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Prash Prabhu

Prash Prabhu
Austin, TX, USA
https://prabhu.ca

Background

About

About

Versatile professional with a history of excellence in engineering and technical sales.

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • Senior Systems Engineer, Enphase

    Dec, 2022 - Present

    • Designed energy storage solutions and solar microinverters
    • Developed system architectures and requirements for IQ PES, IQ8, and IQ9 using Visio, Jama and Confluence
    • Designs featured STM32H7 MCU, ESP32, Swift ASIC, LFP cells, BMS, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, BLE, AWS IoT, UART, USB, ADC, DAC, NVRAM, and NAND Flash
    • Developed bare-metal firmware in embedded C for LFP Battery Management Unit
    • Developed system control firmware using C, C++, FreeRTOS, AWS IoT, GIT, VS Code, Jira
    • Created system EVT/DVT test plans in Jama and wrote Python scripts to automate testing using PyVISA and Chroma test equipment
    • Carried out UL and FCC regulatory pre-compliance testing

  • Engineer, Wabtec

    May, 2018 - December 20224 years 7 months

    • Designed locomotive data recorders, speedometers, and odometers for Alstom, Kawasaki, and CRRC trains
    • Partnered with the sales team to develop and present perfect-fit solutions
    • Experienced in schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer
    • Designs featured PIC32 MCU, i.MX 6 ARM APU, Mach XO2 FPGA, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, GPIO, UART, USB, CAN, ADC, DAC, NVRAM, and NAND Flash
    • Developed bare-metal firmware in embedded C using MPLab and IAR
    • Customized u-boot, Linux kernel, and wrote applications in C/C++ for ARM Linux
    • Carried out IEC, CE, and FCC regulatory compliance testing
    • Helped customers overcome hardware and software design challenges
    • Represented Wabtec at various supplier sites, customer meetings, standard committees, and tradeshows

  • Research Associate, University of Western Ontario

    Dec, 2016 - May, 20181 year 5 months

    • Presented research work at IEEE conferences with three publications
    • Developed novel control architectures and electronic circuit topologies for the Canadian Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
    • Analyzed topologies and algorithms in MATLAB and created prototypes using Cypress PSOC, TI DSP, GaNFETs, Eagle, C and IAR

  • Team Lead, World Drone Prix

    Jan, 2016 - Jun, 20166 months

    • Managed the local World Drone Prix team and led system-level design
    • Contributed to open-source drone projects - multiwii and cleanflight
    • Designs featured sensor fusion of Invensys IMUs, Bluetooth telemetry, GPS, SPI, floating-point PID, and CCD cameras

  • Engineer, NSV Automotive

    Jan, 2015 - Jan, 20161 year

    • Designed Infotainment systems and Daylight Running Lamps for Toyota cars
    • Designs featured STM32 ARM MCU, addressable LEDs, CAN, I2C, SPI, and LIN
    • Customized designs in Altium and IAR to improve manufacturability and testability
    • Carried out CE and FCC regulatory compliance testing

  • Intern, Al Reyami Technologies

    Jun, 2013 - Aug, 20132 months

    • Managed the maintenance of Sato CNC Cutters, Ficep CNC Drills, Siemens S7 PLCs, and Festo electro pneumatics

Skills

Skills

  • Programming Languages
    CC++JavaHTMLBASHPython
  • Generic Software
    MS OfficeAdobe Creative SuiteGitVirtual Studio CodeMATLAB
  • Computer-Aided Design
    Altium DesignerCadence AllegroSolidworks
  • Product Management
    RequirementsDesign RoadmapRegulatory ComplianceIssue Tracking
  • Lab Equipment
    OscilloscopesLogic AnalyzersPower SuppliesSignal GeneratorsMultimeterRework Station
  • Technical Sales
    ProspectingDiscoveryTerritory ManagementBuyer Research
  • Soft Skills
    TeamworkCustomer ServiceCommunicationNegotiation
  • Certifications and Licenses
    PMPPEng
Education

Education

  • Master of Engineering Science - Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Western Ontario

    Dec, 2016 - Dec, 2018

    3.9/4

  • Bachelor of Engineering - Mechatronics Engineering, Manipal University

    Dec, 2011 - Dec, 2015

    4/4
Awards

Awards

  • Graduate Research Scholarship University of Western Ontario

    Awarded on: Aug 01, 2017

  • Academic Excellence Award Manipal University

    Awarded on: Jan 31, 2014

Volunteer Work

Volunteer Work

  • Technical Expert, IEC

    Jan, 2019 - Present

    Involved in standardization activities at CISPR (Comité International Spécial des Perturbations Radio)
    https://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?p=103:14:11288091945152::::FSP_ORG_ID:3223

  • Technical Expert, IEEE

    Jun, 2018 - Present

    Involved in standardization activities at the IEEE Computer Society and Vehicular Technology Society

Publications

Publications

  • IEEE 16-2020 - IEEE Standard for Electrical and Electronic Control Apparatus on Rail Vehicles , IEEE

    Published on: Jan 01, 2020

    A set of uniform design, application, and test requirements for electrical and electronic control apparatus on rail vehicles is provided in this standard.

  • CISPR 11:2015+A1:2016+A2:2019 Interference relating to industrial, scientific and medical radio-frequency apparatus , IEC

    Published on: Jun 01, 2019

    This standard covers emission requirements related to radio-frequency (RF) disturbances in the frequency range of 9 kHz to 400 GHz.

  • Analysis and Design of a Novel High-Gain Full-Bridge Converter for Renewable Energy Systems , 2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)

    Published on: Sep 01, 2018

    Converters with high voltage gains have increased in popularity in recent years because of the need for such converters in renewable energy systems. In such applications, low input DC voltages from solar or fuel cells need to be converted to much greater DC voltages. A novel DC-DC converter with galvanic isolation, high voltage gain, and an integrated passive snubber network is introduced in the paper. In the paper

  • A High Gain DC-DC Full-Bridge Converter , Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

    Published on: Feb 01, 2018

    High gain DC-DC converters have become increasingly popular in recent years as there is greater need to interface low voltage DC sources such as solar cells and batteries with much higher voltage DC buses. A new high gain DC-DC converter with high gain, galvanic isolation and an integrated passive snubber network is proposed in the thesis.

  • Analysis and design of AC-DC resonant single-stage converter with reduced DC bus voltage variation , International Communications Energy Conference (INTELEC) 2017

    Published on: Dec 18, 2017

    Single stage power factor corrected (SSPFC) AC-DC converters are popular in industrial applications such as telecom because they are cheaper and smaller than conventional two-stage converters.

  • A High Gain DC-DC Full-Bridge Converter with Integrated Passive Snubber network , International Communications Energy Conference (INTELEC) 2017

    Published on: Dec 18, 2017

    High gain DC-DC converters have become increasingly popular in recent years as there is greater need to interface low voltage DC sources such as solar cells and batteries with much higher voltage DC buses. A new high gain DC-DC converter with high gain, galvanic isolation and an integrated passive snubber network is proposed in the paper.

  • Application of Circularly Polarized antennas in Wi-Fi and Video transmission, Undergraduate Student Research Competition (UGSRC) '16

    Published on: Feb 01, 2016

    Our goal in this paper is to explain the concepts of circularly polarized (CP) antennas, and the details of their test lab evaluations.

Interests

Interests

  • Projects

    SAE Formula ElectricOpenWRTCleanflightBlHeliLimeSDR