Satyabodh Kadni — Director of Engineering

Extensive R&D/engineering management experience in embedded SW (Microcontroller SW , Platform SW, RTOS) and Wireless communication domain. My 20+ years of experience with various companies like Motorola, Samsung, Texas Instruments, ST-Ericsson & Mediatek includes leadership positions in embedded SW (Microcontroller SW , Platform SW, RTOS), Product Validation & Product development in wireless communication domain (GSM/WCDMA/LTE physical layer, Protocol SW, RF FW). My technical competencies are Embedded SW & Wireless Communications (GSM/WCDMA/LTE). My core competencies are Leadership & Team building, Delivery Management (Planning and execution), People Management, interfacing with customers, Vendor management & Technology leadership. I have setup large cross functional teams (~200 members) from scratch & delivered products in complex areas like 2G/3G Physical Layer, product validation & platform SW. I have strong experience of setting up validation labs with test capabilities for 2G/3G/4G physical layer, Protocol SW, RF FW & platform SW. I have established track record in delivering large complex products involving multi-site teams. I was AGILE champion responsible for transforming ~150 member global R&D team by bringing in Agile & Lean execution principles. I am passionate about establishing/developing teams, fostering innovation & taking the team to the next level in terms of performance while increasing their engagement towards the organization.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Telecommunications expert with extensive experience in embedded software development.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 26 yrs 7 mos

Skills

Embedded Software
Wireless Communications

Career Highlights

20+ years in embedded software and wireless communications.
Led large cross-functional teams of ~200 members.
AGILE champion transforming global R&D teams.

Work Experience

MediaTek

Director (3 yrs 2 mos)

Deputy Director (6 yrs 6 mos)

Infineon Technologies

Manager (1 yr 7 mos)

Ericsson

Director (1 yr 7 mos)

ST-Ericsson India Pvt Ltd

Sr. System Software Manager (2 yrs 6 mos)

System Software Manager (1 yr 7 mos)

Texas Instruments

Development Unit Manager (2 yrs 2 mos)

Lead Engineer (3 yrs)

Samsung India Software Operations

Lead Engineer (3 yrs)

Motorola India Electronics Ltd

Software Engineer (2 yrs)

Riverrun Software Group

Software Engineer (0 mo)

Education

Master of Technology (M.Tech.) at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

BE at Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli

Satyabodh Kadni

Director of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India26 yrs 7 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

20+ years in embedded software and wireless communications.
Led large cross-functional teams of ~200 members.
AGILE champion transforming global R&D teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Telecommunications expert with extensive experience in embedded software development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Embedded SoftwareWireless Communications

Other Skills

Microcontroller SW DevelopmentResource PlanningPeople ManagementDelivery ManagementVendor ManagementAGILEPlatform SWGSM/WCDMA DevelopmentProduct ValidationTeam ManagementValidation Labs SetupLayer1-DSPWirelessEmbedded SystemsDevice Drivers

About

Experience

26 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

9 yrs 4 mos

Current Experience

Mediatek

2 roles

Director

Promoted

Feb 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

Deputy Director

Dec 2016 – Jun 2023 · 6 yrs 6 mos

Wireless Technologies (GSM/WCDMA/LTE/...)

Infineon technologies

Manager

Apr 2015 – Nov 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Microcontroller SW Development
Responsible for resource planning, people management, delivery management
Vendor management (from floating the RFQ till selecting the vendor) for multiple activities in SOW or T&M mode
AGILE champion responsible to deploy Agile & Lean execution principles

Microcontroller SW DevelopmentResource PlanningPeople ManagementDelivery ManagementVendor ManagementAGILE+2

Ericsson

Director

Aug 2013 – Mar 2015 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Head of Platform SW team for Bangalore & Beijing
Responsible for resource planning, people management, delivery management
Ownership for Telephony/IPC/RIL/AT SW, USB, Positioning & customer interface for China customers
Vendor management (from floating the RFQ till selecting the vendor) for multiple activities in SOW or T&M mode
AGILE champion responsible for transforming ~150 member global R&D team by bringing in Agile & Lean execution principles.

Platform SWResource PlanningPeople ManagementDelivery ManagementVendor ManagementAGILE+2

St-ericsson india pvt ltd

2 roles

Sr. System Software Manager

Promoted

Jan 2011 – Jul 2013 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Head of Development Unit in GSM/WCDMA , Development Unit Manager (2G/3G Physical Layer SW & Product Validation team)
Setup 2G/3G Physical Layer SW, RF FW & Product validation teams
Setup product validation labs for 2G/3G physical layer, Protocol SW, RF FW & platform SW
Developed 2G Physical layer SW, RF FW, validation framework & associated tests from scratch for Ericsson’s new multimode modem platform supporting all 5 access technologies
Productized M7450 (with Samsung Mega2, Note 4)

GSM/WCDMA DevelopmentProduct ValidationTeam ManagementValidation Labs SetupWireless Communications

System Software Manager

Aug 2009 – Mar 2011 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Texas instruments

2 roles

Development Unit Manager

May 2007 – Jul 2009 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

R&D manager for Layer1-DSP (GSM/GPRS/EDGE Layer1 control SW, DSP SW, Audio, Power management, Acoustics) & Platform SW (Core Drivers, File System, UART, USB, and Power Management) team in TI, India.
Key contributor in setting up Layer1-DSP team in TI, Bangalore. Responsible for resource planning, people management & delivery management (plan and track deliverables). Vendor management to secure additional staffing. Hands on contributions include document/code reviews & occasional defect fixing.
Setup product validation lab for 2G tests
Key deliverables from the team includes entire Locosto and ULC Layer1-DSP SW that resulted in various successful phone launches from different companies like Samsung, SEMC & Motorola.

Lead Engineer

May 2004 – May 2007 · 3 yrs · Bengaluru Area, India

Layer1 Technical Project lead for OMAP850, Calypso+

Layer1-DSPResource PlanningPeople ManagementDelivery ManagementVendor ManagementEmbedded Software

Samsung india software operations

Lead Engineer

Jan 2001 – Jan 2004 · 3 yrs · Bangalore Area, India

Team lead or senior engineer for multiple projects like development of OS abstraction layer for Nucleus RTOS, GSM/GPRS controller layer1 software development, prototyping of a dual mode handset and GSM/GPRS protocol stack support during product launches (Z100i),

Motorola india electronics ltd

Software Engineer

Jan 1999 – Jan 2001 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru Area, India

Software engineer on NEXTEL (iDEN) Subscriber Unit Software. Worked in multiple projects like OS abstraction layer API for Mobile Handset RTOS & design and development of Signaling Subsystem as part of re-architecting NEXTEL (iDEN) subscriber unit software (Signaling Subsystem).