Neiv Malaviya
Second-year Embedded Systems Engineering student at HAN and working student at Airborne. I build rally-car electronics, combat robots, and firmware that survives the real world. Open to internships.
Who I Am
I'm an Embedded Systems Engineering student with hands-on experience in C/C++ firmware development, microcontroller integration, hardware debugging, and real-time systems. I've worked with hardware and software in team-based engineering projects, including motorsport and robotics environments.
Focus Areas
Real-time Systems
Event-triggered firmware for data acquisition
Hardware Debugging
Bus-level debugging with oscilloscopes
Low-level Code
Bare-metal and FreeRTOS development
Integration
Hardware and software co-design
Education
BSc Embedded Systems Engineering
Year 2 at HAN University. Working part-time at Airborne and building a featherweight combat robot from scratch.
Professional Journey
Building real-world experience through industry roles, student teams, and hands-on projects.
Work Experience
Working Student
- Automated the Harvest-to-Jira time-entry pipeline, eliminating manual reconciliation and syncing engineering hours directly onto corresponding project tickets
- Built validation scripts to deduplicate and reformat time entries before import, improving data quality across engineering project tracking systems
- Delivered weekly utilisation and milestone reports from the synced dataset, supporting project tracking and resourcing decisions for engineering leads
Chief Interior & Electronics
- Designed and built the interior wiring loom for the Renault Clio 3 RS rally car, including sensor routing, connector selection, and harness protection against vibration, EMI, and thermal stress
- Configured and calibrated MaxxECU from scratch: sensor mapping, ignition timing, lambda control, knock thresholds, and PDM output states
- Led integration and validation of ECU subsystems and distributed sensors over CAN bus
- Diagnosed timing, grounding, and signal integrity faults using oscilloscope and bus analysis tools during rally preparation and service windows
- R&D systems developed during this role, including the telemetry stack, remain fitted and active in the competition car
Founder & Technical Lead
- Designed and developed embedded control systems for a featherweight combat robot under competition constraints
- Implemented and validated low-level firmware for motor control, sensor integration, and safety handling
- Collaborated across multidisciplinary domain teams to integrate and test prototypes for competition readiness
Education
BSc Embedded Systems Engineering
HAN University of Applied Sciences
Pursuing a Bachelor in Embedded Systems Engineering, learning to design real-time systems through hands-on work in electronics, microcontrollers, embedded C/C++, operating systems, DSP, and hardware and software integration.
Cambridge & ICSE, Science Stream
Vibgyor High
Full K-12 schooling (nursery through grade 12) under Cambridge Assessment International Education and the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education.
Key Technologies
Featured Work
A selection of projects showcasing my skills in embedded systems, firmware development, and hardware integration.
Data Acquisition & Telemetry System
Nov 2024 - Dec 2025
Embedded firmware running in the Renault Clio 3 RS that logs GPS and IMU data during Dutch Rally Championship events
- FreeRTOS tasks sampling GPS and IMU at fixed rates on ESP32
- Ring-buffered binary logging with a dedicated alert manager
- Fault detection and sensor sanity checks for communication dropouts
- Unit-tested under PlatformIO and validated on the car during rally preparation
HART Log Visualiser
2024 - Present
Web dashboard that reads the logs produced by the car, correlating MaxxECU and GPS data for post-session race analysis
- Ingests MaxxECU logs and GPS data (lat/lon, G-force, satellite count)
- Visualises 30+ channels: RPM, throttle, MAP, lambda, knock, oil temp/pressure, cam position
- Built on real race data from the Dutch Rally Championship
- Deployed and actively used by the team for post-session analysis
2-Axis Gimbal Camera Stabiliser
2023 - 2024
Raspberry Pi camera gimbal combining OpenCV subject tracking with IMU-based stabilisation
- OpenCV face and body detection driving smooth servo following
- MPU6050/MPU9250 IMU compensates for camera shake in the same control loop
- Pitch and yaw servos driven over I²C through a PCA9685 PWM controller
- Web control interface with live video stream, plus gamepad input
4-Bit ALU in VHDL
09/2024 - 06/2025
Designed and implemented a 4-bit ALU on DE10-Lite FPGA with full verification
- Arithmetic and logic operations with flag handling
- ModelSim simulation and hardware validation on FPGA
- Timing-correct behaviour using clocking and physical I/O
- Oscilloscope and logic analyser debugging
Technical Expertise
A diverse skill set spanning embedded systems, programming, and hardware development.
Programming
Embedded & Firmware
Protocols & Interfaces
Debugging & Tools
Control & Logic
Databases & Cloud
Soft Skills
Fun Skills
Hobbies & Interests
Motorsport Data Analysis
Analysing telemetry and performance data from motorsport events to understand vehicle dynamics
Robotics
Building and programming robots, from competitive robotics to autonomous systems
DIY Engineering
Hands-on projects involving electronics, 3D printing, and fabrication
Gaming
Competitive and casual gaming across FPS, strategy, and simulation titles
Game Development
Building small games and interactive projects with Godot, Unity, and custom engines
Sim Racing
Practising racecraft, studying racing lines, and tuning vehicle setups in simulators