Rahul Birari
Staff Firmware Engineer@ Tesla
- Role
- Staff Software Engineer at Tesla
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rahul Birari
Controls and Firmware Engineer with over 10 years of experience in developing cutting-edge technologies for EV charging, renewable energy, and cleantech industries. I specialize in real-time control firmware, DSP, motor control, and embedded systems, with deep expertise in designing and implementing control algorithms, embedded software, for power electronics hardware and systems. I hold a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and have contributed to several high-impact projects across a variety of industries.Controls Skillset* Embedded Systems & Firmware Development: Proficient in C, C++, ASM, with experience in real-time firmware for DSP ARM), FPGA, and microcontroller platforms.* Adept in programming on BareMetal, RTOS, Multiprocessors & Multithreaded environments.* Systems: Expertise in grid-tied inverters, motor controls, PV & battery based energy systems etc.* Controls : Hands on experience in Loop and Impedance Shaping control designing techniques, EKF, UKF Kalman filters for state estimation, PID, PLL, SPWM, SVPWM PWMs. Control modeling and analysis in S&Z-domain, Nyquist, Bode etc. Solid grasp of linear controls and familiar with non-linear & Optimal control techniques. Software Engineering Skills:* Software Development & Automation: Skilled in CMake, Bash, Python, Git, CI/CD, HIL/SIL testing, and automation frameworks for efficient development cycles.* Tools & Platforms: MATLAB/Simulink, PLECS, MPLAB, Code Composer Studio (CCS), IAR, LTSPICE, OrCAD, Altium, Eagle CAD for PCB design and simulation.* Hardware Design & Debugging: Board bring-up, schematic design, PCB layout, and experience with high-voltage systems, power electronics, and embedded peripheral integration.* Testing & Validation: Hands-on experience with HIL testing, unit testing, and automated test frameworks for embedded systems and firmware.
Experience
Staff Software Engineer
Apr 2025 — Present · Palo Alto, CA, US
Working on the new Semi truck and more.
Education
University of Mumbai
Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Electronics & Telecommucation Engineering
2009 — 2012
University of Central Florida
Master of Science (MS), Electrical Engineering
Skills
- Digital Control Design
- Programming in Assembly (8051, Pic)
- Matlab/Simulink
- Embedded C
- Pcb Design
- Power Electronics
- Signal Processing
- Simulink
- Electronics
- Verilog
- Embedded Systems
- Microsoft Office
- C
- Programming
- Matlab
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