Sumeet Patil
Experienced Electronics Engineer
Copenhagen
Summary
- Experienced Electronics Engineering professional with over 10 years of experience semiconductor/electronics industry. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving customer satisfaction.
- Proven skills in full product design,electrical circuits and systems, multilayer, variable stack, high density and impedance-controlled RF PCBs, Low power desing, analog circuit design, RF and wireless systems.
- Solid understanding in RF fundamentals such as sensitivity, selectivity, wireless network co-existence, Noise figures, RF desense, EVM and S-parameters measurements, Smith chart and tuning of RF chain, harmonics, EM effects, antennas and tuning strategies, and testing strategies for RF modulation schemes FSK, QPSK, GFSK, OFDM etc. and RF protocols such as ZigBee, WIFI, Bluetooth and Lora.
- Expertise in managing design engineering operations involving design & development of products from concepts to MVP till finished product. A team player with good leadership, analytical, organisational and relationship management skills.
- Creative and innovative individual with perseverance to cultivate the thirst for knowledge, possess demonstrated approach, 2 provisional patents and four technical publications in the academics.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
Electronics Engineer
VEO Technologies
Copenhagen
09.2022 - Current
- Detailed schematic reviews of VEO BMS and main board circuit and identified the hardware and software issues
- Improved the balancing and balancing circuit of BMS, and BMS FW architecture and performed characterization of battery pack.
- Implemented SW algorithm for advanced charging and BMS online diagnostic tool which resulted in resolving imbalance issues in pack and improved battery pack performance and diagnosis
- Created proposal of robust BMS architecture in both HW and SW sections for next revision.
- Collaborated with EMS, Battery pack manufacturers and introduced robust battery pack and BMS assembly line and assisted EMS in making robust BMS assembly
- Carried extensive design reviews of VEO camera main boards and sub sections, identified the issues and proposed solutions to existing problems.
- Proposed Star link and 5G architectures for RF sections of VEO camera 2.
Consultant (Senior Hardware Engineer)
Capgemini India Limited
Mumbai
10.2019 - 08.2022
- Facilitated proposals for research and development from management, increasing internal understanding of our capabilities while proposing new projects
- Created a proposal for better understanding client needs, leading to a RF system-level architecture of MRI machines
- Evolved from specializing in low-power RF to high-power RF TX-RX chains and conducted in internal training session on RF architectures and RF circuits to help team in better understanding of RF fundamentals and concepts.
- Designed discrete lattice balun, filter networks (2nd order BPF with very tight tolerance, SAW, BAW, S parameter optimization of existing filter networks, tuning of LNA with NF of 0.3 db using Keysight ADS.
- Characterization and testing of TX and RX chain, Measurement of RF pulsed power amplifier (> 10 KW) for 1 dB compression point, IIP3 and OIP3, gain and measurement of phase noise, adjacent channel rejection ratio of MRI machine's RF hardware and improved them.
- Performed simulation of circular waveguide in HFSS for cost optimization and improved EMI interference.
- Managed the scheduling and tasks for new projects, including determining weekly progress milestones and produced proofs of concept for new customers, supporting management with technical details
- Communicated with clients weekly to determine their needs, with daily communication close to product delivery
- Wrote an estimation document that resulted in a new business proposal
- Worked on designing of LORAWAN node for internal R&D Lab
- Hardware development of VMAX enterprise storage system 10K,20K,40K.
Senior Hardware Design Engineer
Maxwell Energy System Private Ltd
Mumbai
05.2019 - 07.2019
- Designed and developed large battery management systems for automotive companies, resolved EMI/EMC problems and EMI/EMC testing and assisted CTO in developing hardware strategies for CRISPR 22 certification
- Developed embedded hardware circuits, such as UART, 12C, and CAN, as well as analog (op amp current measurement) and digital circuits
- Created knowledge base articles for circuit design that is EMI/EMC compliant.
Principal Hardware Engineer
Enlite Research Private Ltd
Mumbai
07.2018 - 02.2019
- Led the research and development of overall product targeting, particularly on part selection and refining the design for large-scale manufacturing using DFM and DFT techniques
- Designed hardware architecture, and handled projects from the drawing board and built prototypes for MVP, and built frame work for validation of products.
- Developed embedded hardware circuits, analog, digital and RF/NFC circuits targeting 13.56MHz and 2.4GHz ISM band
- Designed ARM M4 based Ultrasound sensor powered by indoor solar energy harvesters-based battery management systems, Designed analog circuits such as precision rail to rail OPAMPS, Transimpedance Amplifiers, RF filters (BLE/WIFI 2.4GHz, 13.56 MHz RFID) ADCs, Ultra low power circuit < 1uA and incorporated them into Enlite’s products
- Implemented 6 projects targeting 2.4 GHz ISM band, including an RF gateway, low power BLE and WIFI based product, and an NFC circuit
- Supervised the efforts on RF and overall product validation targeting radio’s sensitivity, RF testing and tuning and performance validation, along with overall systems design validation targeting battery and power blocks, MCU validation
- Produced timelines and roadmaps for hardware development, inventory management, parts, and components
- Liaised with the CEO and Principal Software Engineer to determine the best vendors, manufacturing plan, and pricing
- Led 5 hardware and firmware engineers, providing guidance and technical expertise with RF Hardware, Hardware Engineering, and Firmware Engineering.
Director of Engineering
Physiz Agtech Private Ltd
Mumbai
09.2017 - 06.2018
- Designed and implemented solutions for greenhouses and indoor and outdoor hydroponics applications
- Guided a client with a 20,000 sq Ft facility to reform farm and environment management systems, working closely with the Chief Business Officer and company’s customers
- Delegating tasks to on-site junior engineers, refining prototypes and improving and provided solutions to customer issues. Provided technical leadership in designing of IOT hardware in areas of analog, digital, and RF hardware.
- Devised Hardware strategies and Hardware roadmaps for 5 different products, while keeping track of KPIs and ensuring project completion.
- Traveled to client work sites, testing and inspecting the working of prototypes soil moisture, EC, and PH products in the green house/hydroponic fields
- Educated clients about the benefits of greenhouses and related hardware, in addition to daily project updates and recommended on innovation alternatives and insights on the new product
- Directed a team of 4 engineers and a consultant, helping create new strategies for research prototyping and large volume manufacturing
Senior Engineer
Microchip Technology Ltd
Bangalore
05.2017 - 07.2017
- Refined the Microchips BLE module reference designs.
- Handled Microchip’s RF modules and RF SOCs, requiring design, prototyping, and testing (with test benches)
- Liaised extensively with the firmware, software, product testing, sales, and marketing teams to further product development of BLE product lines.
Associate Hardware Applications Engineer
Silicon Laboratories
Boston
06.2014 - 09.2016
- Design, development of IEEE 802.15.4 ZigBee reference designs. Designing, Prototyping and optimization of reference design including schematic capture, PCB layout, board bring-up, RF testing, harmonics testing and technical documentation with attention to details.
- Responsible for Hardware reviews of the circuit design files submitted by customers of Silab’s EM35x IC series and EFR32 IC series for ZigBee, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi protocols, answering customer hardware questions, creating knowledge base articles and design review questionnaires, accountable for RF tuning and testing of hardware(both in-house and customer hardware designs) for receiver sensitivity, harmonics, transmit power and EVM measurements using spectrum analyser, power meter and signal generators and designing low power circuit designs for customer applications.
- Worked on board schematic and PCB layout of analog, RF and wireless systems. Developed internal test boards for testing various communication interfaces such as JTAG, I2C, SPI, Packet level trace ports of Silabs RFICs.
- Validating and testing quality incidents of Silabs RFICs customer return cases submitted by customers of SiLabs which included RF parameter testing such as RSSI, energy level and receiver sensitivity and debugging and programming of EM35xx and EFR32 RF SOC series. Testing and characterizations of RMA units for low power (deep sleep mode) applications
- Performed power analysis of RF IC reference designs for low power ZigBee application such as battery-operated designs. Designed a low power solar energy harvester circuit and battery charging circuit for ZigBee applications as a part of internal hackathon.
Electrical Engineer
Nanobiosym Corporation
Boston
06.2013 - 06.2014
- Designed and built analog (op-amp circuits), digital and low power circuits and implemented their PCB design using Eagle PCB software including the schematic capture, PCB layout and BOM creation.
- Established various test benches using digital acquisition system and LabVIEW software and developed and tested the firmware and integrated it into their product system.
Research Assistant
Northeastern University
Boston
10.2011 - 02.2013
- Designed a prototype energy harvester device, performed FEA analysis of energy harvester in ANSYS and MatLAB. Developed Simulink model for DC DC boost converter, circuit design of a novel and unique AC-DC, a DC-DC power circuit which demonstrated high power density.
- FEM modelling of DEP assembly of carbon nanotubes using FLOW 3D and calculation of electric field across the microelectrodes, using FEM simulation models.
- Designed 2D Nano patterns of different microstructures and fabricated the patterns on 3” Si wafers using e-beam Lithography.
Industrial Project
MTNL LTD
Mumbai
06.2009 - 05.2010
College Internship
Reliance Industries Ltd
Navi Mumbai
06.2008 - 08.2008
Education
Master of Science - Electrical and Computer Engineering
Northeastern University
Boston, USA 09.2010 - 12.2012
Bachelor of Science - Electronics And Telecommunications Engineering
University of Mumbai
Mumbai India 08.2005 - 06.2010
Skills
RF Hardware Design
Embedded Hardware Design
Low power hardware design
EMS, DFT, DFM, Jig testing and production assembly lines
RF Testing and Characterisation
PA, LNAs, Balun, Antennas
BLE, WIFI, LORA, 5G, RF protocols
SPICE, HFSS, ANSYS MAXWELL, ADS
EMI/EMC design and testing
Instruments & Tools: Spectrum Analyzer, Vector Network Analysers, Logic Analyzer, RF power meter, DC power analysers, Signal Generator, SEM, Nano-Spec, Various Probing Station, PVD, Mask aligner, Optical Profile-meter, Parameter Analyzer, Vibrating Sample Magnetometer, 4 Quadrant Battery Analyser
Device Fabrication: Photo and Nanolithography, PVD, MEMS Fabrication, Etching Techniques, Sputtering, DEP Assembly of Nano Particles and Carbon Nanotubes, Characterisation of Magnetic Materials
Additional Information
- PATENTS/PUBLICATIONS , U.S. Prov. Application No. 61/698,802 and U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/706,272 Phase/RMS Maximum Power Point Tracking for Inductive Energy Harvesting System, IEEE, 2015 Inductive magnetic harvester with resonant capacitive rectifier based on synchronized switch harvesting technique, IEEE, 2013 Modelling and optimization of an inductive magnetic harvester considering nonlinear effects, IEEE, 2013 Optimum design of magnetic inductive energy harvester and its AC-DC converter, IEEE, 2012 AWARDS Outstanding Contribution to Customer Delivery, Capgemini Limited, 2021
Accomplishments
- Outstanding Contribution to Customer Delivery, Capgemini Limited, 2021
- R. D. Sethna Scholarship award for Master of Science in Engineering at Northeastern University, 2010
- Prize, IEEE Robotics Symposium event, Navi Mumbai, 2009
- Silver Medals at State level Science Talent Search, BARC, Mumbai
Timeline
Electronics Engineer
VEO Technologies
09.2022 - Current
Consultant (Senior Hardware Engineer)
Capgemini India Limited
10.2019 - 08.2022
Senior Hardware Design Engineer
Maxwell Energy System Private Ltd
05.2019 - 07.2019
Principal Hardware Engineer
Enlite Research Private Ltd
07.2018 - 02.2019
Director of Engineering
Physiz Agtech Private Ltd
09.2017 - 06.2018
Senior Engineer
Microchip Technology Ltd
05.2017 - 07.2017
Associate Hardware Applications Engineer
Silicon Laboratories
06.2014 - 09.2016
Electrical Engineer
Nanobiosym Corporation
06.2013 - 06.2014
Research Assistant
Northeastern University
10.2011 - 02.2013
Master of Science - Electrical and Computer Engineering
Northeastern University
09.2010 - 12.2012
Industrial Project
MTNL LTD
06.2009 - 05.2010
College Internship
Reliance Industries Ltd
06.2008 - 08.2008
Bachelor of Science - Electronics And Telecommunications Engineering
University of Mumbai
08.2005 - 06.2010