AG.Résumé

Computer engineer · Wayne, Pennsylvania

I make complex hardware observable, verifiable, and useful.

I’m Aaron Grossman, a Virginia Tech computer engineer working across FPGA verification, embedded firmware, and dependable systems infrastructure.

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Open to full-time FPGA, RTL verification, and embedded systems roles after graduation · on-site, hybrid, or remote

3summer terms
at Owl
10GEthernet PHY
firmware
28passing MCP
tests
3rdof 100+ BAJA
teams

01

Industry experience

Work that leaves the lab.

The through-line is ownership: make the interface work, prove the behavior, and leave a reproducible path for the next engineer.

Aaron Grossman in an electronics lab beside Ethernet test equipment and an oscilloscope

Prototype bring-up and 10 GbE debugging · published by Aaron on LinkedIn

Owl Cyber Defense · Three summer terms

FPGA verification with product-level ownership.

Contributed inside the verification stack for in-development cross-domain security hardware using SystemVerilog, UVM, formal verification methodologies, and Cadence Xcelium.

  • 01 Built and exercised verification paths around management and GPIO behavior.
  • 02 Worked across multiple clock domains, AXI4 flows, Ethernet MAC IP, and Spartan-7 hardware.
  • 03 Used simulation and formal techniques to surface design issues before hardware integration.
  • 04 Demonstrated an Ethernet-controlled RAM and LED flow in a company-wide presentation.
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Moog Space & Defense · Spring 2025

Embedded Systems Co-op

Developed MSP430 firmware and an XMDIO-over-SPI control path for a Marvell four-port 10G Ethernet PHY. Supported board bring-up with Tektronix oscilloscopes, EXFO network testers, optical power meters, and thermal imaging.

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02

Selected systems

Projects with operating history.

These are not concept cards. Each project began with a real failure mode, constraint, or recurring task and ended as something running or tested.

01

Moog · Embedded firmware

10 GbE media converter

MSP430 firmware, a four-port Marvell 10G Ethernet PHY, prototype bring-up, and signal-level debugging for a high-priority space and defense program.

100 GS/s lab debugCase study →
02

Agent systems · Python

Wardrowbe MCP

A security-first MCP layer for a self-hosted wardrobe platform, with bounded output, explicit write gates, token hygiene, and protocol-level tests.

22 tools · 28 passing testsCase study →
03

TrueNAS · Identity · Automation

Self-hosted systems lab

A production-minded home platform spanning smart-home control, media, AI services, OAuth, encrypted ingress, backups, observability, and scoped agent access.

15+ routed servicesCase study →
04

PCB · CAN · Embedded C

BAJA steering sensor

An automotive-grade steering position sensor built from Hall-effect sensing, analog conditioning, a custom KiCad PCB, and a TI microcontroller.

3rd of 100+ teamsCase study →

Open source · Go

Joplin session renewal

Reworked authentication and client behavior so expired Joplin Server sessions renew cleanly in headless, long-running infrastructure. The change added 221 lines of targeted tests across a 334-line patch.

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03

Technical stack

Comfortable from waveform to deployment.

RTL + verification

SystemVerilog, UVM, formal methods, Xcelium, Vivado, Quartus

Embedded

C/C++, MSP430, SPI, XMDIO, CAN, UDP/TCP, board bring-up

Systems

Python, Go, Linux, Docker, Cloudflare, OAuth/OIDC, Home Assistant

Lab

Oscilloscopes, network testers, optical power, thermal imaging, Wireshark

04

Beyond the bench

Engineering is also a communication discipline.

I care about explaining the system as much as getting it to pass. That instinct shows up in technical presentations, student leadership, and the teams I choose.

Virginia Tech College of Engineering information session presented by the Dean’s TeamFeatured engineering information session ↗
2026 →

Accelerated M.S. admission

Continuing in Computer Engineering with a focus on digital systems, FPGA/ASIC design, hardware verification, and embedded systems.

3 years

College of Engineering Dean’s Team

One of 40 student ambassadors. Led live information sessions and Q&A for audiences from a few visitors to 100+ attendees.

Outside

A cappella, cooking, and skiing

President of Virginia Tech’s Juxtaposition a cappella group, plus an enthusiastic home cook, skier, and operator of a house that keeps becoming more automated.

Available after graduation

Have a hard hardware problem?
Let’s make it visible.

Interested in FPGA verification, RTL, embedded firmware, and systems roles across the United States.

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