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Kamal Nasif

@kamalnasif

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I build safety-critical embedded firmware for connected real-time systems.

United States

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I'm building safety-critical firmware at Armaments Research Group, where I develop C firmware on ARM Cortex-M4 devices with Zephyr RTOS, integrate sensor pipelines, and led deployment of an AI-enabled shot-detection platform streaming data to AWS for ML validation.

Previously, I delivered encrypted Embedded Linux firmware for satellite radio systems at Comtech, automotive firmware for GM, BMW, and Dodge platforms at Holley Tuning Group, and migrated more than 100,000 lines of bare-metal firmware to an RTOS-based Cortex-M7 platform at Boca Systems. I work across board bring-up, secure OTA bootloaders, real-time communications, hardware debugging, and automated C/Python testing.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer

Current

Armaments Research Group

Aug 2023 - Present (3 years)

Developed safety-critical embedded firmware in C on ARM Cortex-M4 with Zephyr RTOS, integrating sensors and implementing secure OTA updates. Led design and deployment of an AI-enabled shot-detection platform streaming data to AWS.

C Zephyr RTOS ARM Cortex M GPIO UART SPI I2C USB IMU OTA Updates Python AWS

Embedded Firmware Engineer

Comtech Systems Inc

Mar 2023 - Aug 2023 (5 months)

Developed AES-256 encrypted firmware in C for a Zynq SoC running Embedded Linux (Petalinux) for satellite radio systems. Authored ICD deliverables and validated UART communication with international partner hardware.

C AES 256 Encryption Embedded Linux PetaLinux UART ICD

Embedded Software Engineer

Holley Tuning Group

Oct 2021 - Feb 2023 (1 year 4 months)

Created embedded firmware in C for automotive platforms using CAN and J1850 VPW protocols, implementing PID-based control strategies. Architected SOLID-compliant firmware on Raspberry Pi-based BCM for secure communication.

C CAN J1850 VPW PID Python Raspberry Pi Linux SOLID

Firmware Engineer

Boca Systems

Mar 2019 - Oct 2021 (2 years 7 months)

Directed board bring-up and validation for ARM Cortex-M7 PCBA, including schematic review and peripheral initialization. Designed custom bootloader for secure OTA updates and migrated 100,000+ lines of firmware to RTOS.

C ARM Cortex M Board Bring Up Bootloaders RTOS Wireshark Ethernet