Kalle-Gustav Kruus

Software and Hardware Engineer @ CrystalSpace

About

I am a motivated, multidiscipline engineer with project management skills. I have more than 10 years of professional engineering experience. My wide field of expertise is most suited for embedded systems engineering positions due to having first hand knowledge of the various fields needed in them: electronics engineering, software design, mechanical engineering, embedded software, etc.

Country

City

Industry

Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing

Skill

Process Engineering, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), Software Architecture, Administrative Organization, Platform Architecture, Creative Problem Solving, Amplifiers, Embedded Linux, GNU Radio, Team Leadership, Rapid Prototyping, PCB Design, Embedded Systems, RF Engineering, Software Defined Radio, Altium Designer, Mechanical Engineering, Project Management, SolidWorks, STM32

Experience

Software and Hardware Engineer

CrystalSpace

2025-3 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

Tartu, Tartumaa, Estonia

Software Architect

Stoneridge Electronics AS

2022-9 - 2025-3 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia

Work in automotive embedded software in various projects. Both bare metal and linux applications. Extensive experience with UDS standard (CAN + DoIP). R&D on CI/CD for embedded solutions. Quality processes development

Lead Systems Architect

16Lab Inc.

2020-2 - 2022-9 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Lead role in R&D for next generation wearables with small size and long battery life.

RF System Engineer

University of Tartu

2016-9 - 2022-9 · 6 yrs 1 mo

Created high power (>10W) VHF Band embedded SDR transmitters and C band ultra high power (>100W) amplifiers. I was involved on all levels from conceptualization of the systems all the way up to prototyping and verification, including bare-metal embedded software engineering and project management.

Exhibition Engineer

MUSEKO for Museums & Science Centres

2016-1 - 2016-9 · 9 mos

Tallinn, Estonia

Translating interactive science museum exhibit concepts into manufacturable and functional designs to be installed in museums around the world. Most notably the interactive information kiosks and exhibit poster stands in EC1 science center in Łódź, Poland

VP of Engineering

16Lab Inc.

2015-1 - 2015-10 · 10 mos

Japan

R&D for a ultra low power (>uA range) and ultra small (>20mm^2) wearables. Notable achievements are custom NFC based battery charging solution and sub uA range standby mode.