Helen Hou
Embedded Software Staff Engineer @indie.inc
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WORK HISTORY
Embedded Software Staff Engineer @indie.inc
Aliso Viejo, CA, US
Developed production-grade firmware for automotive wireless charging chips based on ARM Cortex-M0/M4 platforms under FreeRTOS and bare-metal environments.Led the design and optimization of multi-interface bootloaders supporting CAN, LIN, UART, and I2C protocols.Built and maintained peripheral drivers (ADC, SPI, EEPROM, UART, CAN, LIN), with DMA support and ISR tuning for real-time communication.Collaborated with hardware engineers using J-Link, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and protocol adaptors for waveform-level debugging and power validation.Integrated secure elements (TA010, TA100) via I2C and helped deliver Qi-compliant authentication features, including cert/digest/challenge flow.Delivered customer-ready firmware releases, migrated internal projects from SVN to GitLab, and authored technical documentation including user manuals and release notes.Focused on low-level firmware architecture, communication protocol reliability, and seamless hardware-software integration in real-world embedded systems.
EDUCATION
UC Irvine
Master's degree, Computer Engineering
Virginia Tech
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering
Virginia Tech
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering
ABOUT HELEN HOU
I\'m an Embedded Software Engineer who enjoys working close to hardware.I\'ve developed multi-interface bootloaders (SPI, UART, CAN, LIN), written peripheral drivers on ARM Cortex-M platforms, and integrated secure elements over I2C for authentication. I’m comfortable working in both FreeRTOS and bare-metal environments.I also support system-level debugging with tools like J-Link, CANalyzer, and oscilloscopes, and have contributed to Git-based release workflows, internal Python tools, and production firmware deliveries.I\'m currently seeking opportunities as an Embedded Systems or Firmware Engineer — especially roles focused on BSP, low-level performance, and hardware-software integration. Keywords: Embedded C, Cortex-M4/M0, Bootloader, Drivers, FreeRTOS, I2C, SPI, CAN, DMA, Secure Element, BSP, GitLab, RTOS
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