Nicholas Graumann
Senior Firmware Engineer II at Samsara
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNicholas Graumann is a Senior Firmware Engineer with nine years of embedded systems experience, focused on embedded Linux, low-level firmware, and hardware/software integration for displays and vehicle telematics. He has led board bring-up, Yocto BSP and kernel customization, and kernel driver development for video and high-speed interfaces (including a Zynq UltraScale+ architecture) and now contributes to fleet-scale firmware and observability at Samsara. Proficient in C/C++, Python, FreeRTOS, GNU toolchain, JTAG, CAN, USB, and CI/automated testing, he bridges hardware validation and production software delivery. Nicholas has a track record of shipping complex embedded products—from Deere telematics and generation-4 displays to professional PTZ and AV-over-IP cameras—and mentors through training and cross-discipline collaboration. He combines practical troubleshooting at kernel and userspace levels with a penchant for measurable observability and scalable deployments across millions of connected devices.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering at North Dakota State University
Github Skills (25)
python10
linux10
microcontroller10
linux-kernel10
iio10
computer-engineering10
micropython10
electrical-engineering10
embedded10
kernel9
risc8
firmware8
risc-v7
manjaro6
upstream5
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ravotus/micropython
Sep 2016 - May 2018
Contributions:20 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 8 months
pythonpython-implementationconstrainedmicrocontrollerslean
ravotus/FaucetLED
Jan 2017 - May 2017
Contributions:8 pushes, 9 branches in 3 months
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