Gaurav Pednekar
Kalwa
Summary
Dynamic Lead Engineer with proven expertise at Lear Corporation in developing products, systems and integrating communication modules. Skilled in circuit design and Hardware Design, I excel in cross-functional collaboration to drive innovative solutions, ensuring product reliability and customer satisfaction. Committed to delivering impactful results in high-stakes environments.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Engineer
Lear corporation
PUNE
08.2021 - Current
- Driving development activities for Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) in in-seat electronics.
- Engineered thermal comfort systems for luxury and off-road vehicles for brands like Toyota and GM.
- Integrated LIN communication modules using microcontrollers from ST, NXP, Microchip, and Renesas.
- Performed analyses on obsolescence, component shortages, FMEA/DRBFM, and PSpice circuit designs.
- Established functional tests and validation plans while conducting impact analyses for modules.
- Collaborated closely with customers and cross-functional teams to resolve technical queries.
- Created test harnesses and worked alongside embedded software teams during product prototyping.
- Worked with PCB layout teams to optimize stackup selections and ensure required impedance checks.
Consultant (B2)
Capgemini
PUNE
02.2021 - 08.2021
- Working over Pump and SMA (Shape Memory Alloy) pneumatic valves based automotive seat support, seat massage and seat heater system for the Client-Kongsberg Automotive for their interior comfort system solutions
Hardware Design consulting Engineer
EMBED SQUARE SOLUTIONS
PUNE
09.2020 - 02.2021
- Designed (PLC) module based on Qualcomm QCA7000 HomePlug Green PHY for EV charging and smart grid applications, intended for European and North American subcontractors.
- Designed AM5728 Sitara microprocessor-based development board for the connected smart grid, with AC & DC Charging Stations for EV
- Designed Custom PIC-16 Based development board for both Education and scalable Industrial applications.
Hardware Design Engineer
Tata Advanced Systems (Formerly Tata Power SED)
MUMBAI
02.2017 - 03.2020
- Contributed to product design for military-grade surveillance and safety applications, serving clients like Indian Army and Indian Navy.
- Developed SWIR, NIR, MWIR, LWIR, and Visual spectral range cameras, integrating high-precision motorized lenses.
- Conducted system-level integration and testing of detectors with dedicated FPGA-based control boards (Xilinx Artix 7).
- Designed systems utilizing microcontrollers and microprocessors from NXP, ST, TI, Silab, and Atmel.
- Performed basic programming and manual testing of various microcontroller families.
- Executed SI checks for high-speed interfaces during PCB layout to ensure length and impedance matching.
- Facilitated on-field trials for first-time product deployment, gathering customer feedback to address technical issues.
- Engaged directly with customers to resolve technical challenges and enhance product usability.
Graduate Engineering Trainee
Reliance Jio
MUMBAI
03.2016 - 02.2017
- Worked in service validation team as an analyst for data speed and coverage issue over VoLTE network of Reliance Jio
- Worked briefly with Payment Proxy team for billing and charging system in packet core architecture
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communications Engineering
Don Bosco Institute of Technology
Mumbai06.2015
Skills
- Circuit Schematic design
- High speed signal circuit design
- Cadence OrCAD Capture
- Altium
- Eagle
- Design Calculations
- WCCA
- PTC Mathcad
- Circuit Simulations
- PSpice
- LTspice
- Pre-design analysis
- FMEA
- Testing
- Troubleshooting
- Board bring-up
- Debugging
- PCBs
- Hardware modules
- I2C
- LIN
- CAN
- UART
- SPI
- USB 30
- HDMI
- MIPI-CSI
- PCIe
- SATA
- DDR
- LVDS
- Ethernet interfaces
- STM32
- IMX Dart board
- Environmental testing
- EMI-EMC testing
- IEC-60571
- CISPR-11, CISPR-25
- IEC 62236-3-2
- JSS-55555
- MIL-810G
- ISO-16750
- Lab equipment
- DSO/MSO
- Multimeter
- Logic analyzers
- Function generator
- Documentation
- Requirement Capture Document
- Design Related Documents
- Module cable harness Charts
- Production Test Procedures
- Assembly instruction documents
- PLM tools
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the above information is true & correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Activities Hobbies Interests
- Have special interest in Pencil Sketching, playing cricket and reading to various tech blogs related to repair of consumer electronics.
- As part of previous work assignments, I travelled along Himalayan Mountain ranges, which sparked my interest about geology, mountaineering, ecological challenges in both Himalayas and Western Ghats.
- I have read about both old and new film cameras, imaging and film technology, cinematography, and I have inclination towards watching quality movies from World Cinema.
- Have worked on Computer Vision based project in final year of engineering, and was part of the team to publish the technical paper, details as mentioned below: 'Comparative Evaluation of Age Classification from Facial Images,' Fourth IEEE International Conferences on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICACCI 2015), pp.2234-2239, 2015
Timeline
Lead Engineer
Lear corporation
08.2021 - Current
Consultant (B2)
Capgemini
02.2021 - 08.2021
Hardware Design consulting Engineer
EMBED SQUARE SOLUTIONS
09.2020 - 02.2021
Hardware Design Engineer
Tata Advanced Systems (Formerly Tata Power SED)
02.2017 - 03.2020
Graduate Engineering Trainee
Reliance Jio
03.2016 - 02.2017
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communications Engineering
Don Bosco Institute of Technology