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Senior embedded engineer with 15+ years of experience on critical automotive systems (ADAS, SDV, infotainment). Versatile across the entire cycle: C/C++ development, software requirements, embedded Linux system integration, CI/CD.
References: Ampere Renault Group, Forvia/Faurecia, McLaren Artura, Parrot Automotive.
Available immediately — IDF remote/hybrid or full remote.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)
Experience
- Bertrandt Group / Ampere – Renault GroupSenior Embedded Engineer ADAS | ROS2 | SDV | Tech Coordinator | Product Owner (SAFe)AUTOMOBILEApril 2023 - February 2026 (2 years and 10 months)Guyancourt, FranceMigration of a monolithic ADAS fusion stack to a ROS2-based SDV architecture — Scene Understanding project.
- Adaptation of legacy C/C++ components and development of new ROS2 features in Rust, including a critical Camera Defrost service.
- Redesign of the Scene Understanding architecture to introduce scalable failure management, improving feature availability in production.
- Definition of software requirements practices: writing SURS guidelines and examples, implementing validation and traceability methods.
- Building and maintaining CI/CD and requirements validation pipelines: automated tests, MISRA, code coverage, static analysis — reducing compilation time from 45 min to 20 min.
- SAFe Product Owner role: PI planning, sprint planning, backlog refinement, managing inter-squad dependencies, Design and Squad Reviews.
- Mentoring new joiners: technical support, onboarding, skill development on tools and processes.
Key achievements:- Delivery of the Scene Understanding project into production on ROS2/SDV architecture
- Reduction of delivery risk and acceleration of validation cycles
- Implementation of automated CI/CD pipelines including tests, MISRA compliance, code coverage, and static analysis
- Forvia / FaureciaSenior Embedded Linux Engineer – DMS/OMS | ADASAUTOMOBILEJuly 2022 - April 2023 (9 months)Paris, FranceEnd-to-end integration of third-party vision stacks (DMS/OMS) into Faurecia's proprietary Linux distribution (Pulsar) on TI TDA4 SoC.
- Integration of third-party vision stacks (TI Edge AI, SmartEye DMS/OMS, Innov+ Tracking Engine) outside their reference Yocto environment.
- Hands-on end-to-end on the entire software stack: bootloader (uEnv.txt), kernel and device tree configuration, rootfs integration, C/C++ applications.
- Porting of SmartEye DMS/OMS vision applications, resolving complex runtime dependencies (remoteproc, DMA, OpenVX, TIDL).
- Integration of Innov+ libraries and their dependencies (OpenCV, TensorFlow) with existing DMS/OMS components (C/C++, CMake, V4L2).
- Delivery of flashable and bootable firmware images, compliant with automotive constraints and tight deadlines.
Key achievements:- Delivery of the DMS/OMS POC on Pulsar within deadlines, avoiding a late migration to Yocto
- Functional in-vehicle demo on Nissan for an RFQ
- Successful integration of complex third-party vision stacks into a proprietary Linux environment
- Forvia / FaureciaSenior Embedded Engineer / Feature Owner (ASPICE SWE.1)AUTOMOBILEJuly 2021 - June 2022 (11 months)Paris, FranceEarly phase ADAS: software requirements analysis, prototyping, support for legacy Linux/multimedia projects.
- Analysis of software requirements according to ASPICE SWE.1, coordination with architecture and system teams.
- Development and integration of early-phase prototypes (DMS subjects) to de-risk RFQs.
- Debugging and fixing critical issues on GStreamer and camera pipelines.
- Contribution to RFQ responses: compliance matrices, feasibility/risk assessment, supplier coordination (Vector, CAN).
Key achievements:- Reduction of technical uncertainty on early-phase projects and RFQs
- Strengthening of requirements and feasibility assessments
- Stabilization of legacy developments by resolving critical issues
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Education
- Specialized Master in Mobile Networks and ServicesIMT Atlantique (Telecom Bretagne ex ENSTB)2009
- Master in Electronics and Communication SystemsUniversité Mohammed 1er - Oujda/Morocco2008