Abhay Shekhar Vashistha

• Leading Defense Controller design for power conversion in defense substations.
• Developing embedded platforms for traction control & I/O modules for Indian Railways (Loco, MEMU, Vande Bharat).
• Designed FPGA-based real-time controllers (Intel Quartus, VHDL/Verilog) integrating ARM Cortex and TI DSP.
• Implemented RTOS-driven scheduling, interlock logic, and firmware-level debugging.
• Engineered TRDP-based communication interfaces (Duagon modules) and high-speed analog/digital signal conditioning.
• Tools: Quartus, Code Composer Studio, IAR, Altium Designer, CRO, Logic Analyzer, EMC Test Equipment.

• Designed Data Acquisition Modules with TI Tiva C (TM4C129NCPT) and MSP432P401R and Beagle Bone Industrial Board.
• Integrated systems for Criticality Alarm System, Continuous Air Monitor, Area Gamma Monitors for Nuclear Power plants.
• Developed firmware for features (I2C, SPI, ADCs,Self diagnostics, RS232,RS485 TCP-IP Ethernet stack).
• Built GUI-based control panels with BeagleBone Black + 7" capacitive touchscreen.
• Ensured EMI/EMC compliance (MIL-STD-461, IEC-60571).

• Designed low-noise analog amplifiers for ion chambers, GM tubes, and scintillation detectors, optimized for high sensitivity and low drift.
• Developed rugged embedded power supplies, including AC/DC and DC/DC converter modules, for harsh industrial and defense environments.
• Led the design of environmental and radiation monitoring stations, featuring 50 W systems with a 72-hour solar-powered backup.
• Designed an Ethernet-controlled Battery C10 Test Controller for automated battery health diagnostics and discharge characterization.
• Developed automated test jigs for production testing, calibration workflows, and hardware validation.

• Developed embedded boards using PIC18F and PIC32MX microcontrollers for six types of radiation-monitoring instruments used in nuclear power plants.
• Implemented complete I/O architectures, keypad and display interfaces, analog amplifier stages, and fail-detection features.
• Supported production, testing, validation, type testing, and QA inspections, along with QA documentation, calibration, commissioning, and preparation of O&M manuals.

Received extensive training in nuclear instrumentation, firmware QA, and PCB-level troubleshooting. Managed, installed, and commissioned large-scale security and surveillance systems for the Delhi Police.