About

Sankalp Pund is a skilled Software Engineer at Apple with a specialization in Embedded Systems. He has a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in Embedded Systems from the University of Colorado Boulder. Sankalp has a strong background and industrial work experience in the field of Embedded Software, Embedded Firmware, and Embedded Systems engineering. Sankalp has extensive experience in programming languages such as C, Embedded C, C++, Python, and Bash. He has a good understanding of Operating Systems and Concepts, including Multithreading, IPC Mechanisms, synchronization mechanisms, Real-time operating system (FreeRTOS), and Scheduling policies. He is also proficient in Communication Protocols such as I2C, UART, SPI, and Bluetooth low energy. Sankalp has experience working with tools and software such as Yocto, Buildroot, Simplicity Studio (Silicon Labs), MATLAB, MPLAB, Logic Analyzer, Oscilloscopes, GitHub, uCUnit test Framework, Cheddar, and Altium Designer. Sankalp's current role at Apple is as a Cellular Protocol Development Engineer, where he is involved in developing and testing cellular protocols for Apple products. Prior to this, he worked as a Graduate Student Assistant for the course ECEN 5823 IoT Embedded Firmware at the University of Colorado Boulder. He also worked as an Embedded Software Intern at Boulder AI, where he designed and developed custom embedded Linux images, reworked DNN camera hardware designs, and developed a portable Tegraflash firmware updater for camera devices. Sankalp has a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical Engineering from Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI). His relevant experience in the field is 5.03 years. Sankalp's TechStack includes Software Engineering, Python, testing, design, AI, Neural Networks, and Integration.