Siva Kumar

ECE graduate with hands-on embedded hardware experience spanning circuit bring-up, sensor integration, and hardware verification in aerospace and manufacturing environments. Currently working as a Hardware Trainee at Z-Crossing Private Limited, gaining practical automotive-domain exposure in analog/digital circuit analysis and hardware module verification. Adept at reading schematics, tracing signal paths, and preparing test plans seeking to apply this foundation to embedded hardware design and verification in an automotive engineering role.

Hardware Trainee - Z-Crossing Private Limited - Vytila, Kochi, India

(2026-01)

• Analyzed embedded hardware modules and reviewed analog and digital circuit schematics, articulating signal flow, power rails, and component behavior to engineering stakeholders.
• Gaining exposure to automotive-domain hardware practices, including component selection, circuit simulation, and structured test documentation.
• Collaborating with senior engineers on design reviews and stakeholder-facing documentation.

Engineering Intern - ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) - Mahendra Giri, India

(2025-07 - 2025-08)

• Performed sensor and transducer calibration on rocket engine test instrumentation in a high-reliability aerospace environment.
• Executed structured electronic maintenance and fault-checking using systematic checklists; documented findings per aerospace quality protocols.
• Gained system-level hardware integration exposure across PSLV, GSLV, and LVM3 engine subsystems.
• Collaborated with integration, quality, and test teams.

Hardware Assembly Intern - Vasantha Advanced System Pvt. Ltd. - Coimbatore, India

(2025-01 - 2025-02)

• Performed hands-on cable assembly, component handling, and production-quality inspection, collaborating with manufacturing teams to ensure quality standards.
• Identified and escalated assembly defects, presenting findings to production leads to improve attention to detail and process discipline.
• Built awareness of PCB production constraints, assembly tolerances, and component handling protocols.

B.E. - Electronics & Communication Engineering - Amrita College of Engineering & Technology (2022-09 - 2026-06)