Summary
Dhrumil Parikh is a Lead Hardware Designer with a decade of experience building embedded systems and hardware for medical, industrial, and autonomous robotics applications. With a Mechatronics degree and an MEng in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, he has progressed from firmware and CAD roles to leading hardware teams at Nuvation Engineering and guiding the Waterloo Aquadrone electrical design. He has hands-on expertise in ARM-based firmware, CPLD integration, fast field firmware upgrades, and PCB-level debugging, evidencing a practical focus on reliability and manufacturability. Dhrumil pairs technical depth with mentorship, having led student design teams and improved long-lived systems used in hospitals and competitions. He is based in Waterloo, Ontario, and brings a rare combination of firmware, hardware, and system-level design informed by both academic research and production deployments.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Mechatronics Engineering - Minor in Management Engineering, Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Mechatronics Engineering - Minor in Management Engineering at University of Waterloo