Firmware & Control Systems
GPS-Guided Drone Autopilot
Developed a PID control system for autonomous drone navigation and integrated C firmware on a PSoC4 microcontroller with GPS sensors.
- PSoC4
- C
- Python
- Control Systems
Sai Tadinada / Embedded Engineer
I build reliable firmware.
I am an Embedded Systems Engineer specializing in firmware development, hardware-software integration, and processor design. I focus on writing robust bare-metal drivers, designing efficient architectures, and ensuring safety-critical compliance.
3
years in embedded systems & hardware
5+
firmware & hardware projects completed
2
processor architectures engineered
Selected projects - Engineering reliable systems from silicon to software.
A selection of projects highlighting my work in control systems, hardware description languages, and high-performance computing.
Hardware Design
WISC-F24 Pipelined Processor
Designed a 5-stage pipeline processor achieving efficient throughput with a predict not-taken policy and a two-level write-through cache.
- Verilog
- GTKWave
- Unix Systems
FPGA & Cryptography
Hardware Security with FPGAs
Implemented and accelerated RSA and Blowfish encryption/decryption on hardware for high-speed performance using High Level Synthesis.
- Zynq7000
- C
- Verilog
- Vivado
Professional Experience
Building safety-critical software and zero-fault firmware for enterprise hardware architectures.
Firmware Engineer
Western Semiconductor Inc
March 2026 - Present
Achieved deterministic error recovery and zero-fault initialization by developing custom C-runtime routines, RISC-V trap handlers, and bare-metal drivers for MMIO peripherals.
Embedded/Firmware Test Engineer
Analog Devices, Inc.
July 2023 - Dec 2023
Developed safety-critical software standards (ISO 26262, ASIL-D) for EV BMS systems and built robust Python/Pytest frameworks for automated validation testing.
Team Lead - Electrical & Power
Team Anant (Student Satellite Team)
May 2022 - Aug 2023
Led a 6-member team designing electrical subsystems (TI MSP430, ESP32) to secure a top 10 position in the national CANSAT student satellite competition.
Skills - The working toolkit behind the projects.
A collection of languages, microcontrollers, and debugging tools I rely on to build robust embedded systems.
Languages
- C/C++
- Python
- Verilog
- System Verilog
Hardware & Microcontrollers
- Zynq 7000 FPGA
- STM32
- PSoC4
- Arduino/NodeMCU
Tools & Protocols
- Git / Jenkins CI/CD
- SPI, I2C, JTAG
- Oscilloscopes / Logic Analyzers
- RTOS & Make
Resume - My professional background and qualifications.
You can view my full resume below.
Available for the next right role or project
Need reliable firmware or robust hardware-software integration?
I am actively looking for opportunities in Computer Architecture, Embedded Systems, and Firmware Engineering. Let's build fault-tolerant systems together.