SUSHEEL KUMAR MAHINDERKER
Bengaluru,KA
Summary
Dynamic Senior Firmware Engineer with over 7 years of specialized experience in SoC power management, firmware development, and silicon debug at Intel. Expertise in reset flows, idle/active power management, overclocking, and debug infrastructure drives significant improvements in power efficiency while enhancing user experiences in next-generation client SoCs. Proven hands-on proficiency in firmware design, development, unit testing, and validation using Embedded C, C++, and Python, consistently adhering to rigorous quality and coding standards. A strong foundation in system-level optimization and cross-team collaboration complements advanced problem-solving skills and an expanding knowledge base in machine learning.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Firmware Engineer
Intel Corporation
01.2018 - Current
Firmware Development & Debug:
Designed, developed, unit-tested, and debugged Power Management (PM) firmware features for Intel Client SoCs, contributing directly to longer battery life and improved system performance.
Power Management Expertise:
- Idle PM: Implemented PKGC states, Compute Die C-states, Core C-states, and Save/Restore features for Intel’s SoCs.
- Active PM: Delivered Overclocking, Workpoint, and Power Delivery features ensuring competitive power-performance balance.
- Interfaces & Debug: Worked on Mailboxes, Telemetry, and Crashlog features.
Silicon Debug:
- Pre-Silicon: Analyzed and resolved firmware issues by debugging at cluster level trackers and simulations.
- Post-Silicon: Enabled critical firmware feature bring-up during first power-on, developed debug patches & workarounds for hardware bugs, and contributed in taskforces for time-critical issue resolution.
Global Collaboration:
Served as part of Manual Debug Team (MDT), including a 6-month onsite assignment in Hillsboro, Oregon (USA) and Successfully contributed to Intel’s Oregon (USA) Power-On lab for critical silicon bring-up, ensuring competitive power-performance solutions on Meteor Lake and other Intel's soc platforms.
Tools & Programming:
Strong experience in C/C++, Python, Linux environment, and Git. Worked with internal debug tools like Power Trace & Python SV Debug Tool for trace analysis.
Software Practices:
Coding guidelines, Quality norms, Unit Test Development
Additional Knowledge:
Machine Learning fundamentals
Collaboration:
Partnered with cross-functional teams during system bring-up, including onsite (US assignment) and offshore debug. Actively contributed to taskforces under time-critical conditions, accelerating resolution of critical HW/FW issues.
Education
Master of Technology (M.Tech.) - Computer Science Engineering
VIT University
Vellore, Tamil Nadu01.2018
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) - Computer Science Engineering
RGIT
01.2015
Skills
Firmware Development & Engineering
Design and development of embedded firmware solutions
Comprehensive unit testing and validation methodologies
Static code analysis and quality assurance
Pre-silicon and post-silicon debugging expertise
Firmware architecture design and implementation
Power Management Specialization
Reset flows design and implementation
Idle Power Management: Compute Die C-states, PKGC states, Core C-states, P-states
Save/Restore feature development and optimization
Active Power Management: Workpoint optimization, Power Delivery solutions
Overclocking flows and performance tuning
SoC Power Management Architecture expertise
Idle/Active State Management strategies
Debug & Analysis Tools
Power Trace analysis and optimization
Python SV Debug Tool proficiency
Telemetry systems implementation and monitoring
Crashlog analysis and debugging
Cluster-level tracker analysis and resolution
Advanced debug/trace tools utilization
Programming Languages & Scripting
Embedded C programming
C development
Assembly language programming
Python scripting and automation
MATLAB scripting and analysis
Development Tools & Platforms
Git version control and collaboration
Linux development environment
Integrated debug and trace tools
Silicon bring-up platforms and methodologies
Software Engineering Practices
Adherence to coding guidelines and standards
Quality norms implementation and compliance
Unit test development and automation
Code review and validation processes
Documentation and technical specifications
System Architecture & Knowledge
SoC Power Management Architecture design
Silicon bring-up procedures and methodologies
Hardware-firmware integration expertise
System-level optimization strategies
Additional Technical Competencies
Machine Learning fundamentals and applications
Cross-platform development experience
Performance analysis and optimization
Collaboration & Leadership
Cross-functional team partnership and coordination
International collaboration (onsite US assignment experience)
Offshore development and debug coordination
Taskforce leadership under time-critical conditions
Critical hardware/firmware issue resolution acceleration
Stakeholder management and technical communication
Awards
DEG Group Recognition Award (GRA): High-quality contributions to successful bring-up of Intel’s first 1278 silicon on Arrow Lake.
IVE Division Recognition Award (DRA): Collaborated across teams to resolve 13 critical timing gate issues, enabling early production TI of ARL816 C-die.
CPV Division Recognition Award (DRA): Resolved 20+ critical overclocking issues across iVE, CCG SIV, Design, and FW teams, enabling high-quality ARL-S silicon validation.
CEG Division Recognition Award (DRA): Recognized for “All Hands on Deck” execution to enable Arrow Lake-S A0 silicon power-on.
CVI Division Recognition Award (DRA): Enabled ARL-S Windows OS boot in hybrid core configuration by overcoming X-Propagation issues.
MTL Division Recognition Award (DRA): Delivered timely, production-quality PM firmware releases (ES1/Alpha) to external customers.
Additional Information
Work Authorization: L1B Visa (Intel Corporation) | Valid : 2025 - 2028
Hobbies and Interests
Chess, Cricket
Languages
English
Hindi
Kannada
Marathi
Telugu
Timeline
Senior Firmware Engineer
Intel Corporation
01.2018 - Current
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) - Computer Science Engineering
RGIT
Master of Technology (M.Tech.) - Computer Science Engineering
VIT University