Robert Crimmins

Staff R&D Engineer — Hardware Development · Product Design · Engineering Leadership

Professional Experience

May 2023 – Present

Tucson, AZ · Remote

Architected nVent’s first DC Switched & Metered iPDU — a modular solution for datacenter and telecom markets
Delivered prototypes in 87 days with custom PCB and ME design, securing $1M revenue in FY25 at 66% margin
Drove global EE/ME/SW/MFG integration to design, certify, and deploy solutions across nVent business units
Engineered schedule acceleration through strategic execution and deep cross-domain technical insight
Provided power & cooling market intelligence and roadmap to C-Suite after OCP, GTC, SC, DCD conferences

Oct 2021 – Jan 2023

Princeton, NJ · On Site

Executed end-to-end development of Argo Lidar, a purpose-built LiDAR platform for autonomy
Designed hardware and software solutions for bringing up, calibrating, testing, and debugging vehicle sensors
Triaged and resolved issues with current and legacy sensors on autonomous vehicles using root cause analysis
Scaled prototype designs to volume production with global contract manufacturers and suppliers
Worked cross-functionally between engineering teams, TPMs, customers, OEM partners, CMs, and suppliers

Feb 2020 – Oct 2021

Princeton, NJ · On Site

Designed time-of-flight, low-power, small form factor, short wave infrared sensors and camera systems
Streamlined performance and reliability testing of products by automating data ingress, parsing, and trend plotting
Unified a modular and scalable HW/SW/FW solution to ensure proper assembly of products at suppliers
Tested and validated camera systems to ensure compliance with customer interface control documents (ICDs)
Developed electrical equipment for evaluating and characterizing readout integrated circuits (ROICs)

Aug 2017 – Jan 2018

Palo Alto, CA · On Site

Integrated a high-performance decentralized power-distribution and communication architecture for Cybertruck
Presented platform, roadmap, plans, resource allocation, and production methods to executive leadership
Implemented significant cost reduction methods within vehicle platform and assembly

Aug 2016 – Jan 2017

Los Angeles, CA · On Site

Developed and integrated improved Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy avionics hardware architecture
Built and tested hardware-in-the-loop test racks to validate flight hardware via simulation
Designed NI PXIe data acquisition PCBAs throughout production floor for vehicle sensor testing
Deployed onshore and offshore landing pad hardware for post-mission vehicle operations

Hardware

Xilinx Zynq MPSoC, Altera Cyclone V, PolarFire SoC, ARM Cortex M-Series, MSP430, Arduino

Software

C, C++, Python, Java, MATLAB, Assembly, ROS, HTML, CSS

FPGA

Embedded Systems, RTOS, Verilog, VHDL, Logic Synthesis, Simulation, Testable Design

Applications

Altium PCB, PADS, Zuken E3, Visio, Multisim, Subversion, NX, CATIA, SharePoint, AutoCAD

Autonomous Vehicle: Integrated localization, perception, mapping, path-planning, control, and power systems on an EV

Sensor Calibration: Utilized edge detection to calibrate time-of-flight and visible cameras and incorporated into ROS

Path Planning: Implemented navigation algorithms: A* with heuristics, Drunkard’s Walk, BFS, DFS

Robot Platforms: Unified actuators, sensors, feedback, signal processing, and networks for various platforms

Robotic Arms: Developed control software for light assembly line manufacturing using a Dobot robotic arm

Networks: Implemented networks with fault tolerant data arrays, scripting, automation, and virtual machines