Smitesh Modak
Senior Engineer at Qualcomm
San Diego, California, United States
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Top SchoolSmitesh Modak is a Senior Engineer based in San Diego with eight years of hands-on experience building embedded firmware and RF software, currently contributing to Qualcomm’s 5G modem stack. He holds an MS in Embedded Systems from the University of Colorado Boulder and has deep practical expertise across microcontrollers, FPGAs, RISC-V research, and real-time systems, complemented by proficiency in C/C++, VHDL/Verilog, and FreeRTOS. At Qualcomm he has driven ENDC and NR RF software bring-ups, authored on-target testing integrations, and debugged complex modem features—bridging low-level hardware nuances with robust test automation. His background includes FPGA system design and CAN/Modbus firmware for industrial applications, reflecting a blend of signal-level understanding and firmware rigor. Notably, he couples academic research experience with production RF development, making him comfortable moving designs from prototype FPGA/SoC work to carrier-grade embedded software.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Embedded Systems Engineering, Master of Science - MS Embedded Systems Engineering at University of Colorado BoulderBachelor of Technology - BTech Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Bachelor of Technology - BTech Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering at Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI)
English, Marathi, Hindi
Github Skills (7)
python3
electrical-engineering1
scalability1
system-design1
java1
architecture1
computer-architecture1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
smitesh07/ECEN5813-Smitesh_Modak
Dec 2017 - Oct 2018
A repo for Homework and Projects done throughout the coursework.
Contributions:3 PRs, 10 pushes in 10 months
projects-donepython
smitesh07/Smart-Lighting-Solution
Apr 2019 - Apr 2019
Contributions:1 release, 21 pushes, 1 branch in 12 days
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