Karthik R.
Engineering Leader| Engineering Manager | Semiconductor | Automotive | Embedded | Chip development | SOC Architecture |IC Product Development| IOT | Wireless |Hardware| consumer electronics| Technical Advisor
- Role
- Engineering Manager at Google
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Karthik R.
Dynamic and results-driven engineering leader with 17+ years of progressive experience in Technology R&D, specializing in semiconductors, Board Support Package (BSP), Embedded, Firmware & System Software Architecture, Microcontrollers, Automotive Software, SoC architecture, Pre-silicon Bring-up, FPGA Emulation, Hardware Platforms & pre/post silicon validation, Windows Centric Driver stack & HLK certifications, IOT. Demonstrated ability to build and lead high-impact global engineering teams (10–30+ members) across multiple geographies, managing multi-million-dollar, cross-site programs that reduced time-to-market by 20% and enabled significant revenue growth. Experienced in partnering with C-level executives to define product strategy and roadmap, drive technology-business alignment, drive execution excellence and customer-centric innovation, and lead high-impact transformation programs. Certified PMP with deep expertise in managing large-scale, cross-functional projects and driving continuous improvement using Agile, DevOps, CI/CD. Recognized for both technical leadership and people-first management with a focus on mentoring, stakeholder alignment, cross-functional collaboration and strategic delivery. Key Achievements:AMD – Led 10–30+ global engineers delivering embedded firmware for Datacenter SoCs; drove architecture/design with stakeholders, ensuring on-time delivery and exceeding KPIs. Supported launches generating $300M+ revenue. Built high-performing team; created unified test automation cutting delivery time 20% and saving $500K/year. AMD Spotlight Award 2022.Western Digital – Managed 15+ engineers through full SSD SoC firmware lifecycle (architecture, BSP, bootloader, FPGA bring-up, optimization, validation). Improved reliability 30%, reduced escalations 25%. Led redesign boosting performance 24%, lowering SoC power 8%, cutting defects 13%. WD Gold Award 2019. Resolved key customer issues 3 weeks early, improving performance 15%.Intel – Led GNSS driver team to first Windows HLK certification, improving quality 34% and power efficiency 13%.Infineon – Developed custom RTOS & BSP for automotive SoCs; automated traceability saved 10+ days/feature, ensuring ISO 26262 & MISRA C compliance.
Experience
Engineering Manager
Sep 2025 — Present · IN
low level embedded software, firmware, system architecture
Education
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electronic and communication Engineering
2005 — 2009
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