๐ง Embedded Systems Engineer (ESP32, STM32, Yocto, Linux Drivers, Qt)
I help companies build and launch robust embedded devices by delivering firmware, embedded Linux OS, driver development, and hardware bring-up services.
I have worked across Medical, Marine, Robotics, Industrial Automation, Automotive, Food Processing, Consumer IoT, and Institutional projects.
๐ผ Core Embedded Expertise
Firmware Development
โข ESP32 (ESP-IDF), STM32 (HAL/LL), Nordic, PIC
โข FreeRTOS, Zephyr, Mongoose OS
โข BLE, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, GSM/GPS, LoRa
โข UART/SPI/I2C/CAN/RS485
โข OTA, diagnostics, fault-handling, bootloaders
Embedded Linux / Yocto / Drivers
โข Yocto (BSP layers, recipes, systemd, image optimization)
โข Linux device driver development
โข Kernel configuration, cross-compilation
โข SBCs: i.MX6, BeagleBone, Raspberry Pi, Jetson Nano.
Qt & GUI
โข Qt/QML dashboards
โข Serial/USB hardware communication
โข Embedded UI optimized for low-power SBCs
๐งฐ Tools & Ecosystem
โข C, C++, Python
โข Git, CMake, Make, GCC, Linaro, Xtensa toolchain
โข JTAG/SWD debugging
โข AWS IoT, Azure IoT, Firebase (optional if needed)
๐ Notable Projects
โข Home voice assistant hardware
โข Qt GUI for solar panel monitoring
โข Streetlight monitoring system (IoT)
โข Industrial CNC tube-bending firmware
โข Face recognition attendance terminal
โข RFID-based secure data sharing system
๐ฅ What You Can Expect
โ Clean, maintainable, production-ready code
โ Hardware bring-up & debugging expertise
โ Strong architecture and modular firmware
โ Clear communication & project documentation
โ End-to-end embedded delivery (FW + BSP + GUI)
Letโs discuss your hardware, interfaces, and desired deliverables.
Best Regards,
Fenil
Qt Creator
ESP32
Firmware Programming
STM32
ARM Cortex-M
Embedded C
FreeRTOS
Embedded Linux
QML
Bluetooth LE
Hardware Design
CMake
Embedded Application
Embedded Operating System
Kiran S.
Pune, India
$60/hr
5.0
27 jobs
Welcome!
I am Kiran, PCB Designer & Embedded Firmware Developer with 20+ years of experience, 35+ products shipped from concept to mass manufacturing across industrial, automotive, medical, IoT,
and consumer electronics. 100% Job Success Score, Top Rated Plus.
MTech (E&TC), Symbiosis International University | BEng (Electronic Engineering), Shivaji University.
Most hardware projects fail due to poor EMI/EMC compliance, memory leaks, or unoptimized DFM/DFT. I solve this by engineering robust ecosystems and bridging the gap between reliable hardware physics and memory optimized RTOS firmware. Instead of managing multiple disconnected freelancers, you can rely on me to own the full product pipeline from initial schematic architecture to final mass manufacturing.
๐ Hardware Architecture & PCB Design
As a Senior PCB Designer, I natively use KiCad (versions 8โ10) and Altium Designer to engineer multi-layer, high-speed, and mixed-signal boards. I handle the complete hardware lifecycle, integrating critical protections like 12V automotive TVS surge clamping, reverse polarity protection, and complex EMI/EMC shielding. Whether you need a flex-PCB for a medical wearable or a rigid board for an industrial controller, my layouts guarantee strict IPC-2221 compliance and flawless Pick-and-Place (CPL) alignment for JLCPCB and mass assembly.
๐ Embedded Firmware & RTOS Development
As a Firmware Engineer, I write secure, hardware-optimized Embedded C/C++ code for ARM Cortex-M (STM32, NXP), ESP32, and nRF52 microcontrollers, as well as Embedded Linux systems (Raspberry Pi, Yocto, Debian). I architect highly stable software using FreeRTOS and Zephyr RTOS. My firmware track record includes deploying secure dual-bank OTA (Over-The-Air) updates, integrating Edge AI (TinyML), and tuning real-time wireless stacks (BLE, Wi-Fi, LoRaWAN, Cellular NB-IoT) without ever bottlenecking the scheduler.
๐ Industrial IoT & Sensor Integration
I seamlessly integrate high-precision componentsโIMUs, CMOS image sensors, biopotentials, load cells, and BLDC/Stepper motor driversโinto highly constrained physical envelopes. I ensure that industrial communication interfaces like SPI, I2C, CAN bus (SAE-J1939), RS485, and Modbus TCP operate synchronously and fault-free.
Core Services & Deliverables:
๐ Full Product Pipeline Ownership (Concept to Mass Production)
๐ End-to-End Hardware Architecture & Schematic Design
๐ PCB Layout & Routing (KiCad, Altium, EasyEDA)
๐ DFM/DFT Optimization for Mass Manufacturing (PCBA)
๐ Embedded C/C++ Firmware (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, ESP-IDF)
๐ Embedded Linux & Audio DSP (ALSA, PipeWire)
๐ IoT Cloud Connectivity (MQTT, AWS IoT, HTTPS)
๐ Hardware Bring-Up, Debugging & Power Supply Design
Why Work With Me?
Single Point of Accountability: I can take complete ownership of your full product pipeline, eliminating the massive friction of managing separate hardware and software teams. I respect your intellectual property (IP) and strictly safeguard your hardware designs, schematics, and source code. I communicate transparently and deliver on time.
Ready to start?
Click "Invite to Job", book a Consultation on my profile, or send me a message detailing your product vision, physical constraints, or current hardware bugs.
I will respond within 4 hours with an initial technical assessment and approach.
Embedded System
Embedded C
Embedded Application
Embedded Linux
PCB Design
Printed Circuit Board
Multilayer PCB
FreeRTOS
STM32
Firmware
Firmware Programming
ESP32
Altium Designer
Arduino
Microcontroller Programming
LoRa
Raspberry Pi
KiCad
Bluetooth LE
Hardware Prototyping
Surya T.
Pune, India
$49/hr
4.8
40 jobs
I help startups and companies transform ideas into production-ready electronics products.
With experience spanning ๐ฐ๐ฌ+ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ+ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐, I specialize in ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ-๐๐ผ-๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ โ from architecture and prototyping to manufacturing handoff.
I operate a ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ for rapid prototyping, bring-up, testing, debugging, and validation, enabling faster iterations and reduced development risk.
Experience spans ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐, ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ง, ๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ, ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐, ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐, and ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ platforms.
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ
โ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐
โข Product architecture and feasibility studies
โข End-to-end hardware development
โข Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Testing (DFT)
โข Prototype development and production handoff
โข Manufacturing documentation and vendor support
โ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป & ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด
โข Compact, manufacturable PCB designs
โข High-speed, low-power, and battery-powered systems
โข 1โ6 layer rigid and flex PCB designs
โข Component selection and BOM optimization
โข EMI-conscious and reliability-focused designs
โข 3D PCB integration and enclosure collaboration
Experience with:
โข Sensor interfaces
โข Display systems
โข Power electronics and battery-powered products
โข USB, CAN, RS-485, Modbus, UART, SPI, IยฒC, BLE, Wi-Fi, LTE, GPS, and custom protocols
โ ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐บ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐
Development experience on:
โข STM32
โข ESP32
โข AVR
โข PIC
โข ARM Cortex-M platforms
โข Raspberry Pi
โข NVIDIA Jetson platforms
Software expertise:
โข Embedded C/C++
โข Python
โข MicroPython
โข FreeRTOS
โข Bare-metal development
โข PlatformIO
โข Keil
โข Linux application development
Experience includes:
โข Device drivers
โข Real-time systems
โข Sensor fusion
โข Control algorithms
โข Data acquisition and processing
โข Wireless communication stacks
โ ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ & ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐
โข Custom carrier board development
โข Embedded Linux platform bring-up
โข BSP customization
โข Driver development
โข Linux application development
โข Raspberry Pi Compute Modules
โข NVIDIA Jetson platforms
โข Rockchip SoMs
Recent projects include custom Linux-based multimedia systems, industrial automation platforms, and AI-enabled edge devices.
โ ๐๐ผ๐ง & ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐
โข Industrial IoT systems
โข Edge-to-cloud architectures
โข BLE, Wi-Fi, LoRa, LTE, Zigbee, and GPS-enabled products
โข Secure device communication
โข Data collection and remote monitoring systems
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ ๐ฒ
โ ๐ฐ๐ฌ+ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐
โ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
โ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
โ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ + ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐บ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ + ๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐ณ
โ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ, ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป-๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐
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