Competent Engineer focused on applying effective analytical solutions related to cellular technology and 3GPP standards specifications.
Highly effective at working with teams of designers and builders to accomplish projects on-time and according to cost constraints.
Focussed expertise on ET DPD Bring-up activities, ET calibration, customer issue follow-ups and related RFSW ,RFHW, RFIC analysis and solutions.
Proven expertise in timely end-to-end validation and testing of Qualcomm RF cards across 2G/3G/4G/5G technologies and optimization of TX/RX parameters till commercialization stage in accordance to latest 3GPP specs.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Staff Engineer
SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR INDIA RESEARCH
11.2021 - Current
As part of Cellular Platform team, involved in analysing and resolving RF commercial issues related to ET mode and BringUp issues observed in Lab test in various technologies 5G\4G\3G\2G across both RF Driver and Tool side
Good experience in analyzing issues related to various PA modes - APT, EPT, ET
Experiences in handling ET DPD BringUp, FE calibration, bug fixes for customer devices
Work involves ET DPD BringUP, development, calibration and code optimization for customer devices
Good cross-functional communication with PHY and BB teams
Mentored junior engineers by providing guidance on best practices and industry standards, fostering professional growth
Developed comprehensive technical documentation to support end-users in troubleshooting system issues effectively
Managed multiple customer issues support and Bring-Ups parallely ensuring timely completion until commercialization with no post-release issues
Expertise in checking key RF parameters tweaking for better PA performances
Enhanced product quality through rigorous testing procedures, identifying defects and proposing corrective actions by testing with CMW500 for signalling test
Took first hand ownership to thoroughly do the spectrum analysis of the inner RB ACLR issue and solving the final root cause with none/major SW changes
Designed custom tools and equipment, increasing overall process effectiveness in the workplace
Experience Debugging with T32 JTAG and analyzing coredumps
Presented technical findings and recommendations to key stakeholders with clarity, supporting informed decision-making processes.
VLSI(RF) Engineer
WIPRO Ltd
06.2021 - 10.2021
Work involves 5G testing of DOT systems
Conducted thorough testing and validation procedures for DOT systems, ensuring reliability and performance according to project specifications in accordance with 3GPP specs.
RF Hardware Engineer
QUALCOMM India Pvt Ltd
10.2019 - 05.2021
Work involves conformance testing of RF cards on various Mobile Test Platforms in compliance with 3GPP specifications
Strong experience in running RF tests and data coverage and analysis of LTE (DLCA/ULCA), GSM/EDGE, WCDMA, HSPA, TDS and 1xEVDO technologies
Experience in 5G ENDC testing and analyzing noise floor levels
Took the first successful attempt of running 256QAM 2ULCA tests in accordance with 3GPP latest release
Strong understanding of TDD/FDD schemes, Tx parameters : ACLR/ACPR, SEM, EVM, ORFS Mod/ORFS Switch, OBW, Code Domain Power, Rx measurements and Jammer testing
Conducted detailed analysis of test results and parameter optimization according to 3GPP specs
Good experience in execution of validation and regression tests on various integrated testing platforms
Smith Chart Utility for matching circuit design
Ability to process test data and prepare detailed reports from DR stage to Customer release
Experience Debugging with JTAG
Familiar with ESD safety guidelines in labs.
Associate Application Developer-2
Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd
09.2014 - 09.2016
Associated with 3 Oracle Banking Product releases in developing applications associated with premium ban
Education
M.Tech - RADAR & COMMUNICATION
DEFENCE INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
08.2017 - 05.2019
B.Tech - ELECTRONICS & COMMUNCATION
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING TRIVANDRUM
08.2010 - 05.2014
High School - undefined
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA
Skills
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Certification
RF and millimeter-Wave Circuit Design, Eindhoven University of Technology - LH7PQHQ6RZMJ
Publications
D. V. Thiruvoth, A. A. B. Raj, B. P. Kumar, V. S. Kumar and R. D. Gupta, "Dual-Band Shared-Aperture Reflectarray Antenna Element at Ku-Band for the TT&C Application of a Geostationary Satellite," 2019 4th International Conference on Recent Trends on Electronics, Information, Communication & Technology (RTEICT), Bangalore, India, 2019, pp. 361-364
PSSD Development | Associate Director at Samsung Semiconductor India ResearchPSSD Development | Associate Director at Samsung Semiconductor India Research