Kunal Mehta

About Kunal Mehta

I am a senior technology leader with 20+ years of experience in the semiconductor and embedded systems industry, known for building world-class engineering teams and delivering scalable, secure, and high-performance firmware across diverse domains - from IoT (Wi-Fi), energy metering, and telecom, to thermal imaging and AI/ML-enabled devices.At Silicon Labs, I lead the SDK team building embedded software for wireless SoCs, focusing on rigorous execution, strong technical direction, and delivering high-quality releases on time. I also play an active role in my organization’s shift toward Generative AI, helping teams adopt it to improve productivity and streamline processes, while exploring how we can use it in our products to deliver more value and stand out in the market.Strategic Focus Areas:• Technology Leadership: Translating vision into architecture and execution for embedded and connected systems• Cross-Functional Execution: Partnering with product, hardware, QA, and customer success teams to drive value across the product lifecycle• GenAI Enablement: Helping GenAI integration into internal workflows and product innovation strategies• Global Team Building: Hiring, mentoring, and scaling high-performing engineering teams with a focus on retention and growth• Customer Engagement: Managing key accounts and use cases with a focus on quality, timelines, and profitability• Operational Excellence: Expertise in Agile program management, CMMi-compliant processes, DevOps, and release managementTech Highlights:• Led the design and development of firmware across multiple embedded platforms, including 16/32-bit MCUs and low-power wireless SoCs• Deep expertise in embedded protocols, RTOS (FreeRTOS), and low-level peripheral drivers• Led secure firmware development with bootloaders, OTA, and cryptographic integration• Delivered low-power, resource-optimized solutions for battery-operated IoT devices• Strong grounding in embedded C, multithreading, and systems programming• Guided teams on code quality, design reviews, and standards (MISRA, modularity, scalability)• SCM, build and release strategy using GitI enjoy tackling complex engineering challenges and helping teams build and innovate at scale.

Experience

1. Senior Engineering Manager - Wireless

   Silicon Labs

   Oct 2022 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   I oversee the design & development of the next generation of embedded Wi-Fi SDK. The SDK aims to enhance user experience of developing applications on Silicon labs devices by providing a highly modular, consistent, scalable, forward-looking interface that also supports multi-threading, command queuing, network manager & various other advanced features. The role encompasses hands-on technical engagement, program execution, process development, compliance management, and successful project delivery.

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science and Engineering

  2000 — 2004

• Saint Anselm's School

  SSC (Secondary School)

• IL School, Kota

  HSC (Higher School)

  1998 — 2000