Dev Patel

Hi, I'm Dev Patel

Electrical Engineering Student specializing in Analog/Mixed Signal Design, Embedded Systems, and Battery Management

About Me

Passionate about creating innovative solutions in electrical engineering

Hi there! I'm Dev Patel, an enthusiastic electrical engineering student specializing in analog/mixed signal chip design, embedded systems, and battery management.

I thrive on tackling intricate engineering challenges and transforming ideas into impactful solutions using cutting-edge technology and innovative design.

🚀 Experience at Leading Companies:

Apple Rivian Rocket Lab USA STMicroelectronics RelyIon Energy AbbVie

Analog/Mixed Signal Design

Expertise in designing high-performance analog circuits and mixed-signal systems

Power Electronics

Developing efficient power conversion systems and advanced electrical circuits

Battery Management

Innovative approaches to energy storage and battery management systems

Education

Academic journey in electrical engineering and computer science

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Masters+BS in Electrical Engineering, Minor in Computer Science

GPA: 3.6

Notable Courses:

Digital Integrated Circuit Design FPGA Applications Digital Signal Processing Advanced Analog IC Design Machine Learning in VLSI

🏆 Current Project:

Finishing Tapeout of a DVFS CPU in the Fall of 2025

Check it out here!

Experience

Professional journey across leading technology companies

Apple

Analog Mixed Signal (AMS) CAD Design Intern

May 2025 – Present Cupertino, CA

Working in the Silicon Engineering Group on advanced analog/mixed-signal CAD tools and methodologies for next-generation chip designs. Developing automation solutions and design flows for high-performance silicon development.

Rivian

Power Electronics Engineering Intern

Jan 2025 – May 2025 Champaign, IL

Developed tolerance and noise analysis on various Power circuits, designed CAN based software for switching inverter testing

Rocket Lab USA

Space Systems Intern

May 2024 – Aug 2024 Long Beach, CA

Designed machine learning models using PyTorch to automate PCBA defect analysis. Also worked on design and manufacturing of Battery Packs

ST Microelectronics

Embedded Applications Engineer

Jun 2023 – Dec 2023 Chicago, IL

Designed and prototyped a 250W grid-connected inverter using GaN MOSFETs and advanced gate drivers.

RelyIon Energy

Embedded Battery Engineering Intern

May 2022 – Aug 2022 Santa Clara, CA

Developed embedded hardware and software for a 480V High Voltage Energy Storage System using recycled batteries.

AbbVie

AWS Developer Intern

Jan 2022 – May 2022 Champaign, IL

Developed an internal Grafana-based monitoring system for EKS, ECS, and EC2.

Projects

Innovative engineering solutions and technical achievements

Pipelined ADC Design

ECE581 - Final Project
December 2024

Designed the first stage of a fully differential 20Msamples/sec 1.5b/stage 12-bit pipelined ADC, focusing on the residue amplifier, sub-ADC, and overall system architecture.

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ViT Encoder Design

ECE 498 - Advanced VLSI
March 2025

Designed a hardware-efficient ViT encoder using a systolic array for multi-head self-attention and feed-forward network operations with optimized memory usage.

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Gain-boosted and Two-stage OTA Design

Analog IC Design
Sep - Oct 2024

Designed two OTA architectures achieving a differential-mode DC gain over 80 dB and unity-gain frequency exceeding 50 MHz with superior performance metrics.

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Low Dropout Regulator (LDO) Design

Analog IC Design
Apr - May 2024

Designed an LDO with a telescopic cascode OTA, optimizing biasing and compensation for high output swing and stability across various load conditions.

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Autonomous Car Algorithm Development

ECE484 - Autonomous Driving
May 2024

Developed an autonomous car algorithm that raced around the Shanghai International Circuit using ROS, CARLA, RRTs, and Python for real-time path planning.

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STM32 F4 Based Active Balancing BMS

EV Concept Club
Oct 2023 - Mar 2024

Developed an active balancing Battery Management System (BMS) for a custom-built 48V lithium-ion battery pack with advanced monitoring and safety features.

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16-bit SERDES with PRBS

Digital IC Design
Nov - Dec 2023

Designed a high-speed clock divider and serializer/deserializer (SERDES) systems, progressing from high-level schematics to finalized layouts and simulations.

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Skills & Certifications

Technical expertise and professional achievements

Design Software

  • Cadence Virtuoso
  • Altium Designer
  • OrCAD
  • KiCAD

Simulation Tools

  • MATLAB/Simulink
  • LTSPICE
  • PSPICE
  • ROS/CARLA
  • PSIM

Programming Languages

  • Python
  • C/C++
  • Perl
  • Verilog
  • System Verilog
  • Java

AWS Certifications

  • Solutions Architect - Professional Certified
  • Solutions Architect - Associate Certified
  • Security - Specialty Certified

Resume

You can view or download my full resume using the options below:

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Get In Touch

Let's connect and discuss opportunities or collaborations. Currently open to full-time positions

Contact Information

2021dpatel@gmail.com
devdp2@illinois.edu
Alexandria, Virginia
University of Illinois