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Ahmed Shakra

Cairo Cairo, Egypt

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  • Looking For: Software Engineer, Robotics Engineer

  • Occupation: Architecture and Engineering

  • Degree: Bachelor's Degree

  • Career Level: Entry Level

  • Languages: English, Arabic

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Highlights:

Skills:Embedded, Automotive, Robotics, Mechatronics, Automation, Control


Experiences:

Software Test Engineer 12/2022 - current
eJad, Cairo, Cairo Egypt
Industry: Automotive
Working as a contractor for Aptiv, a global Tier-1 automotive supplier to test and validate software.
• Analyzing software requirements and architecture to ensure they are clear and well-defined. • Designing, implementing and testing a framework allowing automated testing for SWE5 and SWE6 activities. • Creating test cases and working with the development team to identify potential areas of concern across multiple software variants. • Extensive use of debugger (iSystem IC5700) for identification of bugs. Tools and skills used/gained include: (Vector CANoe - CAPL - CAN/CAN-FD - LIN - Debugger - HIL - AUTOSAR - Python - C# - C++- Polarion - Jira - Labview - Git - VectorCast) Trainings included: (ASPICE - ISTQB - AUTOSAR - C++ - Communication skills - Diversity - Agile)--
Soldier 10/2021 - 12/2022
Egyptian Armed Forces, , Egypt
Industry: Defense
Serving military duty in as a soldier in engineering division.
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R&D Intern 07/2021 - 10/2021
Solace Controls, Cairo, Cairo Egypt
Industry: Automation
Working on home-automation products developing electrical designs and software
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Tutor 05/2021 - 06/2021
Orcas, Cairo, Cairo Egypt
Robotics and electronics tutor for elementary and middle school level students.
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Autonomous Systems Engineer 09/2020 - 07/2021
ASU Racing Team, Cairo, Cairo Egypt
As part of my graduation project, working on developing software for an autonomous Formula 1-style racecar for participating in Formula Student UK - Artificial Intelligence competition, specializing in vehicle state estimation, sensor interfacing & control.
Our team was able to achieve 3rd rank overall and 1st for online category. Responsibilities included: • Implemented Extended Kalman filter to estimate vehicle state for use in control, mapping, and planning. • Sensor selection. • Hardware kit design. • Integration with other software modules to overcome challenges. • Presenting the developed system to judges.--
EV Powertrain Engineer 08/2019 - 04/2020
ASU Racing Team, Cairo, Cairo Egypt
Participated in developing an energy-saving Electric Vehicle in the Urban vehicle class in Shell Eco Marathon Asia 2020, however project was dropped as the competition was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Researching and determining an efficient motor selection for the vehicle. • Developing a motor testing rig ensuring structure rigidity and safety through FEA simulations. • Designing a prony-brake loading setup for varying motor loads and measuring applied torque using strain gauge. • In-house designed low-level controller performance verification and troubleshooting. • 3-Phase inverter debugging and troubleshooting. • Modeling electrical circuits using PSpice and MATLAB.--
ICE Powertrain Engineer 07/2018 - 08/2019
ASU Racing Team, Cairo, Cairo Egypt
Participated in Shell Eco Marathon Asia 2019 held in Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia in developing energy-saving ICE-propelled vehicle in Prototype class.
• Researching and determining an efficient engine selection for the vehicle. • Developing an engine testing rig ensuring structure rigidity and safety through FEA simulations. • Designing and implementing an electro-loading setup for varying engine loads and measuring applied torque using strain gauge and recycled electric generator. • Installing Electronic Fuel Injection Conversion kit to carbureted engine. • Tuning of newly installed EFI to minimize fuel consumption. • Vehicle electrical circuit design and wiring. • Optimum vehicle battery sizing and selection. • Manufacturing and part fabrication in local workshops and sponsored factories. • Recruitment for the following season's team. • Management of new season's learning phase. • Technical instructor for SEM 2020 team. Accomplishments: • Achieving an energy efficiency of 265.4 km/L • Best Member Award • Best Powertrain Member Award (Mid-season)--
Logistics & Operations Specialist 09/2017 - 09/2018
ASU Racing Team, Cairo, Cairo Egypt
• Planning, implementing & documenting systems for management of organization resources including working space, and workshop. • Preparing travel details including tickets, approvals, planning, accommodations. • Providing reception. • Setting up events from research of materials to implementing event cycle. • Participated in preparing our campus for SEMulation event and overseeing welding station during event. Accomplishments: • Best Logistics & Operations Member (Mid-season)
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Education:

Ain Shams University 07/2016 - 07/2021
Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Mechatronics, Robotics & Industrial Engineering
Cumulative GPA: 3.5 - Ranked 12th Graduation Project: Autonomous Driving Software for Formula Student AI 2021 - 3rd Worldwide Final Project Grade: A+


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