Hariharan
Gunasekar

Hardware engineer in Stuttgart. I build the electronics for atomic gyroscopes used in space and industry.

Pixel-art portrait of Hariharan
11.31°/h

Earth's rotation as a gyroscope lying flat in Stuttgart senses it.

0.000000°

How far the Earth has turned since you opened this page.

Measuring rotations this small, reliably and in orbit, is what my team works on.

What I do

I'm a founding team member at Arda Atomics, a spin-off of Trumpf, where we develop QYRO, an atomic gyroscope for space and industrial navigation. My title is Senior Hardware Development & Integration Engineer, which in practice means I take electronics from schematic to flight-ready hardware.

Day to day that covers mixed-signal PCB design, analog front ends, and the laser and photonic electronics that atom-based sensors depend on. Then comes proving it all works: environmental qualification to ECSS standards, including thermal vacuum, radiation and EMC testing, and working with suppliers and manufacturers to get it built.

How I got here

  1. Now
    Arda AtomicsSenior Hardware Development & Integration Engineer, Stuttgart
  2. Before
    Q.ANTMixed-signal designer, Stuttgart
  3. Before
    DLR, German Aerospace CenterScientific researcher
  4. 2018
    Max Delbrück CenterElectronics engineer, building instruments for neuroscience research, Berlin
  5. 2015–2017
    TU BerlinMSc Space Engineering. Thesis: battery regulator for the iBOSS modular satellite
  6. 2010–2014
    Kongu Engineering CollegeBE Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Outside work

Finished my first Hyrox, now training for a half Ironman.

Get in touch

Happy to talk about atomic sensors, space electronics, or anything you're building.

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