Embedded Systems Engineer

**Hard Skills:**

- Embedded C/C++, Rust, Assembly for ARM, RISC-V, and MIPS architectures

- RTOS: FreeRTOS, Zephyr, ChibiOS, ThreadX

- Microcontrollers: ARM Cortex-M, ESP32, STM32, NXP i.MX

- Hardware Design & Debugging: SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet, USB

- Firmware Debugging: J-Link, ST-Link, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers

- Wireless Protocols: Bluetooth 5.x, Wi-Fi 802.11ax, LoRaWAN, Zigbee

- Security: Secure Boot, OTA firmware updates, TLS/SSL, hardware encryption modules

- Agile Development, CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitLab CI

**Soft Skills:**

- Cross-disciplinary collaboration

- Problem-solving under tight deadlines

- Technical documentation

- Innovative thinking and adaptability

- Leadership in team environments

*Senior Embedded Systems Engineer*

Innovex Technologies, San Francisco, CA

June 2022 – Present

- Led development of a battery-efficient IoT gateway utilizing ARM Cortex-A53 processors, reducing power consumption by 30% for long-term deployments

- Designed and implemented secure firmware updating protocols using TLS and secure boot, reducing vulnerabilities and ensuring compliance with IoT security standards

- Collaborated with hardware teams to optimize communication protocols over Ethernet and Wi-Fi, improving data throughput by 20%

- Managed a team of 4 junior engineers, mentoring best practices in embedded development and debugging

*Embedded Firmware Engineer*

Futurewave Systems, Palo Alto, CA

August 2018 – May 2022

- Developed real-time firmware for industrial automation controllers based on STM32 microcontrollers with FreeRTOS, improving task response times by 15%

- Integrated LoRaWAN communication modules for remote sensor data acquisition, enabling deployment across multiple factories

- Conducted hardware-software integration testing, reducing firmware bugs reported post-deployment by 25%

- Authored comprehensive technical documentation and user manuals for complex embedded systems

*Embedded Software Intern*

TechNova Inc., San Jose, CA

Summer 2017

- Assisted in developing firmware for wearable health devices, focusing on low-power Bluetooth communication and sensor calibration

- Implemented power management routines that extended device battery life by 20%

**Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering**

*University of California, Berkeley*

*2014 – 2018*

- Capstone: Development of a low-power wearable health monitor using ARM Cortex-M4

- Certified Embedded Systems Professional (CESP) — IEEE, 2023

- ARM Accredited Engineer Level 2 — Arm Ltd., 2022

- Certified IoT Security Specialist — IoT Security Foundation, 2024

- **Smart Industrial Sensor Network:** Designed a scalable LoRaWAN-based sensor network for real-time manufacturing data collection, resulting in 15% efficiency improvements.

- **Secure Firmware Over-the-Air Updates:** Developed a secure OTA firmware update solution for consumer IoT devices, improving update success rate to 98%.

- **Energy-Efficient Wearable Device:** Led firmware optimization that reduced power consumption by 35%, extending device battery life over six months.

- **IDEs:** Keil MDK, PlatformIO, Visual Studio Code

- **Version Control:** Git, GitLab, Bitbucket

- **Debugging Tools:** J-Link, Segger Ozone, Saleae Logic Analyzer

- **Hardware:** Breadboards, PCB design (Altium Designer), Oscilloscopes, Signal Generators

- English (Native)

- Mandarin (Proficient)