(32bit) and ASIC based power PC cards.

Operating system: VxWorks 5.4(Collaboration with software developers). 4. Design, Development and Qualification of Mk1-Interface Management computer LRU & Interface computer LRU and Test Jigs for testing of Mk1 Interface Management Computer LRU level, module level testing, Burn-In testing & ESS testing.

Duration: 2004 to 2011

Team Size: 5Nos

Skilled:

Customized Chassis mixed with Flex rigid flex PCB & wiring assembly and D38999 series connectors.

3 variants of LRUs with common controller card different DIO card.

Atmel ARM 7 series, CPLD and DDC 1553B ASIC based conduction cooled controller card and DIO card.

Motorola 68332(32 bit), CPLD and ASIC based conduction cooled controller card and DIO card

8051 Microcontroller and CPLD and ASIC based controller card.

C language (KEIL C-51 compiler).

Organization:

Electronics Corporation India limited (ECIL), Department of Atomic Energy, Hyderabad (https://www.ecil.co.in) Duration : Oct 2001 to Jan 2004

Designation : Hardware Design Engineer

Projects: Design, Development and testing of Self Power Neutron Detector (SPND) LRU as well as simulators required for testing the SPND for Nuclear Power Projects Team size: 4

Responsibilities & Skilled:

Understanding of organization processes.

Experience with laboratory equipment.

Evaluation boards testing and design of 8051 based circuit boards.

Reviewing of Design artifacts.

Generation of Board level Test procedures, co-ordination with certification agencies. PERSONAL DOSSIER

Nationality: Indian

Date of Birth: 16th Feb 1977

Passport No.: V3223350

Date of Expiry of Passport: 05th Oct 2031

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