Ankush Patel Email & Phone Number

Auckland, Nz

Auckland, New Zealand

• Firmware development in C for ARM Cortex-M0+ based STM32L0 microcontroller in a medical device, writing drivers for, and interfacing with, various transducers and actuators; including pressure sensors, motors, valves; writing drivers for external Flash ICs; writing in-house HAL for STM32 based MCUs; maintaining an in-house scheduler• Unit testing using the Google Test framework• Git for version control with a variation on the “Gitflow” branching strategy for complete traceability, revision history, and collaboration with other developers• Atlassian suite of tools for Agile workflow (Jira), source-code hosting (Bitbucket), and documentation (Confluence)• Developed various internal tools in Python and Go used for validation activities, and other general use-cases for probing and interacting with firmware running on medical device• Authoring, reviewing, and revising documentation related to the Software Development Life Cycle for medical devices including Design Specifications, Design Traceability Matrix, Risk Management Files, Product Development Requirements, Problem Resolution Reports etc.• Authoring, reviewing, and executing design protocols for formal verification and testing of firmware and electrical systems in the context of a medical device• Developing firmware to standards such as the medical device standards IEC 60601 and IEC 62304, and MISRA C• Setup and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, including pipelines for both embedded firmware and in-house software tools. Pipelines include numerous stages: automatically populating build information, building firmware and/or software, running unit tests, running static analysis, and packaging for distribution• Debugging hardware issues with various test equipment• Summarizing and presenting the feasibility and impacts of potential firmware changes to a wide group of people with various engineering and non-engineering backgrounds, and facilitating design review meetings

Auckland, New Zealand

• Performed eDVT to evaluate performance of hardware including signal characteristics and data integrity, using a variety of equipment including benchtop power supplies, multimeters, oscilloscopes and function generators• Developed Bash scripts to automate communication between Linux PC and hardware being tested (via UART)• Developed Python scripts to automate control of power supply, data acquisition from benchtop multimeter, and visualize gathered data• Assembled and modified PCBs (involving through-hole and SMD components), modified and created custom connectors and cables to interface with hardware based on schematics• Managed tasks and progress via Jira, documented processes and results through Confluence in an Agile environment