Andrey Mischuk

Mytishchi (Moscow Region) · Open to Relocation (Cyprus, China, Moscow, Thailand) · amischuk@bk.ru · +7 968 541-47-21
Lead Software Engineer / Hardware Design Engineer C / Rust / VHDL / Forth ESP32, STM32, PIC32, Zynq-7020

Lead Embedded Engineer & Circuit Designer with over 25 years of full-stack engineering experience spanning complex hardware design (PCB schematic & routing in Altium Designer), firmware development (C / Rust, VHDL, Forth), and system-level software under PetaLinux/Ubuntu. Specialist in designing deterministic hard real-time systems, power electronics, precision analog front-ends (galvanic isolation, high-speed ADCs), and IoT ecosystems (MQTT, Zigbee, LoRa, BLE).

Experience

Lead Software Engineer

Softtime (Софттайм) · Moscow

Development Methodology: Core architecture built upon an in-house cross-platform Forth engine (C / Rust) for modular, interactive real-time debugging via unified console interfaces. Integrated local AI assistants (DeepSeek Coder, Mistral) for accelerated testing and workflow automation.

  • Precision Lab System (Zynq-7020 SoC + AI): Designed a PCB from scratch in Altium Designer for the Alinx AC7020C board. Implemented isolated AD7401AYRWZ sigma-delta decimation filters in VHDL (PL), dynamic threshold adjustment via MCP42010 SPI potentiometers, and nanosecond-precision feedback control. Developed control software in Rust on PetaLinux using the VS Code cross-compilation toolchain. Integrated a Forth interpreter and an MQTT bridge with the Ollama LLM server.
  • ESP32/C6 IoT Firmware: Developed Web-configurable Wi-Fi/MQTT firmware for home automation sensors integrating directly with Home Assistant / Mosquitto.
  • Oil Pipeline Temperature Logger: Designed PCB and firmware using STM32, low-temperature WINSTAR displays, PT100 sensors, and RS485/LoRa communication channels.
  • Universal Smart Home IoT Module: Architected a base board around the ESP32-C6 supporting Zigbee, Wi-Fi, BLE, and LoRa for multi-sensor environmental and safety networks.
  • DIY Induction Heating Systems Project (Energy4all): Created custom resonance auto-tuning algorithms using STM32/ESP32, power key switching control at 1/4 resonance period, Altium PCB layouts, and web/BLE management interfaces.
Jun 2023 — Present

Lead Software Developer

STC LLC (Сбербанк) · Moscow
  • Co-developed MCU firmware (STM32L151) for acquiring data from humidity, temperature, contact sensors, and battery power supply via ADC.
  • Designed and implemented custom reliable IrDA communication protocol between STM32L151 and STM32WB55.
  • Developed BLE/3G communication stack on STM32WB55 for mobile app streaming and logging to corporate cloud servers.
  • Managed full firmware lifecycle in STM32CubeIDE under Linux, Git version control, and hardware debugging.
Sep 2022 — Jun 2023

Lead Hardware Design Engineer

X-Keeper · Moscow
  • ESP Chip Flasher/Programmer: Drafted specs, designed a multi-layer schematic/PCB in Altium Designer, built a prototype, and transitioned to mass production. Embedded CAN-bus control for robotic production lines and Win32 desktop application via UART/USB.
  • Automotive Telematics (CAN-bus): Built hardware and unique firmware algorithms for reading proprietary automotive CAN commands (RPM, fuel level, odometer).
Mar 2021 — Sep 2022

Lead Hardware Design Engineer

MNPP ANTRAKS · Fryazino
  • Designed the hardware schematic and PCB for an innovative power-grid monitoring device based on the STM32H755xI, Ethernet (KSZ8863), USB, RS485, SDRAM, and 4x MCP3914 ADCs. Device exhibited at the MFXS 2020 international grid forum.
  • Re-engineered legacy BGM13S circuit designs, reducing manufacturing defects by 90%.
Aug 2020 — Mar 2021

Hardware Design Engineer

ATB Electronics · Moscow
  • Designed NB-IoT telemetry modem based on Quectel BC66 and STM32L071 for low-power smart metering (RS485/Modbus). Implemented OpenCPU architecture allowing complete removal of external MCU in production.
Mar 2020 — Jul 2020

Lead Software & Hardware Engineer

Center for ICT Technologies · Moscow
  • Designed and deployed an automated hardware-software telemetry complex for alcohol transport monitoring integrated with Federal Rosalkogolregulirovanie (RAR) services.
  • Hardware design based on ARM Cortex-A17 SoM + custom MCU peripheral board (Altium PCB, RS485/Modbus, I2C, GPS/LTE, digital signatures).
  • Designed phase-independent high-speed thyristor power switches with a turn-off time of 6–10 microseconds.
Jan 2017 — Mar 2020

Lecturer & Embedded Systems Instructor

Moscow State Educational Complex · Moscow
  • Developed a scaled assembly-language Forth kernel for PIC18F microcontrollers for teaching and industrial use.
  • Created custom MCU laboratory course covering sensors, timers, gas/motion detectors, and power regulators.
Nov 2016 — Jan 2017
Earlier Career Highlights (2000 — 2016)

Krona Monitoring LLC: MCU modules for hardware signal-protocol conversion in alarm panels (Sberbank, VTB).
Ochakovsky ZhBI: Developed automated concrete temperature control systems (MAX6675/ATmega) and digital PLL induction heating systems (10-15% energy savings).
Banking & IT Systems: System Administrator / Software Engineer at Baltic Social Commercial Bank, Extrobank, and IBS (IBM WebSphere, Linux servers, networking, VPN).

Skills & Technical Stack

Hardware & Circuit Design
  • CAD / EDA: Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro / OrCAD, DipTrace, FlatCAM / MACH3 CNC milling
  • PCB & Schematics: Multi-layer high-speed PCB routing, analog front-end (AFE), galvanic isolation (AD7401), power electronics
  • Silicon Platforms: Xilinx Zynq-7020 (ARM+FPGA PL), Artix-7, STM32 (H7/WB/L1/G0/L0), ESP32 (S3/C6/WROOM), PIC32 / PIC18, Quectel BC66 NB-IoT
Software & Firmware Development
  • Languages: C, C++, Rust (cross-compilation for ARM target), VHDL, Forth (custom embedded engines), Python, Assembly
  • OS & Real-Time: Embedded Linux (PetaLinux, Ubuntu), hard real-time control loops, FreeRTOS
  • Interfaces & Protocols: AXI Interconnect, SPI, I2C, UART, CAN-bus, RS485 (Modbus), IrDA, BLE, Zigbee, LoRa, MQTT, Wi-Fi
  • Tools & Environments: VS Code (rust-analyzer, CodeLLDB), Vivado / Vitis, STM32CubeIDE, Espressif-IDE (ESP-IDF), Git, OpenOCD, Ollama LLM integration

Key Projects

1. Hybrid Precision Lab Control System (Zynq-7020 SoC + AI)

Designed custom PCB for Alinx AC7020C mezzanine module. Built VHDL decimation filters for AD7401AYRWZ sigma-delta modulators. Created PetaLinux distribution running Rust application for hard real-time control, Forth interactive scripting engine, and Ollama AI integration via MQTT.

2. DIY Induction Heating System (Hunter / Energy4all)

Open-source hardware project demonstrating resonant frequency auto-tuning on STM32/ESP32 platforms, exact quarter-period power switching, and BLE/MQTT web management. Published on energy4all.ru.

3. Industrial NB-IoT Telemetry Modem

Low-power RS485 metering solution utilizing Quectel BC66 and OpenCPU technology for cost minimization in mass production (View Schematics).

Interests & Engineering Media

Technical Blog & Author Channel: Run an engineering blog on Dzen (dzen.ru/energy4all.ru) sharing algorithms, circuit design videos, and technical papers with 2,000+ subscribers.

Web Portals: Maintain Russian (energy4all.ru) and English (overunity4all.com) research portals covering experimental physics, power electronics, and custom Forth kernels.

Personal: Healthy lifestyle, philosophy, conceptual historical analysis, and continuous improvement of engineering workflows.