Jørgen Kvalvaag
Senior Staff R&D Engineer at Nordic Semiconductor ASA
Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
Summary
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Top SchoolJørgen Kvalvaag is a Senior Staff R&D Engineer with 11 years of embedded systems and IoT experience, based in Trondheim, Norway. At Nordic Semiconductor he focuses on low-level device drivers and application-layer firmware, shaping reliable connectivity for LTE-M and NB-IoT devices. His open-source contributions to the widely used nRF Connect SDK include network mode selection, memory-leak fixes, QEMU compilation fixes and improvements to the asset tracker, showing practical expertise in both hardware integration and bootloader concerns like MCUBoot and hardware IDs. He combines a hands-on engineering mindset with system-level thinking, routinely debugging subtle issues across toolchains, simulators and real devices. Trained in electronics (HiST), he brings deep domain knowledge of embedded hardware-software co-design that helps teams ship robust, field-ready products. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic fixes that prevent costly device failures in production.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor, Electronics, Bachelor, Electronics at Sør-Trøndelag University College (HiST)
Github Skills (16)
c1710
iot10
embedded10
zephyr-rtos10
device-driver10
c1110
sys10
iot-devkit10
btle9
bluetooth-low-energy9
bluetooth-le9
hal8
abstraction-layer8
boot7
qemu7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
nrfconnect/sdk-nrf
Apr 2019 - Aug 2022
nRF Connect SDK main repository
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:116 reviews, 25 commits, 88 PRs in 3 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Jørgen primarily contributed to the nRF Connect SDK, focusing on low-level device driver and application-level code. Their work includes implementing network mode selection for LTE-M/NB-IoT, addressing memory leaks, and fixing compilation issues for QEMU. The user also made improvements to the asset tracker application, and fixed bugs, demonstrating a proficiency in embedded systems development and IoT device software. Furthermore, they addressed issues related to MCUBoot and hardware ID, showcasing a strong understanding of the hardware and its software integration.
nrf-connect-sdk
jorgenmk/test_actions
Oct 2020 - Jan 2022
Contributions:1 release, 2 PRs, 54 pushes in 1 year 2 months
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