Akash Guttedar

About Akash Guttedar

Ensuring Silicon Works as Designed—Every Time. From first silicon power-on to final performance optimization, I specialize in Pre & Post Silicon Validation, ensuring chips meet stringent functional and reliability standards before they hit production. With expertise in hardware bring-up, System-level debugging, LPM Validation and Power Optimization, I bridge the gap between silicon design and real-world execution. I thrive in *cross-functional collaboration*, working closely with designers, verification engineers, ATE and SW teams to identify issues early, accelerate debugging, and optimize chip performance. Whether it\'s debugging complex SoC architectures or ensuring seamless hardware-software integration, my focus is always on *delivering robust, high-performance silicon*. With a deep passion for semiconductor innovation, I bring analytical precision and problem-solving agility to every project, ensuring chips not only work but excel in efficiency, power, and performance. Skilled in Validation, Embedded Software, Python and Microprocessors. Strong quality assurance professional with a Master’s Degree focused in VLSI Systems.

Experience

1. Senior Staff Engineer

   Qualcomm

   Dec 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

Education

• Malla Reddy college of Enginering

  Master’s Degree, VLSI Systems

  2014 — 2016

• PDA College of Engineering Gulbarga

  BE, Electronics and Communication

  2004 — 2008

Skills

• Arm
• Linux
• Modelsim
• I2c
• Labview
• Cmm
• Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (Uart)
• Rtos
• C++
• Debugging
• Uart
• Software Development
• Clearcase
• Arduino
• C
• Regression Testing
• Embedded C
• Raspberry Pi
• Process Validation
• Device Drivers
• Spi
• Embedded Systems
• Eda
• Microcontrollers
• 8051 Microcontroller
• Very-Large-Scale Integration (Vlsi)
• Ddr2
• Lauterbach
• Microprocessors
• Embedded Software
• Soc Validation
• Post Validation
• Pvt
• Soc