Ahmed A. — Autosar Diagnostics Engineer

AUTOSAR Software Engineer, WAYS GmbH (external employee in VECTOR Informatic)

July 2019 - Present

Main tasks:

• Providing customers with AUTOSAR support and coaching.
• Analyzing and resolving classic AUTOSAR issues.
• Configuring, integrating, and testing the latest BSW modules released by Vector by creating a StartApplicaton project to test the SIP before sending it to customers.
• Integrating Vector’s Bootloader, Bootloader Manager, and Bootloader updater.
• Configuring different communication stacks. (CAN, LIN, FLexray, and Ethernet protocols)
• Testing Vector SW on different evaluation boards and Customer Hardware with different derivatives. (RH850, Aurix, S32K, SPCxx)

Embedded Software Engineer, Valeo 

September 2017 - June 2019

Took a part in the following Projects:

PSA DPE P4P5:

Description: Human-machine interface ECU which was responsible for different functionalists like controlling heat seat, ADAS, and lightning.

Responsibilities: 

• Configuring AUTOSAR 4.3 Memory components: Nvm, MemIf and Fee.
• Configuring AUTOSAR 4.0 Communication components: ComM, Com, PduR, CanSM, CanTp
  and CanIf.
• Configuring AUTOSAR 4.2 MCAL components for NXP S32K118 target: Can and Fls.
• Implementing Network Management according to PSA Non-AUTOSAR requirements.
• Implementing Canoe Simulation.

BMW FZD F40:

Description: Dome module which was responsible for gesture movements to control multimedia, controlling roof, and anti-theft alarm.

Responsibilities:

• Configuring DCM AUTOSAR 4.0 module (Diagnostics Communication Manager) and implementing end-of-line DIDs and routines.
• Integrating and testing standard components like ROMTest, RAMTest, and CPULoad.
• Planning and Executing real-time tests.
• Testing Gesture stack (Gateway between Camera on Gesture board to our Mainboard)
• Testing SIREN AUTOSAR Application component.
• Familiar with BMW Tools and tests: E-SYS, EDIABUS, FAT, and ZST.

Freelancer, Bridging the gap between Embedded systems and mobile applications

March 2017 - September 2017

• OBD Sniffing android app to read current data and clear trouble codes. 
• Sniffing on a truck SAE J1939 bus to send Speed and RPM data to a server as input for an
  algorithm to calculate the truck weight while it's moving. 
• Real-Time Data ”Asset” for UNITY Platform to use ELM327 device to read Speed and RPM data
  from OBDII port and use them in any project. 
• Used TKINTER and PYTHON to implement a GUI on a Raspberry pi to monitor a worker on a
  machine and show the actual vs the expected target per 8 hours shift.
• Using GSM and RPI to notify specific voice messages according to the SMS sent for Boat Rentals.

Functional Safety Engineer (Intern), BrightSkies Technologies

January 2017 - February 2017

• Applied ISO 26262 functional safety standards on an ADAS project (adaptive cruise control).
• Test cases planning & execution on the ECU using the debugger and automated scripts written in
  python.

R&D Engineer (Part-time), Ofaly

January 2016 - December 2016

• Newspaper vending machine Al-Masry Al-Youm: A full mechatronic system to automate the newspaper selling process. A newspaper passes out from the machine according to the signals sent from a coin acceptor connected to an ATmega32 microcontroller. Demo Video
• Autonomous boat: Research project in order to drive a boat in the river autonomously using a sensor
  fusion between Computer Vision and RADAR.
• Fingerprint attendance system: Using finger print module with RPi for submitting attendance
  and also unlocking company doors.
• Self-service kiosk: ATM machine with coin and cash acceptors for recharging phone credit and
  using all FAWRY services.

Autonomous QuadCopter (Graduation project - Grade: A)

June 2016 - June 2017

A completely autonomous flying drone equipped with camera and monitoring sensors that enable obstacle detection and avoidance. The environmental application is the following drone that keeps tracking a specific person using a camera and GPS. 

Car Hacking tool for penetration testing 

April 2017 - May 2017

Implemented CAN bus sniffing and spoofing tool using OBD tool using ELM327 interfacing tool.
(Tested on Opel Astra 2016 and Suzuki SX4 2008) 

Vector Academy, Germany

January 2020 - July 2020

Vector CSP-E certified

This course is designed to help engineers working in the field of classic AUTOSAR basic software to
develop a deeper understanding of AUTOSAR-related Vector products.

Alexandria University, Egypt 

September 2012 - June 2017

B.Sc. in Computer & Communications Engineering

Overall GPA: 3.5 / 4.0 (Excellent)