Santhosh Ramani
About Santhosh Ramani
Santhosh Ramani is the Design and Development Lead at Lutron Electronics in Cambridge, MA, with extensive experience in embedded systems and project management.
Current Role at Lutron Electronics
Santhosh Ramani is currently working at Lutron Electronics as the Design and Development Lead in Cambridge, MA. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the design and development processes, ensuring seamless integration between various engineering disciplines, and managing cross-functional project teams. His responsibilities also include coordinating specification development, scheduling, and production to ensure project success.
Previous Experience at Research Products Corporation
Santhosh Ramani spent a decade working at Research Products Corporation as a Senior Electronics Design Engineer. During his tenure from 2008 to 2018 in the Madison, Wisconsin area, he honed his skills in electronics design, working on system-level design for embedded applications and firmware development. His role required extensive collaboration with various engineering teams, and he played a key role in the development and testing of complex systems.
Educational Background
Santhosh Ramani holds a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, which he completed in 2007. Prior to that, he earned a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Instrumentation Engineering from the University of Mumbai in 2006. His academic background provided a strong foundation in both theoretical and practical aspects of electrical and instrumentation engineering.
Skills and Technical Proficiency
Santhosh Ramani has extensive expertise in managing cross-functional project teams that include members from various engineering disciplines such as mechanical engineering, software, and hardware testing. He is proficient in using Altium Designer for schematic capture, library maintenance, and PCB layout. He has designed systems utilizing microcontrollers from several leading manufacturers including Atmel, Renesas, Microchip, NXP, and Texas Instruments. His specialization extends to system-level design for embedded applications and firmware development, including application, device drivers, and sensor interfaces.
Early Career and Internships
Santhosh Ramani began his career with a series of positions that provided a diverse range of experiences. He worked briefly at Microblade L.L.C. as an Embedded Software Engineer in 2008 and at Sapphire Technical Solutions as an Electrical Engineer - Student Intern in 2007. He also served as a Technical Assistant at Mosaic Engineering Labs, UNC Charlotte from 2006 to 2007. These roles helped him build a solid foundation in embedded systems and electronics design early in his career.