Naji Chaib

Automotive Software for Volkswagen

• Leading the engagement and alignment between internal teams and external stakeholders with focus on Requirements and standardization compliance (e.g SPICE, KGAS, ISO 26262) covering seven releases
• In collaboration with BOSCH and CETiTEC, i architected/Developed a proof of concept for memory management and optimization algorithm resulting in increasing the data processing volume by 1,5X
• Platform Software Integration and optimization of the AUTOSAR-compliant UGW (Universal Gateway) module including build Recipes in the CI/CD pipelines (using Jfrog, github)
• Led software implementation and project management for the Routing HCP1 controller in Powertrain & Chassis, ensuring on-time delivery
• Conducted root cause analysis, bug fixing, and technical documentation, improving system stability by 23%
• Optimized data analysis & validation testing on Audi/Porsche vehicles and test benches, enhancing testing efficiency
• Managed project budget and cost control, optimizing external purchasing, contract negotiations, and hourly rates, reducing expenses by 19%
• Led software release management, ensuring validation, quality assurance, and on-time commissioning
• Led product roadmap and feature implementation using SAFe & Scrum frameworks, optimizing workflow using Jira and Confluence
• In addition, drove sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews and PI Planning

Vehicle Networking and Control Units

• Led cross-interface networking (Ethernet, CAN) development with Porsche AG & CARIAD SE, enhancing system integration, efficiency and stability (Errors rate less then 4%)
• Conducted fault analysis on CAN-FD, FlexRay, and Automotive Ethernet, identifying and resolving critical system issues, and documented them in error logs
• Developed automated testing tools and test cases suite (125 tests) in CAPL and Python, enhancing test efficiency and significantly reducing manual effort
• Managed software commissioning, including flashing, coding, and evaluation, ensuring compliance with OEM standards and cutting deployment time by 2 hours
• Optimized networking architecture, defining testability requirements that improved validation processes and system reliability

Development of software for time calculation of milling components

• Optimized cost calculation processes, reducing calculation time by 21% and improving efficiency in production planning
• Designed and programmed a Python-based GUI for automated time calculation, streamlining workflow and minimizing manual input (utilizing pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib and SQL-database)
• Identified and analyzed key parameters affecting manufacturing time, enabling more precise cost estimations and process optimization
• Implemented a predictive model in Microsoft Excel with Macros, automating cost and time calculations to enhance usability (my solution has been productized by a team of 25 people)

• Automated verification, updating, and storage of data
• Created and analyzed reports and maintained relevant logistics KPIs for the team
• Analyzed and documented results and created process flow diagrams and presentations
• Supported day-to-day operations of part-by-part material supply for foreign assembly plants in China, USA, Mexico, and South Africa

• Supported the creation of methods for retrofitting
• Conducted methods for the specification of trailer hitches
• Applied automation through macros and VBA code
• Processed and documented market requests

• Managed and controlled mixing machines using various PLC systems, such as HMI and SCADA
• Assisted in pipeline dimensioning, pump, and apparatus design
• Supported document creation and filing as well as status reporting
• Assisted in production, warehouse, and shipping