Mayukh Haldar

Robotics Software Engineer @ OTTO by Rockwell Automation

About

Robotics & Embedded Systems Engineer with robust, hands-on experience in developing and optimizing robotic platforms, control systems, and real-time software. Proven ability to own projects across the full engineering lifecycle, from low-level STM32 firmware and hardware integration to high-level ROS software architecture and deployment. Highly proficient in C/C++, Python, and Rust, with core expertise in: - Control Systems: Implementing and tuning PWM/PID algorithms, SPI communication, and optimizing encoder feedback for precise motor control. - System Integrity: Designing and deploying robust features like checksum-based firmware validation and automated recovery flash protocols to enhance robot safety and reliability. - Diagnostics: Analyzing and reverse-engineering CAN bus data for enhanced diagnostics and system performance insights. Master’s student at the University of Waterloo, passionate about the principles of Safety and Security in real-time systems.

Country

City

Canada

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

Robot Operating System (ROS), Linux, CAN bus, Verilog, C++, Matlab, Research, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, C (Programming Language), Microsoft Word, Teamwork, Quartus, ModelSim, Java, Assembly Language, Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), Microcontrollers, Programming

Experience

Robotics Software Engineer

OTTO by Rockwell Automation

2023-10 - 2025-11 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

- Platform SME for Drivetrain Project: Served as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the robot platform team for a drivetrian replacement project, managing the full project lifecycle from development through pilot builds. - Drivetrain & Control Systems: Engineered and configured STM32 microcontrollers for PWM control and PID tuning, implementing SPI communication with a BLDC chip to achieve precise motor control and system stability. Optimized drivetrain performance by integrating and tuning velocity feedback filters to enhance control stability and system accuracy. - Battery Management (BMS): Reverse-engineered CAN bus communication for internal battery data to provide more information to the robot BMS. Developed battery drivers through custom CAN protocol for new battery integration. - System Integrity & Diagnostics: Improved robot reliability and uptime by developing a comprehensive device management system, including checksum-based firmware validation and a robust recovery flash protocol for unresponsive hardware. Enhanced operational safety by creating an automated system to pause robots on firmware mismatch.

Robotics Software Engineer

Clearpath Inc.

2023-5 - 2023-10 · 6 mos

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Embedded Software Developer Intern

Geotab

2021-9 - 2022-8 · 1 yr

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

- TinyML Deployment: Trained an artificial neural network with TensorFlow and deployed the neural network using TensorFlow Lite on a Linux-based MCU for detecting aggressive driving. - CAN Bus & Protocols: Developed features to deserialize VIN from the vehicle CAN bus. Decoded single and multi-frame CAN bus data into vehicle information based on OBDII PIDs and ISOTP. - Rust Development: Contributed to the development of hardware abstracted Linux-based multi-threaded IoT embedded software. Automated the device setup process using Rust crates for deserialization of YAML files.

Infrastructure Technology Intern

Algoma Steel Inc.

2019-5 - 2019-8 · 4 mos

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada

• Worked on Algoma’s IT service desk to be the first point of contact for ambiguous infrastructure issues • Troubleshoot issues involving networks, databases, business, and consumer applications, servers, etc.

Education

University of Waterloo

Electrical and Computer Engineering

2024-9 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

Student in Real-Time Software Group under Dr. Sebastian Fischmeister Prev Projects: Power-Based Real-time Schedule Verification. Developed a rule-based algorithm to detect task overruns/underruns using power trace analysis. Research Interests: Safety and Security in real-time systems, Runtime verification in robotics using side-channel analysis