Safety-critical test architect ? 17y V&V, automotive & aerospace (ISO 26262 x2 from scratch; DO-178B). MIL/SIL/HIL, MC/DC, 3y remote HIL lab.
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IEC 26262
HIL
Absicherung
Funktionale Sicherheit
Verifikation
Verification & Validation
Erprobung
Testarchitektur
SIL
MIL
HIL Testing
MC/DC
structural coverage
requirements-based testing
Traceability
DO-178B
AUTOSAR
SDV
dSPACE
Vector CANoe
DOORS
ISTQB CTAL Test Manager
Italian
native
English
full professional
Portuguese?Brazilian
full professional
Spanish
limited working proficiency

Einsatzorte

Einsatzorte

Deutschland, Schweiz, Österreich
möglich

Projekte

Projekte

2 years 9 months
2023-11 - now

Hybrid Embedded & Cloud AI Systems

Test Architect
Test Architect
  • Lead test strategy and execution for hybrid embedded/cloud AI systems in EV battery management ? black-box validation of ML predictions (SOC/SOH/SOP): sanity, consistency, system integration testing. 
  • Transferred the ?virtualize before the rig? principle from HIL practice to the cloud: built a local integration-test environment (Docker Compose, LocalStack, isolated service containers, mocked dependencies) validating platform services before any DEV/QA deployment ? cutting deploy-test-fix loops on shared environments. 
  • Embedded+cloud MIL simulation with MATLAB/Simulink (S-functions, MATLAB.System blocks); Python bindings for C++ libraries inside the automated pytest framework. 
  • Validated embedded?cloud communication from both ends: Mosquitto broker mimicking the cloud to test the device; a Python MQTT client impersonating the device against AWS IoT Core; REST validation of the cloud APIs; AWS access via boto3 (S3, Secrets Manager). 
  • Automated test reporting to Jira Cloud via the Zephyr Essential API (pytest fixtures ? JUnit XML ? automated publishing), replacing manually maintained test-execution pages. 
Electra (startup, remote)
1 year
2022-12 - 2023-11

SDV

Senior Test Automation Engineer
Senior Test Automation Engineer
  • Validated AUTOSAR (Classic & Adaptive) middleware for Ford's software-defined vehicle platform within a globally distributed EU/US team; requirements-testability analysis for SOA software. 
  • Built hundreds of automated functional tests (Python; C++ APIs tested via Python bindings; Docker-ized targets driven over SSH); SOME/IP and CAN analysis via scripts, Wireshark and CANoe. 
  • Owned 3?4 Jenkins CI pipelines; test management in TestRail; automation code reviews on GitHub; mentored colleagues on test-automation practice; led 2?3 cross-component integration demos. 
Luxoft ? for Ford Motor Company
3 years 3 months
2019-10 - 2022-12

HIL/SIL (off-highway machinery)

Senior Software V&V Engineer
Senior Software V&V Engineer
  • Established the testing strategy and processes from scratch, in compliance with ISO 26262 ? the second such build (see case studies) ? with test-architecture scope across unit, integration and system levels. 
  • Set up and operated the HIL simulators (NI PXI, VeriStand; pinout definition, CAN/J1939 bus reproduction) ? running the German lab fully remotely for 3 years at daily cadence: ~3 releases/year, ~300 automated test cases, 2 on-site visits in total. 
  • Drove a legacy-to-new controller migration via back-to-back testing: Python comparison package using the certified legacy application as executable specification ? delivered in ~2 months; the new hardware ran on day one of vehicle testing. 
  • Supported an aerial-firefighting-platform customer to certification: reverse-engineered the documentation chain (requirements ? design ? test specs) from an undocumented production application, adding automated tests and Reqtify traceability. 
  • Built a SIL environment for an autonomous-vehicle application, incl. GNSS and LiDAR sensor simulation. 
Danfoss Power Solutions
2 years 11 months
2016-11 - 2019-09

EV & hybrid programs

HIL Test Lead / Test Architect
HIL Test Lead / Test Architect
  • Worked across 3 vehicle programs (lead EV program; hybrid program; FCA consulting engagement). On the EV program: established ISO 26262-compliant test strategy, processes and the HIL bench from scratch; hired, coached and led a team of 3 test-automation engineers. 
  • Owned the full MIL/SIL/HIL chain: MATLAB/Simulink/Embedded Coder toolbox for MIL testing, code generation and SIL; system testing on dSPACE SCALEXIO (ConfigurationDesk, AutomationDesk); CAPL event-based frame injection for UDS testing; Vector CANalyzer/CANcaseXL analysis. 
  • Carried the EV from concept to first vehicle testing and software calibration (~6?10 on-site drive/calibration campaigns); primary interface to customers and suppliers; contributed application-layer C code (above the RTE) and model-based design. 
Mecaprom
2 years
2014-11 - 2016-10

engine control units

HIL Test Engineer
HIL Test Engineer
  • System-level HIL testing of gasoline-engine ECU software on dSPACE SCALEXIO: simulator configurations (pinout, CAN/LIN), ControlDesk UIs, signal injection; virtual calibration with ETAS INCA ahead of vehicle tests. 
  • Pre-integrated engine + transmission ECUs on a dual-ECU HIL setup ahead of a management demo ? the first on-vehicle integration ran at the first attempt; supported production launch of a new 3-cylinder engine on new ECU hardware. 
Mecaprom ? for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
5 years 9 months
2009-02 - 2014-10

autopilot

Embedded Software Test Engineer
Embedded Software Test Engineer
  • Verified autopilot software (Primary & Automatic Flight Control System control laws) per DO-178B on Unix-based virtual platforms and on HIL systems with real ECUs, at a 1?2 releases/year cadence; structural coverage incl. decision, condition and MC/DC. 
  • Built a flight-data replay / back-to-back toolbox (MATLAB/Simulink, ~5 users across development and test): reproduced in-flight defects in open-loop simulation for root-cause analysis, cutting real flight-test hours. 
  • Contributed test plans, reports and deliverables to EASA certification of multiple autopilot software versions; participated in 3?4 certification audits. 
Leonardo (Helicopters)

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Aus- und Weiterbildung

  • M.Eng. Control Engineering ? Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
  • 110/110 cum laude (B.Eng. Control Engineering, same university)


CERTIFICATIONS

  • ISTQB CTAL Advanced Test Manager
  • ISTQB CTFL Agile Tester
  • ISTQB CTFL

Kompetenzen

Kompetenzen

Top-Skills

IEC 26262 HIL Absicherung Funktionale Sicherheit Verifikation Verification & Validation Erprobung Testarchitektur SIL MIL HIL Testing MC/DC structural coverage requirements-based testing Traceability DO-178B AUTOSAR SDV dSPACE Vector CANoe DOORS ISTQB CTAL Test Manager

Produkte / Standards / Erfahrungen / Methoden

Profile

Test architect for safety-critical systems ? 17 years across automotive and aerospace V&V (ISO 26262 V&V built from scratch, twice; DO-178B), now bringing safety-grade rigor to embedded, cloud and AI validation. I own the full validation chain: strategy, MIL/SIL/HIL, structural coverage to MC/DC, requirements-based testing with end-to-end traceability ? including 3 years operating a physical HIL lab fully remotely at daily production cadence. 


SELECTED CASE STUDIES

2019 ? 2022

Remote HIL at production cadence ? Danfoss

Operated the Neumünster (DE) HIL rigs (NI PXI · VeriStand) from Italy via remote desktop, daily, for 3 years ? ~3 releases/year validated, ~300 automated test cases, 2 on-site visits in total. Designed the rig setup itself (pinout, CAN/J1939 simulation) and delivered system-level validation for off-highway vehicle programs. 


ISO 26262 V&V from zero ? twice (Mecaprom · Danfoss)

Built complete requirements-based V&V programs from scratch at two companies, on two toolchains: test strategy, MIL/SIL/HIL environments, end-to-end traceability (Reqtify: requirements ? test specs ? results). At Mecaprom, on the lead EV program: HIL bench and V&V built from zero, a team of 3 hired and led, and the vehicle carried from concept to first vehicle testing and calibration. 


2009 ? 2014

DO-178B to EASA certification ? Leonardo

Verified autopilot control laws (PFCS/AFCS) to MC/DC structural coverage at a 1?2 releases/year cadence; contributed to EASA certification, participating in 3?4 certification audits. Built a flight-data replay / back-to-back toolbox (~5 users across development and test) that reproduced in-flight defects in simulation ? cutting real flight-test hours. 


STANDARDS & TOOLING

Standards & methods:

  • ISO 26262 (SW V&V / Part 6) 
  • DO-178B 
  • requirements-based testing & traceability 
  • MC/DC 
  • back-to-back 
  • V-cycle & Agile


MIL / SIL / HIL:

  • dSPACE SCALEXIO (ConfigurationDesk, ControlDesk, AutomationDesk) 
  • NI PXI / VeriStand 
  • MATLAB / Simulink / Stateflow 
  • Embedded Coder 
  • S-functions 


Vehicle networks & diagnostics:

  • CAN / LIN / J1939 
  • SOME/IP 
  • UDS 
  • CAPL 
  • CANoe / CANalyzer 
  • ETAS INCA 
  • Wireshark 


Automation & CI:

  • Python (pytest) 
  • C / C++ 
  • Jenkins 
  • Docker & Docker Compose 
  • Git / GitHub 
  • Jira 
  • TestRail 
  • Zephyr (API) 
  • DOORS 
  • Reqtify 
  • Linux


Embedded ? cloud:

  • AWS (S3, ECR, IoT Core, Secrets Manager; boto3) 
  • LocalStack 
  • REST 
  • MQTT 
  • microservice integration testing

Einsatzorte

Einsatzorte

Deutschland, Schweiz, Österreich
möglich

Projekte

Projekte

2 years 9 months
2023-11 - now

Hybrid Embedded & Cloud AI Systems

Test Architect
Test Architect
  • Lead test strategy and execution for hybrid embedded/cloud AI systems in EV battery management ? black-box validation of ML predictions (SOC/SOH/SOP): sanity, consistency, system integration testing. 
  • Transferred the ?virtualize before the rig? principle from HIL practice to the cloud: built a local integration-test environment (Docker Compose, LocalStack, isolated service containers, mocked dependencies) validating platform services before any DEV/QA deployment ? cutting deploy-test-fix loops on shared environments. 
  • Embedded+cloud MIL simulation with MATLAB/Simulink (S-functions, MATLAB.System blocks); Python bindings for C++ libraries inside the automated pytest framework. 
  • Validated embedded?cloud communication from both ends: Mosquitto broker mimicking the cloud to test the device; a Python MQTT client impersonating the device against AWS IoT Core; REST validation of the cloud APIs; AWS access via boto3 (S3, Secrets Manager). 
  • Automated test reporting to Jira Cloud via the Zephyr Essential API (pytest fixtures ? JUnit XML ? automated publishing), replacing manually maintained test-execution pages. 
Electra (startup, remote)
1 year
2022-12 - 2023-11

SDV

Senior Test Automation Engineer
Senior Test Automation Engineer
  • Validated AUTOSAR (Classic & Adaptive) middleware for Ford's software-defined vehicle platform within a globally distributed EU/US team; requirements-testability analysis for SOA software. 
  • Built hundreds of automated functional tests (Python; C++ APIs tested via Python bindings; Docker-ized targets driven over SSH); SOME/IP and CAN analysis via scripts, Wireshark and CANoe. 
  • Owned 3?4 Jenkins CI pipelines; test management in TestRail; automation code reviews on GitHub; mentored colleagues on test-automation practice; led 2?3 cross-component integration demos. 
Luxoft ? for Ford Motor Company
3 years 3 months
2019-10 - 2022-12

HIL/SIL (off-highway machinery)

Senior Software V&V Engineer
Senior Software V&V Engineer
  • Established the testing strategy and processes from scratch, in compliance with ISO 26262 ? the second such build (see case studies) ? with test-architecture scope across unit, integration and system levels. 
  • Set up and operated the HIL simulators (NI PXI, VeriStand; pinout definition, CAN/J1939 bus reproduction) ? running the German lab fully remotely for 3 years at daily cadence: ~3 releases/year, ~300 automated test cases, 2 on-site visits in total. 
  • Drove a legacy-to-new controller migration via back-to-back testing: Python comparison package using the certified legacy application as executable specification ? delivered in ~2 months; the new hardware ran on day one of vehicle testing. 
  • Supported an aerial-firefighting-platform customer to certification: reverse-engineered the documentation chain (requirements ? design ? test specs) from an undocumented production application, adding automated tests and Reqtify traceability. 
  • Built a SIL environment for an autonomous-vehicle application, incl. GNSS and LiDAR sensor simulation. 
Danfoss Power Solutions
2 years 11 months
2016-11 - 2019-09

EV & hybrid programs

HIL Test Lead / Test Architect
HIL Test Lead / Test Architect
  • Worked across 3 vehicle programs (lead EV program; hybrid program; FCA consulting engagement). On the EV program: established ISO 26262-compliant test strategy, processes and the HIL bench from scratch; hired, coached and led a team of 3 test-automation engineers. 
  • Owned the full MIL/SIL/HIL chain: MATLAB/Simulink/Embedded Coder toolbox for MIL testing, code generation and SIL; system testing on dSPACE SCALEXIO (ConfigurationDesk, AutomationDesk); CAPL event-based frame injection for UDS testing; Vector CANalyzer/CANcaseXL analysis. 
  • Carried the EV from concept to first vehicle testing and software calibration (~6?10 on-site drive/calibration campaigns); primary interface to customers and suppliers; contributed application-layer C code (above the RTE) and model-based design. 
Mecaprom
2 years
2014-11 - 2016-10

engine control units

HIL Test Engineer
HIL Test Engineer
  • System-level HIL testing of gasoline-engine ECU software on dSPACE SCALEXIO: simulator configurations (pinout, CAN/LIN), ControlDesk UIs, signal injection; virtual calibration with ETAS INCA ahead of vehicle tests. 
  • Pre-integrated engine + transmission ECUs on a dual-ECU HIL setup ahead of a management demo ? the first on-vehicle integration ran at the first attempt; supported production launch of a new 3-cylinder engine on new ECU hardware. 
Mecaprom ? for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
5 years 9 months
2009-02 - 2014-10

autopilot

Embedded Software Test Engineer
Embedded Software Test Engineer
  • Verified autopilot software (Primary & Automatic Flight Control System control laws) per DO-178B on Unix-based virtual platforms and on HIL systems with real ECUs, at a 1?2 releases/year cadence; structural coverage incl. decision, condition and MC/DC. 
  • Built a flight-data replay / back-to-back toolbox (MATLAB/Simulink, ~5 users across development and test): reproduced in-flight defects in open-loop simulation for root-cause analysis, cutting real flight-test hours. 
  • Contributed test plans, reports and deliverables to EASA certification of multiple autopilot software versions; participated in 3?4 certification audits. 
Leonardo (Helicopters)

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Aus- und Weiterbildung

  • M.Eng. Control Engineering ? Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
  • 110/110 cum laude (B.Eng. Control Engineering, same university)


CERTIFICATIONS

  • ISTQB CTAL Advanced Test Manager
  • ISTQB CTFL Agile Tester
  • ISTQB CTFL

Kompetenzen

Kompetenzen

Top-Skills

IEC 26262 HIL Absicherung Funktionale Sicherheit Verifikation Verification & Validation Erprobung Testarchitektur SIL MIL HIL Testing MC/DC structural coverage requirements-based testing Traceability DO-178B AUTOSAR SDV dSPACE Vector CANoe DOORS ISTQB CTAL Test Manager

Produkte / Standards / Erfahrungen / Methoden

Profile

Test architect for safety-critical systems ? 17 years across automotive and aerospace V&V (ISO 26262 V&V built from scratch, twice; DO-178B), now bringing safety-grade rigor to embedded, cloud and AI validation. I own the full validation chain: strategy, MIL/SIL/HIL, structural coverage to MC/DC, requirements-based testing with end-to-end traceability ? including 3 years operating a physical HIL lab fully remotely at daily production cadence. 


SELECTED CASE STUDIES

2019 ? 2022

Remote HIL at production cadence ? Danfoss

Operated the Neumünster (DE) HIL rigs (NI PXI · VeriStand) from Italy via remote desktop, daily, for 3 years ? ~3 releases/year validated, ~300 automated test cases, 2 on-site visits in total. Designed the rig setup itself (pinout, CAN/J1939 simulation) and delivered system-level validation for off-highway vehicle programs. 


ISO 26262 V&V from zero ? twice (Mecaprom · Danfoss)

Built complete requirements-based V&V programs from scratch at two companies, on two toolchains: test strategy, MIL/SIL/HIL environments, end-to-end traceability (Reqtify: requirements ? test specs ? results). At Mecaprom, on the lead EV program: HIL bench and V&V built from zero, a team of 3 hired and led, and the vehicle carried from concept to first vehicle testing and calibration. 


2009 ? 2014

DO-178B to EASA certification ? Leonardo

Verified autopilot control laws (PFCS/AFCS) to MC/DC structural coverage at a 1?2 releases/year cadence; contributed to EASA certification, participating in 3?4 certification audits. Built a flight-data replay / back-to-back toolbox (~5 users across development and test) that reproduced in-flight defects in simulation ? cutting real flight-test hours. 


STANDARDS & TOOLING

Standards & methods:

  • ISO 26262 (SW V&V / Part 6) 
  • DO-178B 
  • requirements-based testing & traceability 
  • MC/DC 
  • back-to-back 
  • V-cycle & Agile


MIL / SIL / HIL:

  • dSPACE SCALEXIO (ConfigurationDesk, ControlDesk, AutomationDesk) 
  • NI PXI / VeriStand 
  • MATLAB / Simulink / Stateflow 
  • Embedded Coder 
  • S-functions 


Vehicle networks & diagnostics:

  • CAN / LIN / J1939 
  • SOME/IP 
  • UDS 
  • CAPL 
  • CANoe / CANalyzer 
  • ETAS INCA 
  • Wireshark 


Automation & CI:

  • Python (pytest) 
  • C / C++ 
  • Jenkins 
  • Docker & Docker Compose 
  • Git / GitHub 
  • Jira 
  • TestRail 
  • Zephyr (API) 
  • DOORS 
  • Reqtify 
  • Linux


Embedded ? cloud:

  • AWS (S3, ECR, IoT Core, Secrets Manager; boto3) 
  • LocalStack 
  • REST 
  • MQTT 
  • microservice integration testing

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