Arun Kumar Lokre

About Arun Kumar Lokre

Over 10+ years of experience in SoC design & integration, leading cross-functional teams and vendor collaborations to deliver high-quality, program-critical solutions. I specialize in tackling complex challenges and delivering strategic, customer-focused results.Core Skills: SoC Design & Integration, RTL Design, Low Power (UPF), Front-End Methodologies Tools: Synthesis, Lint, Spyglass, CDC, Formal Verification, STA, Logical Equivalence Programming: SystemVerilog, Verilog, C/C++, Embedded C, Perl, Python EDA & Dev Tools: DVE, Verdi, Cadence Virtuoso/Spectre, Modelsim, Xilinx ISE, Git, Perforce, Vector, LabView

Experience

1. Senior Soc Design Engineer

   Microsoft

   Aug 2024 — Present · Mountain View, CA, US

   Lead SOC implementation and integration strategies.Collaborate with SOC Integration and Intellectual Property (IP) Design Engineers to ensure Register Transfer Level (RTL) quality and timeliness.Continuously evaluate and refine implementation for area, power, and performance optimization.Efficiently integrate diverse functional blocks into the SOC architecture.Conduct comprehensive functionality testing of blocks, including basic tests and debugging for various features at both IP and SOC levels as required.Perform design quality checks such as Lint, CDC, RDC, and Low Power Intent analysis.Coordinate closely with the verification team to ensure overall design quality.Provide mentorship and guidance to engineers.

Education

• University of Southern California

  Master's degree, Electrical Engineering

  2013 — 2015

• Osmania University

  Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

  2006 — 2010

Skills

• Ni Vbai
• Computer Architecture
• Can Network Protocol
• Xilinx Ise
• Ni Labview
• Telelogic Doors
• Matlab
• Xilinx
• Canoe
• Kernel Programming
• Embedded Software
• Capl
• Vba
• Asic
• Vector Test (Vt) System
• C
• Vhdl
• Embedded C
• Embedded Linux
• Linux
• Modelsim
• Perl
• Embedded Systems
• Cadence Virtuoso
• Bugzilla
• Vector Tae
• Verilog
• Keil