Pinky Mathew

Sept 2025 - Present Vehicle Controller Platform (shared drivers, libraries & infrastructure for vehicle controller firmware) Jan 2023 - Aug 2025 Lead Embedded Software Engineer for all microcontroller projects within Tesla’s custom in-house AI training and inference silicon program and associated datacenter. Responsible for architecture, bring-up, development, validation, deployment, and maintenance of microcontroller systems. Spearheaded firmware for - Silicon Interface and Power Sequencing multi-controller daisy-chained system - Datacenter Power Management & Sensor Control Platform Infrastructure system - High-Speed Bitstream Delivery & Power Control system - Bring-up, SLT, Bed-of-nails system

• Conduct Digital Logic Circuit Design lab and teach undergrad students to design, simulate, synthesize and implement combinational and sequential circuits like FSM, CPU, etc. • Demonstrate the experiments on Nexys A7 FPGA board and verify the timing report and output waveform. • Evaluate and mentor 20+ students on projects, lab work, and solve questions about digital electronics.

Firmware Engineering Intern – Tesla's Custom In-House AI Training and Inference Silicon Project & Associated Datacenters

Conducted Microprocessor Based System Design lab, guided undergrad students on robotic system design projects using TI RSLK and taught the following concepts, • Microprocessor architecture, addressing modes, instruction set, memory, I/O • Controlling embedded microprocessor-based systems, such as robots, with assembly and C programming • Circuit implementation (hardware and software) to interface microcontroller-based systems to external devices

• Developed an automotive infotainment platform with standardized application/service components and complex device drivers for sensors, communication protocols. • Implemented functional safety features, integrated safety applications and modules from concept through design and release, consistent with ASPICE and ISO standards. • Developed audio software in embedded C with integrated Vector generic AUTOSAR SIP following MISRA C coding guidelines.

• Developed automotive infotainment software in embedded C with integrated NXP and Vector AUTOSAR Stacks using Davinci Configurator-Developer and EB Tresos, with special focus on protocols like CAN, I2C, PMBus, MOST.