Mayank Patel
About Mayank Patel
Mayank Patel serves as the Satellite Avionics Hardware Lead at General Atomics in Englewood, Colorado, where he has worked since 2020. He has extensive experience in hardware engineering, having held various positions at notable companies and possesses expertise in high-speed digital hardware and FPGA-based systems.
Work at General Atomics
Mayank Patel has been serving as the Satellite Avionics Hardware Lead at General Atomics since 2020. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the design and implementation of satellite avionics hardware. His position is based in Englewood, Colorado, where he has contributed to various projects related to satellite technology for four years.
Education and Expertise
Mayank Patel earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Northern Illinois University, completing his studies from 2003 to 2005. He possesses expertise in designing high-speed digital hardware and FPGA-based systems, specifically using Xilinx 7-series and Zynq SoC. His technical skills include Verilog and VHDL coding, as well as proficiency in using ModelSim for HDL simulation.
Professional Background
Mayank Patel has a diverse professional background in hardware engineering. He began his career as a Compliance Engineer at Underwriters Laboratories from 2005 to 2006. He then worked at Covidien as a Digital HW Staff Engineer R&D from 2011 to 2015. Following this, he held positions at Newisys as a Sr. Hardware Engineer from 2015 to 2018 and at Hewlett Packard Enterprise as a Sr. Electrical Hardware Engineer from 2018 to 2020. He also briefly worked at Northrop Grumman Corporation in 2009.
Technical Skills and Tools
Mayank Patel is skilled in various design tools and methodologies. He utilizes OrCad, Mentor Graphics, and Altium for schematic design, along with OrCAD PCB SI and HyperLynx SI tools for signal integrity analysis. He is also proficient in Xilinx ISE/Vivado and Altera’s QuartusII for FPGA system design. His experience includes managing small teams, which consists of junior engineers, summer interns, and technicians.