Karan Patel
Principal Engineer || SSD Firmware Validation Lead|| SanDisk® || Granted US patents || FTL/BE Validation || Innovation - Filed Patents and Trade Secrets || Automation || Nirma University
- Role
- Principal Engineer at Sandisk
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Karan Patel
Having 9+ years of experience in embedded domain (Automation and firmware Validation). Proficient in Python scripting. Verification of different firmware modules from requirement capturing, analysis, estimation and test framework implementation. Good debugging and optimization skills by debugging into code.
Experience
Principal Engineer
Aug 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN
I lead the SSD Firmware Validation team, responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of next-generation storage solutions. My role involves designing and driving comprehensive validation strategies across multiple layers of firmware, with a strong focus on: • Grey-box, white-box, and black-box testing methodologies • Validation of critical firmware components, including FW Backend, Flash Translation Layer (FTL), and Front-End modules • Collaborating closely with architecture, development, and product teams to define test plans, root-cause issues, and improve firmware robustness • Mentoring engineers and shaping validation best practices to support scalability and continuous improvementMy work contributes directly to delivering high-performance, reliable SSD products to a global customer base.
Education
Nirma Institute Of Technology
Mtech degree, Embedded systems
2015 — 2017
K. J. Somaiya Institute of Technology
Bachelor's of engineering, EXTC
2011 — 2014
Shree Halari Visa Oswal Vidyalaya
Ssc, Schooling
1997 — 2008
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