Embedded Systems Engineer

PRUDHVI RAJ

BELIDE

Curious Embedded Engineer designing and developing innovative embedded systems and firmware solutions with real-world impact.

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About Me

Building reliable embedded systems with precision and expertise

Prudhvi Raj Belide Prudhvi Raj Belide Prudhvi Raj Belide

Firmware Developer & Hardware Enthusiast

Currently pursuing MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder with a specialization in Embedded Systems.

With 3.5+ years at Techwish India, I've engineered multiprotocol IoT gateways, achieved 98% field reliability rates, and reduced hardware failures by 95% through innovative firmware solutions.

My expertise spans from bare-metal programming on ARM Cortex-M to Linux kernel development, with a focus on creating efficient systems that work flawlessly in production environments.

98%
Field Reliability
95%
Failure Reduction
85%
Validation Time Cut
40%
Throughput Boost
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Technical Skills

Comprehensive expertise across the embedded systems stack

Programming Languages

Low-level and systems programming for embedded applications

C C++ Python Assembly Bash

Microcontrollers & Hardware

Extensive experience with ARM and 8-bit architectures

ARM Cortex-M STM32F4 EFR32 NXP KL16 Intel 8051 ESP8266

Firmware & RTOS

Real-time operating systems and bare-metal development

FreeRTOS Embedded Linux Bare Metal Device Drivers State Machines

Communication Protocols

IoT and industrial protocols for connected devices

SPI I2C UART TCP/IP Zigbee Z-Wave BLE

Development Tools

Professional debugging and development toolchain

GCC GDB Makefile Git QEMU Valgrind

Hardware Design & Analysis

Circuit design and hardware debugging capabilities

Altium Oscilloscope Logic Analyzer PCB Design
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Experience

Professional journey in embedded systems development

Nov 2020 - Aug 2024

Embedded Software Engineer

Techwish India Private Limited • Client: Hogar Controls Pvt Limited
  • Designed and implemented firmware for multiprotocol IoT gateway supporting Z-Wave, Zigbee, Wi-Fi and BLE using Silicon Labs Unify SDK on Samsung Artik and NXP i.MX platforms
  • Engineered bare-metal and FreeRTOS-based applications on ZGM20S and NXP Kinetis series microcontrollers achieving 98% field reliability rate post-deployment
  • Developed critical reliability fix for NXP's PCA9956 LED driver implementing I2C polling with flash-based state recovery, reducing failures by 95%
  • Created Factory Test Firmware suite cutting validation time by 85% and improving production throughput by 40%
May 2020 - Aug 2020

Embedded Software Intern

People Tech Group Inc · General Motors (Client)
  • Worked on Project "Custom XML Renderer For Windows Simulator and Hardware display" for Car Infotainment System
  • Created a C++ library to convert XML inputs to QML output format and vice versa
  • Developed an XML parser and created custom widgets using the Qt framework
  • Performed cross-compiling on Raspberry Pi for hardware validation
Jan 2020 - May 2020

Research Intern

DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India
  • Worked under a Scientist-E of the RADAR research team on project "Waveform Analysis using Ambiguity Function"
  • Studied multiple waveforms and the Doppler effect for radar applications
  • Conducted analysis using MATLAB and created comparison plots of Doppler versus delay to determine waveform resolution
  • Simplified the process of selecting the most suitable waveform for specific radar applications
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Education

Academic background and specialized training

Aug 2024 - Present

Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Colorado Boulder, USA

Specialization: Embedded Systems

Coursework:

Embedded System Design Low Power Embedded Design Principles of Embedded Software Developing Industrial IOT Real-time Embedded Systems Concurrent Programming Advanced Embedded Software Development
Aug 2016 - Nov 2020

Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering

JNTUH College of Engineering Hyderabad

Grade: 7.5/10 (First Class with Distinction)

Affiliated School: Sreyas Institute of Engineering and Technology

Coursework:

Electronics and Digital Circuits Microcontrollers and Microprocessors Internet of Things and Embedded Systems Analog and Digital Communication Computer Networking Control Systems Digital Signal Processing VLSI
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My Work

Innovative embedded systems and firmware solutions with real-world impact

Real-Time Systems

Real-Time Frame Synchronizer

Developed Linux-based deterministic camera capture system achieving 10Hz frame acquisition with <1ms timing jitter using Rate Monotonic Analysis and CPU isolation techniques.

C Linux POSIX RT V4L2 Raspberry Pi
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Microcontroller Development

8051 Development Board

Designed AT89C51RC2-based development board with comprehensive peripherals. Implemented low-level drivers and created terminal-based firmware in 8051 assembly.

8051 Assembly I2C SPI PCB Design EEPROM
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Operating Systems

ARM Cortex-M Scheduler

Implemented bare-metal round robin scheduler from scratch in ARM assembly with priority dispatch mechanism, achieving <120 CPU cycles overhead for task switching.

ARM Assembly Cortex-M SysTick Context Switch RTOS
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Bare-Metal Programming

Motion-Controlled Mouse using STM32

STM32F091RC Nucleo-64 board and BMA400 accelerometer creating motion-controlled mouse. Communicates via UART to Python program for real mouse movements.

C UART STM32 Python I2C
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Blogs & Articles

Sharing insights and experiences in embedded systems development

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December 2024

Behind the Scenes: What Really Happens When an Embedded System Boots

A deep dive into the boot process of embedded systems, from power-on to main() execution, covering bootloaders, memory initialization, and system startup sequences.

Bootloader Startup Embedded
Read on Medium
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Published

When Threads Stop Talking: Understanding Deadlocks, Livelocks, and Starvation

A clear explanation of how multithreaded programs can get stuck — exploring deadlocks, livelocks, and starvation with simple examples and solutions.

Multithreading Concurrency Programming
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Coming Soon

Building a Custom Bootloader from Scratch

Step-by-step guide to creating a secure bootloader for firmware updates over-the-air with fail-safe mechanisms.

Bootloader Security OTA
Coming Soon
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Get In Touch

Let's collaborate on something extraordinary

// Ready to Build Together
prudhviraj.belide@gmail.com
Available for Full-time/Intern • May 2026

Whether you're looking to collaborate on embedded systems projects, discuss firmware development, or explore opportunities in IoT and real-time systems — I'd love to connect and create something amazing together.

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