RAVIKIRAN S E

CEO

Shivamogga, Karnataka, India8 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in silicon validation and debugging tools.
Proven track record in Agile project management.
Strong experience in VLSI design and embedded systems.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Hardware Engineering expert with a focus on silicon validation and debugging in the semiconductor industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

DebuggingSilicon Validation

Other Skills

Hardware validationTrace32EmulationTest PlanningAgile Project ManagementArm CoreSight Debug ArchitectureQuality ControlArtificial Intelligence (AI)Hardware Bring-upTraceLauterbachSystem on a Chip (SoC)SemiconductorsApplication-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC)Very-Large-Scale Integration (VLSI)

About

Worked at EY as Software Engineer for 3 years and as Intern at NXP Semiconductors for 11 months during M. Tech at RVCE Bengaluru in VLSI design and Embedded Systems in full time. At present working at Qualcomm as Senior Hardware Engineer.

Experience

8 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 5 mos

Average Tenure

5 yrs 10 mos

Current Experience

Qualcomm

3 roles

Senior Lead Engineer

Dec 2025 – Present · 6 mos

Specialized in creating debug capabilities across MSMs, XR, IoT, Modem, and AI accelerators using reusable IP-level debug frameworks aligned to business needs.
Experienced in tool configuration sanitization, trace capture Support and cross functional debugging to reduce TAT in both PreSi, PostSi & Si bring up activities.
Adept at Agile delivery, silicon bring up, quality analysis & release activities in shortened SOC development cycle

Hardware validationTrace32DebuggingSilicon Validation

Senior Hardware Engineer

Promoted

Dec 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

EmulationTest PlanningSilicon ValidationDebugging

Hardware Engineer

Jul 2020 – Nov 2022 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Silicon Validation

Nxp semiconductors

Interim Design Engineer

Jul 2019 – Jun 2020 · 11 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

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2 roles

Software Engineer

Promoted

Jul 2017 – Jul 2018 · 1 yr

Experience in working with Business Analysts to resolve technical and end-user issues.
Successfully delivered projects under strict schedules following quality control
Worked on Guidewire testing and development
Experience in customizing Guidewire tool as per clients requirements
Worked with US, Malaysia, Hong-Kong and Singapore clients