Sai Kalki Abhinav Gannavarapu

Software Engineer

San Francisco, California, United States5 yrs 7 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Proven track record in delivering high-quality software products.
  • Extensive experience in Embedded Systems and Firmware Engineering.
  • Strong ability to develop innovative IoT solutions.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a skilled Embedded Systems Engineer with a strong focus on IoT and Firmware Development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Embedded SoftwareFirmware EngineeringEmbedded SystemsIt Service Management

Other Skills

C++Use CasesInternet of Things (IoT)Low-Power CommunicationIoTApplication DevelopmentProportional-Integral-Derivative (PID)Project GuidanceEmbedded LinuxXilinx VivadoFPGA DevelopmentProject PlanningAgile Project ManagementServiceNowFinancial Management

About

As an aspiring computer engineer with a lot of projects on my belt in Internet of Things , Embedded Systems and Firmware Engineering, I am passionate about developing innovative solutions that solve complex problems. Throughout my career as an IT Manager, I have honed my skills in requirement analysis, SLDC lifecycle and Project management, and have a proven track record of delivering high-quality software products on time and within budget. I have extensive experience in C, Embedded C, Internet of Things, which has allowed me to develop a strong ability to work on Embedded systems software and firmware . In addition to my technical skills, I am a collaborative team player who is dedicated to achieving team goals and providing excellent customer service and this is validated by the value I generate for my clients /employers I am excited to continue building my skills and expertise in the field of Computer engineering, Embedded Software Engineering and Firmware engineering and am eager to take on new challenges and opportunities. If you are looking for a Embedded software engineer or Firmware Engineer who is dedicated, skilled, and passionate about their work, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Experience

5 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 8 mos
Average Tenure
2 mos
Current Experience

Applied materials

Software Engineer II

Mar 2026Present · 2 mos · Santa Clara County, CA · On-site

  • Develop and support software for photonics manufacturing equipment used to fabricate optical waveguides for AR devices. Implement machine control, hardware communication, and system diagnostics to ensure precise and reliable etching operations.
C++Embedded Software

Nxp semiconductors

Systems and Applications Engineer - Secure Connected Edge

Aug 2024Dec 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos · Austin, Texas, United States · On-site

  • Developed and validated firmware-level KPIs for MCXL microcontrollers, including autonomous ADC multi-sample collection using DMA, comparator-triggered wakeups, UART/I2C low-power communication, RAM retention behavior, and multi-core power modes.
  • Debugged 40+ firmware, SDK, and silicon behavior issues across validation, bring-up, and SDK teams, improving early silicon stability and reducing customer-reported issues significantly.
  • Integrated multiple peripheral drivers (ADC, UART, I2C, DMA, timers) into ultra-low-power firmware reference designs, achieving 60–75% reduction in power consumption through optimized peripheral configuration and clocking.
  • Implemented complex ADC-based metering and flow-measurement firmware flows that contributed to a major customer design win with Honeywell.
  • Authored internal firmware test suites for verifying peripheral behavior across deep sleep states, wake-up triggers, and core-to-core interactions.
  • Built application-level demos including a low-power smoke detector, magnetic pulse counter, flow meter, and smart-metering reference designs showcased during CES 2025.
  • Collaborated with global engineering teams (USA, India, China, Romania) on silicon/KPI validation , SDK alignment to support alpha customer use cases.
  • Delivered 50+ customer tours demonstrating NXP’s smart home, industrial IoT, low-power, and edge AI/ML prototypes including customers like Dell, Whirlpool, Amazon, META etc.
Use CasesInternet of Things (IoT)Firmware EngineeringEmbedded Systems

The university of texas at arlington

2 roles

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Aug 2023May 2024 · 9 mos · Arlington, Texas, United States · On-site

  • 1. Assisted Prof. Dr. Jason H Losh in teaching CSE 4342 – Embedded Systems II for two semesters, including hands-on instruction in labs for students.
  • 2. Guided students in implementing diverse projects, such as a self-balancing Inverted Pendulum robot, an Autonomous Pet Feeder System, and an Ultrasound-based obstacle detection cane.
  • 3. Supervised the realization of projects involving TDOA angle of arrival sound detection and an IR light transceiver-based peer-to-peer communication system.
Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID)Embedded SoftwareEmbedded Systems

Research Assistant, Computer Engineering at UTA

May 2023Feb 2024 · 9 mos · Arlington, Texas, United States · On-site

  • Assisted Prof. Dr. Jason H Losh in creating a bootable Linux distribution with Rust support on the FPGA Zynq board.
  • Developed a wave generator in System Verilog on FPGA board with a 12-bit DAC reconstruction filter and Linux drivers for GUI interface to generate output waves based on commands given
Embedded LinuxXilinx VivadoEmbedded Systems

Inry

2 roles

IT Manager

Promoted

Jun 2020Jun 2022 · 2 yrs · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  • 1. Led end to end ServiceNow implementations in ITSM, ITBM, HR, CSM, HAM, SAM with project cycles of 4 months
  • 2. For an insurance company, implemented a solution to help in management of finances, organization changes, payroll from Excel to ServiceNow tool. This saved the client around 500,000 $ in IT and management costs per year
  • 3. Created an integration of EPIC tool with ServiceNow for a healthcare client. The solution implemented reduced the average time for raising tickets from 1.5hrs to 35mins/day per doctor, increasing their time spent in clinics
Project PlanningAgile Project ManagementIT Service Management

Technical Consultant

May 2018Jun 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  • Worked on End to end implementations of different Servicenow modules as a servicenow developer and admin
JavaScriptServiceNow AdministrationIT Service Management

Goldstone infratech limited

Engineering Intern

May 2015Jul 2015 · 2 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

  • Summer internship in engineering field I designed transmission line insulators of various specifications in COULOMB 3D software and tested designed samples from the production line for corona resistance and other tests.

Education

The University of Texas at Arlington

Master of Engineering - MEng — Computer Engineering Spl. in Embedded Systems and Robotics

Aug 2022May 2024

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Master of Technology - MTech — Instrumentation and Signal processing

Jan 2017Jan 2018

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Bachelor of Technology - BTech — Electrical Engineering

Jan 2012Jan 2016

Narayana Junior College - India

Intermediate

Jan 2010Jan 2012

Embassy of India school, Moscow

High School

Jan 2009Jan 2010

Kendriya Vidyalaya

Jan 2005Jan 2009

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