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RAHUL KUMAR

RAHUL KUMAR

Embedded Firmware Engineer
VADODARA

Summary

Embedded Firmware Engineer with 3+ years of hands-on experience in embedded firmware development for industrial and IoT products. Strong expertise in Embedded C, FreeRTOS, STM32, nRF52, ESP32, and ARM Cortex-M platforms. Proven experience in RTOS-based and bare-metal systems, low-power design, BLE, MQTT, NB-IoT, and OTA/FOTA firmware updates. Actively involved in production firmware development, CI/CD automation, field issue debugging, and safety-critical embedded systems for commercial deployments.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Embedded Firmware Engineer

Xylem Water Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
Vadodara
08.2022 - Current

Xylem Optimyze – Condition Monitoring System.

  • Developed embedded firmware for vibration, temperature, and pressure monitoring, using industrial sensors.
  • Designed fault detection algorithms using magnetic flux sensors for predictive maintenance.
  • Debugged and resolved a critical battery status detection issue, preventing production downtime, and ensuring uninterrupted field deployment.
  • Optimized RAM utilization from approximately 90% to approximately 75% by refactoring firmware modules and improving memory management, enhancing system stability.

Residential Booster Pump – Aquacase.

  • Designed and developed RTOS-based embedded firmware for automatic motor speed control, based on real-time water demand.
  • Developed and integrated FOTA (Firmware Over-the-Air) and Bitbucket CI/CD pipelines, automating firmware builds and validation.

Low Water Cut-Off (LWCO) – Safety-Critical Controller

  • Contributed to firmware development for a safety-critical Low Water Cut-Off (LWCO) controller, focusing on fail-safe behavior.
  • Worked on implementing and validating firmware logic to interrupt electrical firing circuits when water levels fall below defined safe thresholds.
  • Supported integration and validation of low-water alarm functionality, including fault-condition and abnormal-scenario testing.

Education

M.Tech - Communication Systems

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT)
Surat, India
06-2022

B.Tech - Electronics & Communication Engineering

Rajasthan Technical University (RTU)
Alwar, India
05-2017

Skills

Embedded C, Bare-Metal Programming

PUBLICATIONS

Published 4 research papers (IEEE & Elsevier, 2022–2023) on cooperative spectrum sensing, reinforcement learning, and channel coding, focusing on performance under imperfect reporting channels and Byzantine attacks.

Timeline

Embedded Firmware Engineer

Xylem Water Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
08.2022 - Current

M.Tech - Communication Systems

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT)

B.Tech - Electronics & Communication Engineering

Rajasthan Technical University (RTU)
RAHUL KUMAREmbedded Firmware Engineer