Umair Ahmadh
Hardware & Embedded Systems Engineer
Eastern Sri Lanka · UTC+5:30 · Open to remote projects
I ship embedded products end-to-end — PCB design, firmware, IoT cloud integration, and the mobile app — without you needing to hire four specialists. Most hardware engineers stop at firmware. I go all the way to the app your customer holds in their hand.
Experience
CDC, RDC, and formal verification on large SoCs for Intel and other tier-1 clients. Recipient of the Synopsys 'Above and Beyond' award.
Designed a CAN-bus thermal management controller for EV pumps. Full ownership: Altium PCB layout, C2000 firmware, closed-loop motor control.
Undergraduate course on digital logic, FPGAs, and embedded systems design.
Education
South Eastern University of Sri Lanka
Publication: "Vision based indoor navigation system using external camera mounted on room." IEEE · IESL · ECSL member. STEMUp Impact Award 2022.
Skills
RTL & Chip Verification
PCB Design
Embedded Firmware
Protocols
IoT & Cloud
Mobile & Web
Recent Writing
The Capstone Pivot: Real-World Specs, USB HID, and the ESP32-S3
Upgrading the learning roadmap into a full-stack capstone project by adopting a commercial Upwork specification and upgrading to the ESP32-S3.
Shaking Off the Rust: My ESP32 Embedded Roadmap
Overcoming analysis paralysis and diving back into the embedded systems world with ESP-IDF, C/C++, and a clear roadmap for the journey ahead.
Mac won't load my website due to new DNS setting on domain
How to fix DNS caching on macOS after switching nameservers to Cloudflare — one command resolves it instantly.