Amr Tolba
System Architect (Freelancer)
Experience
Apr 2023 - Present
2 years 4 monthsSystem Architect (Freelancer)
Valeo
- Technical responsibility for the ConMod2.0 (Connectivity Module) product, which will connect future vehicles in the network as nodes to the Internet of Things blockchain.
- Leading technical discussions to define the specifications of the various components (antennas, modems, Bluetooth chips, WiFi chips, and microprocessors) with ConMod2.0 component suppliers (Quectel, Qualcomm, Marvell, and STMicroelectronics) and to discuss and lay out the system design iterations.
- Coordinating with other stakeholders, e.g.: electronics system architect, software architect, software PMs, and software developers from Valeo Egypt, to define the architecture concepts.
- Technical environment: DOORS, Team Forge, Enterprise Architect, Google Tools
Apr 2022 - Present
3 years 4 monthsSystem Architect (Freelancer)
Volkswagen Infotainment
- Technical responsibility for the SVCP (Scalable Vehicle Computing Platform) product, which will reshape the future of the vehicle and the automotive market.
- Leading technical discussions on the various components (PCIe switches, Ethernet switches, PHYs, and microprocessors) with suppliers such as Marvell, Aptiv, Texas Instruments, Continental, Microchip, and Infineon to discuss and lay out system design iterations.
- Coordinating with other stakeholders, e.g.: electronics system architect, software architect, and mechanics architect, to define the system features.
- Point of contact for the automotive leading brands (Audi, Porsche, VW) to discuss customer requirements.
- Technical environment: Teams, Office software, Confluence, Jira, Code Beamer, GIT
Apr 2022 - Sep 2022
6 monthsProduct Owner (Freelancer)
Miele & Cie. KG
- Participating in meetings and organizing and running workshops with stakeholders (product unit platform) as needed.
- Gathering customer requirements for new and further development of ASU electronics for the laundry care platform and, if applicable, range hoods.
- Tracking project progress using schedules, quality gates, risks, and objectives.
- Documenting deviations from the project plan, project activities, and all related forecasts, analyses, and recommendations.
- Technical environment: Teams, Office software, Confluence, Microsoft Project, Jira
Oct 2021 - Apr 2022
7 monthsSystem Architect (Freelancer)
FEV
- Technical responsibility for the autonomous features for Daimler’s autonomous vehicles and ZF’s shuttle bus.
- Modeling and simulation of the system features (UML and SysML).
- Coordinating and aligning with system architects to complete, refine, and keep the system features clear.
- Point of contact for various customers.
- Technical environment: Rhapsody, UML, SysML, Enterprise Architect
Oct 2021 - Jan 2022
4 monthsModel Based Control System Engineer (Freelancer)
ZF
- Technical responsibility for the holding torque controller and angle assistance controller software components.
- Software design and implementation in Matlab/Simulink/Stateflow and code generation with dSPACE TargetLink, as well as writing the detailed design document to explain the software component relationships.
- Modeling and simulation of the software components (MIL and SIL).
- Coordinating with software developers and aligning with system architects to ensure that customer requirements are met, taking the system architecture into account.
- Technical environment: Matlab, Simulink, TargetLink, PTC Integrity, C
Jan 2019 - Apr 2022
3 years 4 monthsModel Based Control System Engineer
Schaeffler Group AG
- Technical responsibility for the control algorithms of an electromechanical rear-axle stabilizer for various customers.
- Modeling and simulation of the software components (MIL and SIL).
- Coordinating with software and hardware developers and aligning with system architects to ensure customer requirements are always met.
- Designing and modeling the system specifications and tracing customer requirements.
- Point of contact for various customers and suppliers.
- Technical environment: Matlab, Simulink, PTC Integrity, SysML, UML, Enterprise Architect
Oct 2017 - Dec 2019
1 year 3 monthsModel-based Software Developer
Valeo Siemens GmbH (ext. Mitarbeiter über TechConnect GmbH)
- Software design and implementation in Matlab/Simulink/Stateflow and code generation with dSPACE TargetLink, as well as writing the detailed design document to explain the relationships of the software component.
- Thermal modeling and protection of power electronics components in the drive inverter.
- Control functions for PMSM and ASM motors.
- Testing the software component on HIL.
- Integrating the software components and running tests on the test bench.
- Technical environment: Matlab, Simulink, TargetLink, Git, CANoe, CANape, INCA, and C
Mar 2017 - Aug 2017
6 monthsControl System Engineer
Kuka Roboter GmbH (ext. Mitarbeiter über Alten GmbH)
- System analysis and simulation of mechatronic drive systems for the KMP mobile robot.
- Supporting the software team in determining the relevant control parameters.
- Developing, setting up, and running mechatronic system tests for mobile robots (hardware and software).
- Scrum and agile work structure.
- Technical environment: Matlab, Simulink, Dymola, Java
Oct 2016 - Jan 2017
4 monthsSoftware Developer
Open Mind Technologies AG
- Developing post processors for various CNC machine controllers.
- Advising customers in the field of post processors.
- Scrum and agile work structure.
- Technical environment: C#, Assembly
Nov 2014 - Aug 2015
10 monthsMaster Thesis
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institut für Robotik und Mechatronik (RMC)
- Developing a simulation tool to study the control behavior of electric drives.
- Mathematical modeling of the system, which is governed by differential equations.
- Developing a motor model and testing its functionality, as well as a field-oriented, cascaded control structure.
- Tuning the controller and testing the motor model with and without load.
- Developing the sinusoidal blocking commutation algorithm.
- Simulating and comparing the behavior of the two control algorithms.
- Setting up a testbench consisting of a PMSM, a current rectifier, and an ELMO Motion Control Box.
- Programming the ELMO Motion Control Box with the two different control algorithms.
- Investigating the differences between simulated and real-time machine behavior and the two developed control algorithms using hardware-in-the-loop simulation, considering parameters such as system dynamics quality in terms of speed and current controller response as well as torque ripples.
- Technical environment: Matlab, Simulink, C, Python, QT
Apr 2014 - Jun 2014
3 months Paderborn, Germany
Project
Universität Paderborn, Computer Engineering Research Group
- Developing an object-oriented software for a circuit logic simulator.
- The software is used to parse inputs from a bench file in VHDL and transfer them into internal circuit logic representations. Then it evaluates the output and writes it to a result file.
- Developing the program logic (program engine) with the created classes, objects, and methods.
- Developing a parsing method to parse the bench file into the software engine.
- Outputting the result file in the desired format.
- Technical environment: C++, object-oriented programming
Jul 2011 - Aug 2011
2 months Ancona, Italy
Internship
Università Politecnica delle Marche, Mobile Robotics Institut
- Controlling an autonomous mobile robot with Kinect (Xbox).
- The test environment consisted of an autonomous mobile robot with an installed Kinect sensor to perceive movements in the environment.
- Experience with the robot operating system (ROS) in a Linux environment.
- Kinect installation and setup in ROS.
- Testing the human-machine interaction algorithm.
- Technical environment: C++, ROS, Linux
Languages
German
Native
Arabic
Intermediate
English
Intermediate
Spanish
Elementary
Education
Mar 2021 - Present
University of Colorado Boulder
Spacecraft Dynamics and Control · Boulder, United States
Sep 2018 - Oct 2019
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya BarcelonaTech
Doctoral Program of Robotics, Automatic Control and Computer Vision · Robotics, Automatic Control and Computer Vision · Barcelona, Spain
Oct 2012 - Sep 2015
Universität Paderborn
Master of Science in Electrical System Engineering, Electronics & Devices · Electrical System Engineering · Paderborn, Germany · 1.8
Certifications & licenses
Architecture and Systems Engineering Certificate
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Goethe Certificate
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