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Mariam Iqbal

@mariamiqbal

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Embedded software developer specializing in avionics, real-time systems, and hardware validation.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek embedded systems roles focused on hardware/software integration, avionics or robotics, with opportunities for hands-on validation, CI/CD-driven development, and end-to-end ownership in a collaborative, innovation-driven team.

I am an embedded software developer with experience designing bare-metal autopilot systems, low-level drivers, and hardware abstraction layers for safety-critical and prototyping environments. I have led projects that integrated microcontrollers (STM32), Python automation for code generation, hardware validation with oscilloscopes/logic analyzers, and in-field flight testing to iterate rapidly and improve system reliability.

I bring hands-on experience across embedded C/C++, VHDL, Jetson platforms, ROS, AWS/Terraform, CI/CD, and computer vision using OpenCV; I have owned codebases, led research on ML hardware suitability, and implemented device health monitoring and test automation. I seek roles where I can apply rigorous hardware/software integration skills to build dependable, mission-critical systems and drive end-to-end product improvements.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Embedded Software Developer II

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Aerovironment Technologies

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 1 month)

Spearheaded development of a modular bare-metal autopilot on STM32 enabling immediate automated flight; conducted hardware validation and iterative in-field testing to improve system reliability and performance.

C++CubeMX Embedded Systems UART SPI I2C Hardware Testing Python Pandas

Embedded Software Developer

Metropolis Technologies

Jul 2022 - Dec 2022 (5 months)

Developed camera APIs and OpenCV pipelines for sharper images, led Jetson Orin ML feasibility research, and owned Terraform-backed AWS device health alarms while establishing CI/CD and unit testing workflows.

OpenCV NVIDIA Jetson Machine Learning Terraform AWS CI CD GitHub Jenkins Python

Student Researcher

Conix Wireless Sensing and Embedded Systems (WISE) Lab

Aug 2021 - Jan 2022 (5 months)

Designed an augmented reality game integrating robots programmed in C and Python with AprilTag-anchored virtual environments to demonstrate ARENA platform capabilities.

C++Python Augmented Reality AprilTags Robotics Arena Embedded Systems Unity

Software Engineer

Zodiac Inflight Innovations

Jul 2018 - Dec 2018 (5 months)

Implemented low-level C drivers and failsafe logic for PIC microcontroller temperature monitoring and performed environmental chamber testing and hardware rack troubleshooting to ensure avionics safety.

C++Hardware Testing Environmental Testing Debugging