Antti Rantaeskola

Cell: +358 45 6708771
Email: antti (at) rantaeskola.fi
Website: antti.rantaeskola.fi
LinkedIn: Here
City: Lempäälä, Finland
Birthday: 20.5.1986

I like challenges in logical problem solving and manage the big picture. I'm always looking for new opportunities to develop myself and design something cool.

Proficiencies

Electrical Design

Altium Designer, KiCad

CAD/prototyping

Freecad, proto-assembly, 3D-printers

Microcontrollers

MCU Families: STM32, Nordic nRF, ESP32, RP2040
Codebase: Zephyr, FreeRTOS, C++, C
Wireless: NB-IoT, BLE

Linux

Yocto: kernel-modules, Applications
Languages: C, C++, SDL2, Python

Cloud

Frontend: HTML5, WebSocket, JavaScript
Backend: Nginx, SQL, MQTT, Node.js, PHP, Go, Docker

Spoken Languages

Finnish: Mother tongue
English: Fluent
Swedish: Basics

Experience

Nokia Networks Senior Software Engineer 2024-

Yocto - Kernel drivers
C++ API framework
Time syncronization

Nokia Bell Labs Senior Application Engineer 2018-2024

Yocto - Application and Kernel modules
Electrical design, schematics+layout
Rapid-prototyping
LTE on the Moon

Nokia Technologies Oy System Software Engineer 2018
Software Engineer 2015-2017
Trainee 2014-2015

Bluetooth LE, 4G, IoT, Cloud, Sensors
Rapid prototyping: Design, PCB,
Assembly, Software and Testing.
Embedded ultra low-power hardware and software development

Scemo Oy Custom Electronics 2009-2014

Occasional projects while studying
Server admin, Custom electronics design
Night club light and music installations

Finnish Defence Forces Electronic service NCO 2007

Working with FDF electronics
Work experience in mandatory service

Education

Tampere university - Embedded systems

2007-2015, 2024
Major: Electronics/Embedded Systems
Minors: Computer science, Signal Processing

Ammatti-instituutti Iisakki vocational school - Electronics

Electronics technician & High school diplomas 2002-2006

Specials and honors

BEST-Tampere board member 2008-2011

TUT International club, Board Of European Students Of Technology.

EuroSkills 2008 Rotterdam - Electronics, European Champion & Nations best

Europe's leading skill competition for students of technology.

WorldSkills 2007 Shizuoka - Electronics, Diploma Performance

World champion skill competition for students in different professions.
Diploma is granted everyone who managed better than 50% of all competitors.

Taitaja 2006 Tampere - Electronics, Gold Medal

Taitaja 2005 Turku - Electronics, Bronze Medal

National vocational competition for students.

Hobbies

Montain biking, Reservist, Electronics, Drones/RC