Ajay Kumar
Director Electronics Design at Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
Irvine, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAjay Kumar is a seasoned electronics design leader with over a decade of experience delivering automotive-grade hardware, currently defining zonal vehicle platform and BMS hardware for Rivian. He has a strong track record of scaling and transforming analog and architecture teams—growing a team from 6 to 40+ engineers while turning buggy IP into industry-leading, production-ready silicon. Ajay’s technical depth spans microcontroller systems (M0/M4/M7), low-power VBAT subsystems, analog front ends for sensors, mixed-signal PLLs/ADCs and high-speed SerDes integration across multiple process nodes. He combines pragmatic decision-making and cross-functional alignment to cut complexity into clear risk-based choices and measurable leading indicators for execution. Holder of 45+ patents and a PhD from Georgia Tech, he pairs research-grade rigor with hands-on IP architecture and manufacturing experience. Based in Irvine, CA, he blends a passion for electronics and programming with a knack for embedding testability and reliability into high-volume vehicle electronics.
10 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Electrical and Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of TechnologyBachelor Technology; Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering, Bachelor Technology; Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Github Skills (153)
dashboard10
firmware10
node-red10
gprs10
arduino-library10
esp3210
monitoring10
client-library10
modem10
bluepill10
data-visualization10
platformio10
vendor10
atmel10
mysql10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
ajaybnl/UDP-SERIAL-FOR-ESP32-ESP8266-
Mar 2019 - Sep 2020
Contributions:15 commits, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 6 months
ajaybnl/UDP-GRAPH-FOR-ESP32-ESP8266
Mar 2019 - Sep 2019
Contributions:13 commits, 12 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
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