Experience

Verification Engineer
NVIDIA

Duration: 2021 - Present
Location: Bengaluru, India

NVIDIA logo - Sakshat Rao works as Verification Engineer at NVIDIA since 2021

During my time at NVIDIA, I have worked on IP verification of SoC designs catering to automotive and data center applications. I have worked on IPs designed for various purposes, including hardware safety management (ISO26262), Reliability-Accessibility-Serviceability (RAS), ARM-Cortex processors, RISC-V processors, power management, always-on functionalities and more.

My verification responsibilities for each IP has included both unit and chip level verification, new feature testing, testbench design, coverage closure, emulation & post-silicon validation. I have also developed and maintained APIs, global checkers and automations for cross-team usage.

I have recently started work in performance-based cluster verification for the Spectrum ethernet switches. I have also developed AI-based tools & automations for various verification tasks which have simplified processes and quickened debugs significantly.

I also helped start my office's music club 'The 5-to-9ers' in which I've often taken initiatives to manage and perform in live shows and produce music videos too. I am also active in my office's football & cricket teams, having represented NVIDIA in corporate tournaments. I have also performed for my office's dance club from time to time.

Hardware Intern
NVIDIA

Duration: May - June 2020 (2 months)
Location: Remote

NVIDIA logo - Sakshat Rao Hardware Intern at NVIDIA in 2020

During my two-month internship at NVIDIA, my responsibilities were related to design & verification of a protocol-converter IP. At the end of my internship, I had delivered the design enhancement of the protocol-converter and had learned & successfully applied concepts in formal verification to validate these enhancements.

Education

National Institute of Technology Karnataka
B.Tech. in Electronics & Communication Engineering

Duration: 2017 - 2021
Location: Surathkal, Karnataka
Grade: 9.44 CGPA

NITK Surathkal logo - Sakshat Rao B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering 2017-2021 with 9.44 CGPA

As part of my four-year stay at the NITK Surathkal campus, I completed courses on various electronic subjects like digital design systems, embedded systems, VLSI design, analog electronics & computer architecture.

I actively indulged in self-learning of various topics like machine learning, data analytics, statistical analysis, neural networks & web development, which helped me win several hackathons and join clubs like IEEE NITK, IRIS Labs & Web Enthusiasts' Club. I was also part of the NITK Music Club playing keyboard and performing in dozens of live shows.

PACE Junior Science College
Maharashtra H.S.C

Duration: 2015 - 2017
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Grade: 91.38%
JEE Mains Rank: 5171

PACE Junior Science College logo - Sakshat Rao Maharashtra HSC 2015-2017

Vasudev C. Wadhwa Arya Vidya Mandir
I.C.S.E

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Grade: 97.0%

Arya Vidya Mandir logo - Sakshat Rao ICSE schooling in Mumbai

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