Experience
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Jul. 2025 - Present Technical Lead (Consultant)
Stealth Mode Company, Remote - Engineered the complete autonomy stack and environment setup for a Unitree Go2W quadruped robot.
- Designed and integrated a robust state estimation pipeline utilizing FAST-LIO, D-LIO, and RTAB-Map.
- Configured Nav2 and implemented whole-body control frameworks.
- Containerized the full simulation and deployment stack using Docker and provisioned AWS EC2 instances.
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Jun. 2024 - Jun. 2025 Embedded Software Engineer
Miko, Mumbai, India - Re-architected the "Miko Dance" feature for offline execution by replacing WebSocket-dependent network calls.
- Led hardware-software system bring-up and validation.
- Developed and integrated ALSA-based audio subsystems on ARM embedded Linux.
- Implemented low-level C/C++ software drivers to configure the TAS2563 audio amplifier.
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Sep. 2021 - Jun. 2024 Graduate Researcher | Robotics Research Center
International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, India - Engineered an advanced perception pipeline for throwing manipulation by deploying PointNet++.
- Formulated rigid body dynamics and implemented trajectory optimization algorithms.
- Designed and integrated a novel hybrid end-effector with an XArm7 robotic arm and mobile base.
- Conducted two-stage parameter identification and applied optimization techniques.
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2023 Teaching Assistant | Mechatronics System Design Course
IIIT Hyderabad, India - Worked as TA for the course "Mechatronics System Design" during the Spring Semester, 2023 taken by Dr. Nagamanikandan Govindan.
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Mar. 2019 - Jun. 2020 Consultant Engineer
Larsen & Toubro Technology Services, Mysore, India. - Engineered end-to-end automation testing frameworks for a regulated mobile medical application.
- Designed and executed cross-platform automated testing pipelines for iOS and Android environments.
- Programmed scalable test features and step definitions in Java (TestNG) and JavaScript.