name : Pavan G. Kulkarni
degree : M.Sc. Electrical Engineering
↳ Nano & Opto Electronics Track
↳ Universität Stuttgart 🇩🇪
role : HiWi Research Assistant
↳ MPA Stuttgart (Materialprüfungsanstalt)
domains :
- MEMS Design & FEM Simulation
- Analog CMOS Circuit Design
- Sensor Characterization & Metrology
- Embedded Firmware (RTOS-based)
tools : COMSOL · Cadence Virtuoso · Altium Designer
languages : Python · C · MATLAB · Shell
seeking : MEMS / Analog IC / Sensor internships
Bosch | Infineon | ASML | Nordic Semi"Physics first — if the model isn't right, no amount of code will save you."
PID PROCESS STATUS DESCRIPTION
001 mems-micromirror-lidar-fem ▶ ACTIVE COMSOL FEM — AVC drive, pull-in, eigenmode, LiDAR beam-steering
002 analog-cmos-labs ▶ ACTIVE Cadence Virtuoso — OTA, LDO, PLL, ADC sub-blocks (S3)
003 nrf9160-cold-chain-monitor ▶ ACTIVE Zephyr RTOS · LTE-M/NB-IoT · AWS IoT Core · pharma cold chain
004 mems-accel-characterization ✔ DONE ADXL345 — Allan dev, noise PSD, INL, TCO/TCS · ESP32 DAQ
005 internship-hunt ⟳ ACTIVE Targeting MEMS/analog IC roles in EU semiconductor ecosystem
expertise/
├── 🧲 MEMS & Micro-Systems
│ ├── Electrostatic actuation — parallel-plate · angular vertical comb (AVC)
│ ├── SOI process technology — anisotropic (100)-Si stiffness tensor
│ ├── FEM: pull-in (1/3-gap ROM) · eigenmode · C(θ) · ring-down · tolerance DoE
│ └── COMSOL Multiphysics 6.x — Electromechanics interface · moving mesh
│
├── ⚡ Analog / Mixed-Signal CMOS
│ ├── Cadence Virtuoso — schematic entry + ADE-L/XL simulation
│ ├── OTA · LDO · PLL · ADC sub-block design
│ ├── Small-signal analysis · noise budget · stability (PM/GM) · PSRR
│ └── MOSFET / BJT physics — strong/weak inversion · Early effect · noise models
│
├── 📊 Sensor Metrology & Characterization
│ ├── Allan deviation · PSD · noise floor (thermal · quantization · flicker)
│ ├── GUM uncertainty (ISO/IEC Guide 98-3) · error propagation
│ ├── Gauge R&R · Cp/Cpk · Design-of-Experiments (full-factorial)
│ └── Temperature compensation · calibration pipelines · sensor integration
│
├── 🔧 Embedded Firmware
│ ├── Zephyr RTOS — nRF9160 · LTE-M / NB-IoT / GNSS / CoAP
│ ├── ESP32 — FreeRTOS / ESP-IDF · precision DAQ firmware
│ ├── I²C · SPI · UART · hardware-level protocol debugging
│ └── Altium Designer — PCB layout · design-for-test · signal integrity
│
└── 🐍 Scientific Computing & Reproducibility
├── Python — NumPy · SciPy · Pandas · Matplotlib · Plotly
├── Physics-validated Jupyter analysis pipelines
├── pytest · GitHub Actions CI · reproducible synthetic fixtures
└── AWS IoT Core · MQTT · cloud data telemetry
⚗️ EDA & Simulation
💻 Languages & Core Tools
📡 Embedded & Hardware
📊 Scientific Stack
⚡ Let's build at the boundary of physics and silicon. ⚡
