José Manuel Ibargüen

Experience

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  RWTH Aachen University

  Nov 2011 - Nov 2014

  Researcher at KEmikro Institute - PhD student

  Responsible for a project to develop a battery-free, locatable remote control. May 2015: PhD examination and obtaining a doctor's degree.• Aim of project: to create a remote controlling device, able to send several distinguishable signals without the need of electrical energy. Additional aim: development of an indoor positioning system based on measurement of ultrasounds.• Responsible of a R&D project, establishment of research lines. Project management (budget tracking, meeting deadlines).• Construction and testing of prototypes (CREO Parametric, milling machines (CAD/CAM), ultrasonic hot embossing and welding).• Experimental setups design, execution and evaluation. Experience using LabVIEW for signal analysis and processing.• Scientific reporting and presentations. Participation in conferences.• Cooperation in other projects through documentation and component manufacturing.• Mentoring and supervising for the realization of master and bachelor thesis. • 04/05/2015: Doctoral examination. Grade: cum laude. Presentation of a work on the current state of earthquake prediction techniques. Show less

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  Altran

  Oct 2016 - Aug 2017

  Consultant - Validation Engineer

  Validation engineer for Parking aid systems at SEAT: • Definition and implementation of validation processes and tools for parking aid systems: Park Distance Control (PDC) and Parking Steering Assist. (CANoe and Excel tools). • Definition of tests based on requirements • Close work with suppliers and with counterparts in Germany for technical implementation and application on different projects at VW Goup facilities • Project management support. • Commissioning of test benches and vehicles for testing. • In-vehicle field testing. Analysis of results, technical documentation and management reporting. • Bugs reporting and follow-up. • Support to other ADAS groups (rear radar, multifunciton camera). • Participating in the implementation of new innovative funtions in the field of ADAS, like a Car Guard functions that reports to the owner if the car was hit when standing or a Parkifinder function that represents on a map application the slots found by ultrasonic sensors. Show less

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  Bertrandt

  Aug 2017 - Sept 2021

  ADAS Engineer - Function Owner for connected car functionalities.

  Validation responsible and technical project management for connected ADAS functions, like a TCU SW module that uploads CAN data to the cloud. Also supporting other ADAS groups.Technical environment: JIRA, Confluence, CANoe and CAPL, ODIS, iDEX and other VW-Group tools, DOORS, MS Office, MS Excel and VBA, Python. • Definition and implementation of validation processes and development of new validation tools from scratch. (CANoe, Phyton and Excel). Analysis of requirements • Project follow-up and management reporting. • Technical reporting and coordination between many different areas like HMI, Infotainment, connected car, data brokerage and legal for project implementation. • Experience with new data upload use cases, like an application for creating augmented maps based on image processing (multifunction camera) or creating road friction maps through CAN signals monitoring. Definition of validation process for these usecases in close cooperation with counterparts in Germany and Czech. • Preparation and commissioning of vehicles and ECUs. • Preparation and maintenance of test benches for new releases validation. • In-vehicle field testing. • Bugs reporting and follow-up. • Give visibility to the function to other areas and management. • Support to other ADAS groups (Parking, rear radar, multifunction camera, front radar). Show less

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  CARIAD

  Oct 2021 - now

  Senior Test Engineer

  Test management for the implementation and validation of in-vehicle SW module that communicates and uploads vehicle data to a cloud. • Definition and maintenance of requirements in close cooperation with function owner and function developers. • Definition of processes for the End2End validation of the function (from data generation in vehicle to the cloud upload). • Development of tools for facilitating validation processes (Python, Jira Xray, CodeBeamer). • Definition and preparation of test runs in a weekly basis and analysis of results. • Bugs reporting and management. • Close work and coordination with many different areas, from part owners of in-vehicle components to cloud developers, testers, legal department... • PoC for stakeholders in group brands. • Ability to work in chaotic and constantly changing environments with many stakeholders and to find quick solutions to encountered problems.Technical environment: Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence, BitBucket), DOORS, CANoe, VW-Group tools (ODIS, iDEX), Python, CodeBeamer. Show less