Kushal Parekh's Professional Journey
Summary:
Current Job: Simulations Intern @ NASA IV&V & TMC Technologies
Previous Jobs: 2 Summer Internships @ GE Vernova
Previous Jobs: 2 years as Engineering Design Class Teaching Staff
Previous Jobs: 1 year of ML FPGA Research
Open-Source Development on NOS3 & QEMU for Space System Sim/Emulation
Deliverables
Implemented Attitude Determination & Control System in Fprime Flight Software, improving NOS3 simulator features and fidelity using Git, GDB, and C++.
Added 50+ Commands and 150+ Telemetry Channels to 12 Components in Fprime Flight Software, providing higher simulation fidelity for the NASA Operational Simulator for Small Satellites using C++.
Facilitated bi-directional communication on emulated Zynq Cortex-A9 Board for cycle-accurate space system emulation using QEMU, Petalinux, Device Trees, and Kernel Modifications.
Power Electronics Testing by making and carrying out Test Procedures & Testing Tools
Deliverables
Validated 5 Gate Drivers through 3 Rigorous Timing & Performance-Matching Tests
Drafted High Voltage Double Pulse Test Procedures for Half-Bridge Power Losses
Programmed & Benchmarked a High-Speed, Customizable Function Generator on an STM32 MCU
Engineering Design Teaching Assistant providing insight and education on soft and hard skills
Deliverables
Taught 120 students Hands-On Engineering and System Design Skills in a Dynamic Learning Environment
Mentored 60 Students directly to build Project Management, Prototyping, and Programming Skills
Led 7 Workshops & Demos for Soldering, Robotics, UI/UX Design, Modular Electronics, & Controllers
Power Electronics
Deliverables
Created Power Electronics Simulation Script to Reduce Runtime 100x and Increase Data Output 10000x utilizing MATLAB & Simulink, Verifying Accurate Results with Simulink
Provided design advice and mentoring to students on their 10-week capstone projects
Researching Machine Learning for FPGAs for Particle Physics Applications
Deliverables
Programmed & Tested 3rd Iteration Binary Tree ML Algorithm in Python, Ubuntu, & Vivado HLS
Produced 250 & Tested 60 Physics Simulations Configurations to track FPGA Performance Speeds