Ankur Rastogi

Dynamic and results-driven Embedded Systems Engineer with 12+ years of experience in board bring-up, BSP/kernel/bootloader customization, and device driver development for safety-critical domains such as Avionics, Automotive, and Telecom. Adept in Yocto, U-Boot, RTOS (Zephyr/Freertos), and C/Linux, delivering real-time, secure, and certifiable embedded platforms on ARM, PowerPC, and Intel SoCs. Strong exposure to DO-178C, Secure Boot, ARINC protocols, and extensive hands-on in Yocto customization, Linux kernel, and RTOS-level integration. Currently working in freelance engagements, supporting startups and OEMs in BSP, device driver, and bootloader development.

Additional capabilities include AI-enhanced embedded development, including predictive maintenance, self-healing logic, real-time optimization, security enhancement through AI heuristics, energy efficiency tuning, autonomous updates, context-aware runtime adaptation, machine learning model deployment, multi-device orchestration, and advanced diagnostics. Proficient in multi-board bootloader/kernels with FIT image architecture.