Development Intern Automation Engineer

Menita Patil Mountain view, CA 213-***-**** ********@***.*** Linkedin: Menita Patil

EDUCATION

University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles - M.S., Electrical & Computer Engineering Aug 2021-May 2023 Relevant Coursework: CS570: Analysis of Algorithms; EE450: Introduction to Computer Networks; DSCI551: Foundations of Data Management; EE538: Computing Principles for Electrical Engineers; EE595: Software Design and Optimization Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, India - B.E., Electronics and Communications Engineering Aug 2015-May 2019 Relevant Coursework: Operating Systems, Data Structures, Microprocessor & Microcontrollers, Digital System Design TECHNICAL SKILLS

● Programming Languages: C, Python, C++ Embedded C, MATLAB

● Protocols: SPI, I2C, UART, TCP/IP, UDP, ETHERNET, DHCP, DNS, IPv4, IPv6, Zigbee, STOMP, MODBUS

● Hardware: ARM Cortex, STM32F407, 8051, Raspberry Pi, Arduino Uno, NodeMCU, Oscilloscope

● Software/Tools/OS: IAR Embedded Workbench, Postman, NI test stand, Grafana, Wireshark Packet Capture, Klocwork, RabbitMQ, Cisco Packet tracer, Mininet, Cadence, Keil-uVision, JIRA, Linux, Ubuntu, Windows, MAC EXPERIENCE

Silicon Development Intern(Autopilot-Dojo), Tesla Inc Jan 2023-Present

● Developed and executed screening and integration scripts for silicon on wafer-D1 Dojo, a scalable AI-based supercomputer.

● Improved system-level performance by successfully validating, debugging and automating debug flow for large data resulting in a 97% issue resolution rate of Dojo hardware within tight deadlines

● Implemented a Debug Decision Tree (DDT) tool with a Python GUI, distilling expert knowledge into an algorithmic framework, reducing debugging effort with increased efficiency, effectiveness, and accessibility to a broader audience. Firmware Design Engineer, Schneider Electric, R&D Jul 2019-Nov 2021

● Implemented and documented the Firmware Signature for Wireless and Wired Zigbee Gateway, ensuring compliance with Cybersecurity Standards through manual and automatic firmware upgrades achieving 100% secure firmware upgrade.

● Developed and validated 60+ test cases, including directed, weighted, and random, to verify the Zigbee Gateway.

● Conducted static code analysis in compliance with MISRA-C coding standards, reduced firmware vulnerabilities by 20%.

● Developed webservices using RestAPI to facilitate communication between the Gateway and connected edge devices, allowing for data communication in JSON format involving cloud.

● Performed code patches for the application layer of Zigbee embedded products using Serial peripherals, GPIOs, Watchdog timers, Multithreading, and FreeRTOS in an Agile environment improving the product quality by 30%.

● Troubleshot and resolved various defects/bugs in the firmware on the product and system level as well as on the customer site Test Automation Engineer, Schneider Electric, R&D Jan 2019-Jun 2019

● Orchestrated automated testing scripts for Zigbee Embedded Devices for smoke/stress and regression tests monitoring code reaching 95% function coverages, resulting in increased testing capacity and efficiency

● Created a toolbox for REST-level Services in NI teststand which gave reusable and scalable test scripts for various embedded products offering complete automated testing for integration testing, defect reporting and scrutinizing defects Analog Design Engineer, Sankalp Semiconductor Pvt Ltd Jun 2017-Jul 2017

● Architected and modeled Buck-Boost converters, LDO, POR, and POK for PMICs (Power Management Integrated Circuits)

● Analyzed the Input/Output voltage and current characteristics of PMICs using Cadence and maximized the performance ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Social Matching Model (C, Socket programming, TCP, UDP, DFS) 2021

● Designed a Social Matching Model to know the compatibility between two input clients of the same network topology

● Programmed a central server to communicate to frontend servers and the backend servers through UNIX socket

● Incorporated DFS to social network graph of client list extracted from the backend servers to achieve 100% accuracy. Automatic Pothole Detection System (C, MQTT, AWS cloud, Haversine distance algorithm, WordPress) 2019

● Engineered a comprehensive real-time pothole detection system, featuring a user-friendly website with voice alerts and the ability to examine, process, and monitor data received from piezoelectric sensors via WifiModule cutting the overall cost by 60%.

● Presented and published a research paper on “Automatic Pothole Detection System” with IJERT Smart Waste Management (C, C++, MQTT, Dijkstra’s algorithm, WordPress) 2018

● Built microprocessor/sensor-based prototype for remote monitoring of garbage bins to reduce overflow

● Created a user-friendly website that displays bin capacity, communicates with control room and optimizes collection paths LEADERSHIP AND INVOLVEMENT

● Directed research under prof. Shahin Nazarian on topics- embedded Systems components and IOT challenges 2022-2023

● Member of the Schneider Electric India- Young Technological Council driving innovation. 2020-2021

● Received "Act Like Owner" award thrice for taking self-initiated responsibility in time-critical situations 2019-2021

● Led coordination of Schneider's sports and cultural events, including large-scale events with over 4000 attendees. 2019-2021

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