Electrical Engineering Entry-Level

OMKAR GHODKE

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Purdue University, Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (Senior Year) Concentrations: Microelectronics & Semiconductors

Skills:

Programming Languages – SystemVerilog / Embedded C / Python / MATLAB Software and Tools – Siemens QuestaSim / CATIA / Cadence Spectre / Test Bench Technical Areas – Semiconductor Devices / Embedded Systems / Digital Systems Design/ Digital Twins Relevant Courses: Feedback Systems Design / Microprocessor Systems / ASIC Design / Operations Research

Awards: US Presidential Scholarship invitee / National Merit Commended / Most Improved Athlete West

Lafayette

May, 2026

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Embedded Systems Researcher at Purdue University 05/2025 – 08/2025 Microprocessor Systems and Interfacing Lab

• Performed technical validation on the new Purdue Proton (RP2350-based) development board ahead of its integration into the ECE 362 Embedded Systems curriculum.

• Wrote and debugged register-level C code to test the functionality of core hardware peripherals, including GPIO, PWM, ADC, and the SPI protocol, ensuring their suitability for future lab assignments.

• Analyzed the RP2350 datasheet and SDK to identify potential challenges and best practices, providing critical feedback and foundational code to the supervising instructor to inform lab development. Undergraduate Teaching Assistant at Purdue University 01/2024 – 05/2025 Electrical Engineering Fundamentals Lab I

• Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team of faculty and students to enhance learning outcomes, leading to students successfully meeting course objectives in electronic circuit design and testing.

• Deepened expertise in test and design principles through proficient use of test bench equipment.

• Facilitated a significant improvement in class performance, increasing the average class GPA by 0.37 points.

• Strengthened technical reading, writing, and communication skills, enhancing the ability to convey complex technical information effectively.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Virtual Twins at Birck 08/2025 – 05/2026

Digital Twins in Semiconductor Manufacturing

• Contributing to a national priority initiative by developing Digital Twins for Semiconductor Manufacturing.

• Utilizing Kinematic CAD Modeling, using CATIA, to create virtual, fully operational twins of semiconductor fabrication equipment.

• Gaining in-depth understanding of semiconductor processing and equipment operation at Purdue’s Birck Nanotechnology Center, by building detailed digital twins of cleanroom tools. Datacenter Network Accelerator 08/2025 – 05/2026

System on Chip Design, FPGA prototyping

• Contributing to the design and verification of a custom RDMA accelerator by prototyping hardware on the HAPS-100 4F system.

• Implementing custom RTL Designs, AFTx07 chip, and off-chip memory controllers on the HAPS hardware.

• Developing expertise in the HAPS prototyping environment to integrate and validate complex system-on-chip components.

• Learning data center and communication protocols, such as the OSI model, to aid in designing the system architecture on the HAPS-100 FPGA.

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