Maxwell Thimmig
FPGA Development Engineer Ll at Annapurna Labs
Austin, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMaxwell Thimmig is an FPGA Development Engineer with hands-on experience designing application-specific hardware for ML and embedded systems, currently at Annapurna Labs after contributing to Amazon’s drone and camera hardware efforts. He brings a rare combination of digital systems design, computer architecture, and neural network knowledge from a top-tier Computer Engineering program (4.0 GPA at UIC), enabling him to bridge hardware and software for practical deployment. His work spans FPGA implementations (including PUF research), PCBA manufacturing test software, and hardware-representative communication frameworks for sensors and cameras. Maxwell has moved quickly from research to production, delivering test frameworks and acceptance test software under tight timelines and supporting EMC/ESD validation. Based in Austin, he pairs academic rigor with field experience in drone and camera LRUs, and a background in automation and scripting that helps accelerate hardware bring-up.
1 year of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, 4.00, Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, 4.00 at University of Illinois ChicagoN/A, Computer Engineering, N/A, Computer Engineering at College of DuPageHigh School, College Prep, High School, College Prep at Lyons Township High SchoolBachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Systems Analysis, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Systems Analysis at Illinois State University
English, Spanish
Github Skills (6)
fpga10
aws10
hardware10
driver8
dma8
xilinx8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
mjthimm/aws-cdk-golden-ami-pipeline
Jun 2025 - Jul 2025
Contributions:7 pushes in 1 month
mjthimm/rtd-tutorial
Dec 2024 - Dec 2024
Contributions:2 PRs, 2 pushes, 3 branches in 1 day
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