Steve Penna
DGX Design Engineer at NVIDIA
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSteve Penna is a DGX Design Engineer at NVIDIA with 12 years of engineering experience and a strong foundation in mechatronics, embedded systems, and signal processing. He holds a BS in Computer Engineering (4.0) and is pursuing an accelerated MS in Electrical Engineering focused on mechatronics and embedded systems, combining hardware-software fluency in RTOS, PID control, IoT, and Matlab/Simulink. Steve’s background spans firmware prototyping—such as designing a touchscreen- and audio-enabled bionic arm prototype with Python PC control—to production-grade systems work at NVIDIA, and earlier roles at Memfault, Square, and Pebble reflected in his Android-focused GitHub history. Comfortable bridging lab prototypes and scalable designs, he brings hands-on digital system and radio expertise plus leadership and communication skills honed through internships and volunteer tech roles. He’s equally at home wiring hardware and shipping software, with a knack for integrating audio, control, and embedded networking in real products.
12 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Electrical Engineering, 3.77, Master of Science - MS, Electrical Engineering, 3.77 at North Carolina State University
Github Skills (42)
embedded-software9
anvil9
firmware9
makers9
throws9
developer-tools9
embedded9
docusaurus8
android-application8
watchdog8
injection7
bytecode-manipulation7
compiler-plugin7
gadget7
dagger7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
memfault/memfault-cloud-android
May 2021 - Jun 2022
A Memfault Cloud API for Android
Contributions:3 pushes, 4 tags in 1 year 1 month
sjp4/CanvasNowPlaying
Jul 2013 - Sep 2013
Contributions:6 commits in 2 months
pebblecanvasplayingnow-playing
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