Vishal Kaneriya
Hyderabad,TG
Summary
With 11 years of experience in the embedded domain, I have worked across a spectrum of companies, from startups to industry giants like Qualcomm. From requirements to deliverables, I possess a well-rounded expertise in product development, ensuring successful outcomes at every stage. My comprehensive understanding of product development allows me to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensuring seamless integration and timely completion of projects. Additionally, I understand the full cycle of Chip/SoC development, from hardware design discussions to SoC emulation, VI phase, firmware development, and design verification. Once silicon is received, I have hands-on experience in silicon bring-up using the firmware we developed in BOOT ROM as well as platform/application code
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Lead Engineer
Qualcomm
04.2019 - Current
- Led Transition to RISC-V : Spearheaded the transition from ARM to RISC-V platforms, integrating the GCC toolchain, bringing up and porting RTOS and interrupt handlers.
- Boot ROM and Driver Development : Developed firmware for boot code and drivers for peripherals (UART, SPI, I2C, USB - sUSB / cUSB).
- Firmware Design and Feature Development : Participated in firmware design and architecture, developed various features for Bluetooth SoC, and defined patching mechanisms for future bug fixes.
- Pre-Silicon Development : Led pre-silicon firmware development on emulation platform, ensuring error-free device boot-up.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration and Integration : Worked with DV and VI teams to validate ROM code and ensure smooth hardware-software integration before silicon fabrication.
- Bluetooth Protocol Stack Maintenance : Maintained Bluetooth BR/EDR protocol stack, supported customer issues, and worked on BT SIG qualification.
- Team Leadership : Managed and mentored a team, conducting code reviews and ensuring work quality.
- Hardware Debugging Support : Assisted hardware team in debugging issues to ensure seamless integration and functionality.
Partner &Tech Lead
Moggie
07.2017 - 04.2019
- Moggie is prominent manufacturer specialize in healthcare & pet's wearable
- I led end-to-end product development, from prototyping to vendor coordination for fabrication and 3D design
- I also successfully pitched the product to investors and customers, showing its value proportions and financial projections
- My involvement in diverse stages of product lifecycle highlights my ability to drive innovation and deliver success outcomes.
Senior Firmware Engineer
Danlaw Technologies India Limited
03.2013 - 09.2017
- Danlaw is provider of embedded solutions, driving advancement in automotive & IoT industries
- Responsible for writing lower level driver for the OBD-II & serial protocols like UART/SPI/I2C
- Contributed for bootloader & EOL firmware for the production
- Hardware bring up for couple of OBD based automotive products as well as ECUs.
Education
BTech (ECE) - Electronics And Communications Engineering
Gujarat Technological University
Ahmedabad, GJ05.2012
Skills
- Embedded Systems
- Firmware Development
- C & Assembly Language
- ARM / RISC-V
- RTOS - uCOS-II / FreeRTOS
- SoC - Firmware
- Compilation Toolchain - GCC/LLVM
- Bootloader
- Board Bringup
- Wireless Technology - Bluetooth
- UART / SPI / I2C
- USB - cUSB / sUSB
- OBD Protocols
- Schematic reading
Certification
Advanced Embedded Design Training, 07/2012 - 01/2013
Languages
English
Gujarati
Hindi
Hobbies and Interests
- Traveling
- Bike Riding
- Table Tennis
- Explore New Technologies
Timeline
Senior Lead Engineer
Qualcomm
04.2019 - Current
Partner &Tech Lead
Moggie
07.2017 - 04.2019
Senior Firmware Engineer
Danlaw Technologies India Limited
03.2013 - 09.2017
BTech (ECE) - Electronics And Communications Engineering
Gujarat Technological University
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