selvakumar sonai
Staff Hardware Engineer in Fremont, California
About
M.TECH Micro Electronics | IEEE Senior Member | SAE Member | Patent Author
Selvakumar Sonai (Senior Member, IEEE), a dedicated Hardware Design Engineer with a Master’s degree in Microelectronics and over 10 years of industrial experience. Specializing in high-speed product design and development, I have worked across Automotive, Consumer Electronics, and Aerospace sectors. Currently, I serve as a Staff Hardware Design Engineer at a leading EV company in California. Throughout my career, I have successfully led hardware product designs from concept to production.
Professional Highlights
- Led hardware design of Lucid Air’s and Gravity infotainment ECU powering its 34-inch Glass Cockpit display (WardsAuto 2022, iF Design Award Gold 2024).
Professional Membership :
- IEEE Senior Member as 4 years; serves as a Senior Member Panelist evaluating global engineers for elevation.
- IEEE A&A Committee Panelist (2024)
- Member of IEEE CAS, TEC, and Young Professionals Societies.
- Reviewer for SAE International Technical Papers (41+ reviews including MobilityRxiv).
Authorship :
- Author of two technical articles published by EDN Network (with 1200+ unique reads each).
- Inventor on U.S. Patent Application No. US20250042421A1 (“Signal Distribution to/from Controllers in Vehicle”).
Guest Lecturer :
- Guest lecturer on embedded hardware career development for university students in Colorado.
Connect
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/selvakumar-sonai-4154473b/
🔗 ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4540-3201
🔗 Web of Science: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/ISB-3150-2023
🔗 Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=8L8ZRScAAAAJ