Manish Bhatt

As a Lead Hardware Engineer with 12 years of experience, I am driven by a determined ambition to achieve mastery in complex hardware development. I thrive on autonomous problem-solving, holding myself accountable to deliver innovative and high-quality solutions that align with an idealistic vision, always approaching challenges with a thoughtful and structured methodology.

Experience

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Lead Hardware Engineer

Allegion Technology PVT LTD · May 2022 – Present

Not yet confirmed

• Spearheaded end-to-end hardware development for New Product Development (NPD) and asset development programs, ensuring timely execution and adherence to project milestones.
• Defined technical scope and ensured compliance, maintaining traceability to industry standards, regulations, and measurable verification metrics.
• Drove requirements-based product development through customer need analysis, systems thinking, and structured SRD to FRD decomposition, aligning product features with customer expectations.
• Managed requirements lifecycle using Azure DevOps, facilitating traceability, change control, and cross-functional alignment, resulting in streamlined development processes.
• Led risk identification, assessment, and mitigation planning, ensuring stakeholder alignment and predictable execution across hardware projects.
• Facilitated global collaboration with supply chain, sourcing, and regulatory bodies to support compliant and scalable hardware development, mitigating potential roadblocks and ensuring adherence to industry standards.
• Developed and executed Design Validation Plan & Report (DVP&R) and Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) plans to validate design robustness, reliability, and quality, reducing potential failure points and enhancing product performance.
• Defined asset strategy and product platforming approaches to enable reuse, scalability, and portfolio optimization, enhancing efficiency and reducing development costs.
• Prepared and maintained Interface Control Documents (ICD) for asset and system-level integration, ensuring seamless interaction between components.
• Partnered with cross-functional architects (systems, firmware, mechanical, compliance) to advance the technical excellence of the Embedded Systems group, fostering innovation and enhancing team capabilities.
• Resolved both intra-functional and inter-functional technical conflicts, aligning teams toward unified project and business objectives.
• Oversaw Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) and system verification activities across the V-model, ensuring independent and objective assessment of requirements compliance.
• Led and mentored a cross-functional team of 5 engineers, fostering technical delivery, skill development, and execution excellence.

Lead Hardware Engineer- Product Platforming/ Product Development/Asset Development

Allegion India · May 2022 – Present

Not yet confirmed

• • Lead and facilitate cross‑functional project design reviews—including PDR, CDR, FDR, and Gate Exits for NPD/NPI, as well as ADR/SYSDR/HWDR for asset development—ensuring technical readiness and governance alignment.
• • Drive the definition of technical scope using traceable compliance metrics, engineering standards, and requirement‑based methodologies to ensure end‑to‑end systems integrity.
• • Develop and manage comprehensive project plans, schedules, resource estimates, and budgets, ensuring alignment with program milestones and organizational objectives.
• • Collaborate with technical leads and engineering teams to proactively identify program risks and establish structured hardware execution strategies with clear stakeholder visibility and mitigations.
• • Coordinate with global supply chain, sourcing teams, vendors, and regulatory bodies to enable seamless hardware development, qualification, and certification.
• • Provide cross-functional leadership to guide technical teams toward scope alignment, resolve inter‑team conflicts, and ensure unified execution against program goals.
• • Review and validate ICT/FCT test fixtures, assess manufacturability, and lead the PPAP approval process to ensure production readiness and quality compliance.
• • Conduct customer needs analysis and translate market expectations into structured product requirements to guide system‑level design decisions.
• • Apply systems thinking and requirements‑based product development, decomposing SRD → FRD into clear architectural and subsystem specifications.
• • Perform asset strategy evaluation for product platforming, modularity, and reuse across product families.
• • Define and maintain Interface Control Documents (ICDs) for asset and subsystem development to ensure clean integration boundaries and system compatibility.
• • Drive DFMEA activities to assess technical risks, validate design robustness, and implement

Hardware Architect

[email protected] · Feb 2021 – Apr 2022

Not yet confirmed

• Brainstorming & Architecting for product requirements for Hardware development of Smart Video IoT Doorbell and outdoor video camera.
• Video Doorbell Product development and manages projects through completion; analyses, designs and development.
• Experience of Sigma Star chip set SOC530/SOC837 for IoT based high end embedded Products.
• Wireless protocol LoRA, NFC, WIFI

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Hardware Architect

Pixcellence Technology PVT LTD · Feb 2021 – Apr 2022

Not yet confirmed

• Orchestrated brainstorming sessions and architected hardware solutions aligning with the product requirements for Smart Video IoT Doorbell and Video Outdoor Camera developments.
• Directed and managed the complete product development lifecycle of video doorbell products, ensuring adherence to project timelines, technical specifications, and budgetary constraints.
• Applied expertise in Sigma Star chipset SOC530/SOC837, leveraging its capabilities for high-end embedded products in the IoT domain.
• Integrated wireless protocols LoRa, NFC, and WiFi, optimizing connectivity and communication performance for developed products.
• Addressed and resolved EMI/EMC issues during schematic design, layout, and stack-up phases, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards like FCC.
• Managed prototyping, BOM preparation, test plan preparation, and execution, to facilitate delivery to mass production with minimal defects.
• Administered project milestone control, risk management, and issue tracking, guaranteeing efficient project execution and timely resolution of any encountered challenges.
• Fostered effective project planning and coordination with customers and internal teams, maintaining transparent communication and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.

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Sr. Manager (Hardware)

VVDN Technology · Jul 2020 – Jan 2021

Not yet confirmed

• Managed product development projects from initial design through testing, providing strategic direction and oversight.
• Oversaw all phases of the Hardware Development Life Cycle, including requirements analysis, component selection, design, development, testing, and documentation.
• Orchestrated product development in coordination with PCB and mechanical CAD, signal integrity, thermal and power design, safety, EMC, DVT, and PVT teams.
• Facilitated Electronics Design, Analysis, PCB layout & routing, manufacturing & assembly, testing, verification & Integration support ensuring consistent end-to-end workflow.
• Supported proto builds, pilot builds, and mass production activities, facilitating smooth transitions between development phases.
• Leveraged expertise in Qualcomm chipset QCS605 PIMIC670, PIMIC 670L etc. for high-end embedded products, ensuring optimal performance and features.
• Applied in-depth knowledge of high-speed protocols (USB, DP, HDMI, MIPI-CSI, MIPI-DSI) and low-speed protocols (SPI, I2C, UART, I2S).

SR MANAGER (Hardware)

VVDN Technologies · Jul 2020 – Jan 2021

Not yet confirmed

• • Product development and manages projects through completion; analyses, designs and development.
• • Manages development project from initial design through testing while providing strategic management direction.
• • All the phases of Hardware Development Life Cycle including requirements analysis, component selection, design, development, testing and documentation.
• • Development of product in coordinating with PCB and mechanical CAD, signal integrity, thermal and power design, safety, EMC, DVT and PVT.
• • Electronics Design, Analysis, PCB layout & routing, manufacturing & assembly, testing, verification & Integration support.
• • Project milestone control, Risk Management, Issue tracking
• • Project Planning, Co-ordination with customers & internal Team.
• • Stakeholder management, Customer Management & Team Management
• • Experience of Qualcomm chip set QCS605 PIMIC670, PIMIC 670L ect Chip set for high end embedded Products.
• • Expert knowledge of High-speed protocols like USB, DP, HDMI, MIPI-CSI, MIPI-DSI and Low speed protocols like SPI, I2C, UART, I2S.

Sr Lead Engineer (R&D Hardware)

Barco · Apr 2018 – Feb 2020

Not yet confirmed

• • Brainstorming & Architecting for product requirements for Hardware development.
• • Defining top-level architecture, interaction with Customer to close on Architecture
• • Participate project related meetings with customer and management.
• • Interaction with Firmware, optics Mechanical & FPGA team leads to define block level design.
• • Review/Suggestion of Component selection, circuit design for DLP/ PANEL based high processing embedded systems.
• • Layout guidelines preparation and work with layout team.
• • In-depth Design review
• • Leading in activities like component selection, circuit design, SI, schematic review.
• • Interaction with various Agency Approval Standards. (UL, CE, CB).
• • Detailed Project documentation

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Sr. Lead Engineer (R&D Hardware)

Barco Electronic System · Mar 2007 – Feb 2020

Not yet confirmed

• Spearheaded brainstorming sessions to define hardware architecture in alignment with top-level project requirements.
• Conducted hands-on hardware system emulation, integration, prototype bring-up, and debugging to optimize system functionality and performance.
• Engineered and developed high-speed boards for video acquisition (DVI, HDMI, DP), enhancing video processing capabilities.
• Defined Firmware (FMW) architecture and developed FMW for MSP/TIVA based Microcontrollers for Video Wall Energy Star Compliance.
• Performed design validation and resolved issues ensuring successful system integration and stability.
• Interacted with firmware, optics, mechanical, and FPGA team leads to define block-level design, fostering team collaboration and design consistency.
• Designed processor-based systems and interfaced peripherals (DDR3, FPGA) for video processing of DLP-based projection systems.
• Conducted reviews and provided suggestions on component selection and circuit design for DLP/ PANEL based high-processing embedded systems, optimizing system performance.
• Prepared layout guidelines and collaborated with layout teams to ensure accurate and effective board designs.
• Led in-depth design reviews to ensure quality and adherence to design specifications.
• Managed activities like component selection, circuit design, and signal integrity analysis to maintain signal quality and system stability.
• Consulted with various Agency Approval Standards (UL, CE, CB) ensuring product compliance.
• Orchestrated value engineering exercises for cost reduction of products and increased product value, enhancing product competitiveness.
• Developed detailed project documentation maximizing team effectiveness and cross-functional understanding.

LEAD ENGINEER (R&D Hardware)

Barco · Apr 2015 – Mar 2018

Not yet confirmed

• Responsibility
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• Develop hardware systems standard / requirement documents
• 2.
• Engage with Sales teams to gather system requirements during customer engagement phase.
• 3.
• Manage the product definition, aligned with various parties (engineering, marketing, Sales, …).
• 4.
• Manage supplies and manufacturing partners
• 5.
• Hands on with hardware system emulation, integration, prototype bring up and debugging.
• 6.
• Develop project plan and track schedule to meet the constraints of time and power
• 7.
• Take an active lead role in design validation and resolve issues to insure successful system integration
• 8.
• Provide well-written validation plan, user guidelines documents for internal and external distribution.
• 9.
• Perform design review, contribute to technical discussion.
• 10.Evaluate and make recommendations to improve hardware development process
• 11.
• Technical support for cross-functional activities - Software Development, Industrial Design Development, Vendor Interaction, Component Procurement, Manufacturing, Validation & Field support.

SR HARDWARE/FIRMWARE ENGINEER (R&D)

Barco · Mar 2007 – Mar 2015

Not yet confirmed

• Responsibility
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• Design and development of High Speed Boards for Video acquisition(DVI,HDMI ect,),
• 2.
• Processor based system design and pheripheral (DDR3, FPGA) interfacing for Video processing of DLP based projection systems.
• 4.
• Perform schematic capture and manage PCB layout design.
• 5.
• Hands on with hardware system emulation, integration, prototype bring up and debugging.
• 6.
• Provide well-written validation plan, user guidelines documents for internal and external distribution.
• 7.
• Take an active lead role in design validation and resolve issues to insure successful system integration
• 8.
• Microcontrollers (16 bit/32 bit) based system design and pheripheral interfacing for Centraized power system.
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• Firmware Development for Microcontrolers (16 bit/32 bit) with Embedded C and assembly language with Emulators and Debuggers.
• 10.
• Familiar with various Agency Approval Standards. (UL, CE, CB).

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SCIENTIST

CSIO CHANDIGARH · Dec 2003 – Mar 2007

Not yet confirmed

• Experience in R&D Establishment – Defence Electronics Division with focus on embedded system development for Avionics cockpit display systems.
• Designed and developed embedded computing systems, including both hardware and firmware for mission‑critical aerospace applications.
• Hands‑on experience with ADSP‑2181 DSP, 8‑bit / 16‑bit microcontrollers, and microconverter‑based architectures.
• Developed firmware using Embedded C and Assembly language, optimized for real‑time avionics operations.
• Performed complete hardware design lifecycle: schematic creation, component selection, prototyping, debugging, and validation.
• Skilled in using emulators, debuggers, in-circuit test tools, and DSP/microcontroller development environments.
• Worked on mixed‑signal system design involving ADCs, DACs, display interfaces, communication buses, and real‑time processing.
• Supported integration, testing, and troubleshooting of cockpit display hardware within avionics environmental and EMI/EMC constraints.

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Scientist B

CSIO (CSIR LAB) Chandigarh · Dec 2003 – Mar 2007

Not yet confirmed

• Engineered microcontroller (8bit/16bit) based embedded computing system designs with peripheral interfacing for cockpit display systems in the HJT 36 Trainer Aircraft and Light Combat Aircraft.
• Developed ADSP2181 based embedded hardware designs for character and symbol generation on CRT for Head-up Displays (HUD) in the HJT 36 Trainer Aircraft.
• Developed firmware using C and assembly language programming with Keil and Visual DSP for cockpit display systems, thus optimizing system performance.
• Participated in various certification processes with airworthiness agencies to ensure compliance and safety of designed systems, and adherence to specifications related to airworthiness.