Sai Yamanoor
Embedded Engineer | Full-Stack Hardware/Firmware Development | Published Author (4 Books) | Maker
- Role
- Senior Research and Development Engineer (Firmware) at Cepheid
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sai Yamanoor
A little bit about myself: Hands-on Embedded Systems Engineer with a background in Mechatronics. I have designed products for remote monitoring for medical diagnostics, industrial gases, ed-tech and arcade gaming industries. I have over five years of experience in rapid prototyping for embedded devices where I have designed PCBs using Autodesk EAGLE, build prototypes, develop firmware, and work with contract manufacturers to commercialize products. I have experience working on all aspects of embedded device development.I have commercialized products that are used across various applications and customer locations across North America. I have experience programming in C & Python and I am currently learning C++ and solder my prototypes using a reflow oven (0402s, QFN etc). Since graduation, I developed an interest in DIY projects and the maker movement. In my free time, I work on projects like this physical activity motivation tool: or my Pico Phone; am looking forward to hearing about opportunities in Embedded Systems or Robotics. Check out my project portfolio at
Experience
Senior Research and Development Engineer (Firmware)
Aug 2023 — Present · Sunnyvale, US
Developed embedded firmware in C/C++ for next-generation medical diagnostic instruments, implementing fixes to actuator control algorithms that resolved actuator failures in the field- Designed and implemented FreeRTOS-based firmware on STM32 microcontrollers for consumable production systems, streamlining manufacturing processes and reducing costs by $500K annually- Developed Protocol Buffer-based communication interfaces between embedded firmware and host applications, enabling efficient serialization and cross-platform data exchange- Designed and implemented embedded drivers for experimental hardware features, accelerating proof-of-concept validation and proving technical feasibility to directly influence product roadmap decisions- Developed Python automation scripts for semiconductor test equipment, reducing electrical testing time by 50% in manufacturing operations- Collaborated with hardware and systems engineering teams to debug and optimize firmware-hardware integration during product bring-up, identifying and resolving 12 critical issues that prevented potential field failures- Authored comprehensive technical documentation and release notes for firmware features, facilitating firmware verification, and product transfer to SQA, regulatory, and manufacturing teams.
Education
Carnegie Mellon University
Masters, Mechanical Engineering
2010 — 2012
Anna University Chennai
B.E, Mechatronics
2004 — 2008
Carmel Garden Mat. Hr. Sec School
Higher Secondary Education, Biology,Math
1990 — 2004
Skills
- Arduino
- Computer Vision
- Microcontrollers
- Robotics
- Sensors
- Electronics
- Consumer Electronics
- Electromechanical Systems
- Opencv
- Mechatronics
- R&D
- Product Development
- Manufacturing
- Machine Learning
- Simulink
- Solidworks
- Testing
- Labview
- C
- C++
- Programming
- Electro-Mechanical
- Embedded Systems
- Python
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