Karthik Balakrishnan
Senior Systems Engineer at Applied Materials
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKarthik Balakrishnan is a Senior Systems Engineer based in Austin with 8+ years delivering complex automation and semiconductor systems, combining hands-on robotics, machine vision, and laser optics expertise with engineering management. He has led cross-functional teams at Applied Materials to architect next-generation laser scribing and wafer handling solutions, driving R&D prototypes to production while coordinating manufacturing, safety, and field support. Comfortable moving between hands-on integration, firmware/algorithm requirements, and customer-facing process improvements, he also mentors junior engineers and codifies install/maintenance procedures. Passionate about computer vision and IoT, he brings an uncommon blend of academic automotive systems training and deep practical experience in industrial robotics, enabling rapid delivery of high-precision manufacturing equipment.
7 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS), Automotive Systems Engineering, Master of Science (MS), Automotive Systems Engineering at University of Michigan-Dearborn
Tamil, Hindi, Gujarati, English, KannadaProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
KarthikBalakrishnan11/Face_Recognition_FaceNet
Jun 2019 - Oct 2019
Contributions:6 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
KarthikBalakrishnan11/Gun-Detector-using-Tensorflow
Jul 2019 - Oct 2020
Contributions:7 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
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