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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
DIVERSE
Sports, Music
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Xavier GAUBE

Xavier GAUBE

Koblenz

Summary

Experienced professional in product development; instrumentation, infotainment & driving assistance domains

Multi-cultural & cross-functional team Lead


Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

ADAS ALGO & FUNCTION PROJECT LEAD

ZF Active Safety GmbH
10.2019 - Current
  • Algorithm & Function SW project lead in a Radar & Camera front fusion system for two vehicles program of French Italian-American OEM (since Q1 2024)
  • Project scope: Internal combustion engine SUV vehicle for LATAM market: Retuning of ADAS functions after carline vehicle architecture change & introduction of hands-free lateral function; Upgrade of the ADAS vision system to comply European General Safety Regulation II for another carline to the EU & North American market
  • Technical environment: Mobileye EyeQ4, Autosar SW architecture, Model Based Development, Microsoft Azure DevOps
  • SW project lead for algorithm & function development in a Radar & Camera front fusion system for commercial vehicles multi-markets (Q3 2021 - Q4 2023)
  • Project scope: (internal) customer ZF Wabco, Automatic Emergency Braking & Adaptive Cruise Control (main) functions, for medium & heavy trucks
  • 10 to 12 people located in Germany & Poland Project management topics: application SW development planning & schedule; resource management; risk & issues reporting to engineering project manager & algorithm & functions ADAS management
  • Coordination of technical activities with short & medium range radar ZF partner (for engineering core development & passenger car customer pursuits activities) (until Q2 2021)
  • Project scope: ADAS core development, first passenger car application project China OEM Topics addressed: radar integration in demo vehicles, requirements definition for the sensor and for the object/track interfaces, sensor performance indicators for RFQ, investigation on interference between front & corner radar, radar SW release schedule follow-up, resimulation tooling & logging alignment Sensor spec: Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave radar; under 100 milliseconds time cycle; 77 GHz carrier frequency band; emission/reception antenna diversity
  • Streamlined project management processes by implementing Agile methodologies and improving team communication.
  • Optimized resource utilization by accurately forecasting project needs and allocating resources accordingly throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of various project components.
  • Ensured timely delivery of critical deliverables by closely monitoring progress against milestones and adjusting plans as necessary.
  • Enhanced client satisfaction by consistently delivering high-quality projects within budget and on schedule.

SW SUPPLIER MANAGER

Visteon Electronics Germany GmbH
10.2017 - 08.2019
  • Instrument Cluster & In-Vehicle Infotainment product development for German OEM
  • Responsibility for managing relations to the different SW third party suppliers/partners
  • Responsibility to program for SW acquisition processes
  • Closed interaction with Purchasing & Program Management for sourcing of SW professional services and for tracking product bill of licences

HMI FUNCTION OWNER CONSULTANT

Elektrobit
03.2017 - 08.2017
  • In-Vehicle Infotainment product development for a German OEM
  • Coordination between development team based in South Korea and OEM HMI development team located in Germany

CONSULTANT

Technology & Strategy Services GmbH
09.2016 - 02.2017
  • INFOTAINMENT AUTOSAR SOFTWARE MIGRATION
  • Project leader, functional responsible for a team of four software developers
  • Reporting internally to consulting company and to OEM infotainment Tier 1 customer
  • Setup of agile methodology for software development activities of the project
  • Creation of Software Development and Risk Management Plan

HMI SUPLLIER MANAGER FOR IN VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT

Robert Bosch Car Multimedia GmbH (through T&S Consulting GmbH)
09.2014 - 08.2016
  • Responsible for content and quality of the HMI software sources developed and delivered by the OEM to the system supplier
  • Defining and following execution of the contract for the development and delivery of HMI software work packages to the system integrator
  • Responsible in system engineering aspects of the HMI system features
  • Central point of information to the system integrator & feature owners on HMI matters
  • Responsible for the related bugs tracking and solving

PRE-SALES ENGINEER

Qualistream SAS
01.2014 - 06.2014
  • Technical & commercial bids for the telco and IT sector
  • Organization of solutions demo in customer environment
  • Prospection & key account management

CONSULTANT

Altran Technologies
01.2013 - 08.2013

RAILWAY TELCO TRANSMISSION PROJECT- SNCF Infra

  • Project for retrieving fibber networks lines previously from France Telecom to railway infrastructure owner needs
  • Caring of the railway transmission network assets
  • Analysis and following of railway telco transmission equipment regeneration operations

HEAD-UNIT & TELEMATIC CONTROL UNIT DEVELOPMENT – on behalf of Renault SA

Altran Technologies
04.2010 - 12.2012
  • Functional development of connected infotainment services in the central multimedia-navigation-telematics Renault R-Link system
  • Contributor to the in-vehicle infotainment system supplier selection process
  • Responsible for technical relation with OEM suppliers (embedded systems & telco/IT services companies)
  • Validation of in-vehicle customer connectivity and Wi-Fi services functions (on bench and vehicle)

RADIO RECEPTION EXPERT – on behalf of Renault SA

Altran Technologies
07.2009 - 03.2010
  • Controlling the integration of the different radio reception part in the under-development passenger and light commercial vehicles Renault – Dacia
  • Development leader for a new GSM frequency band antenna fully integrated to the cockpit
  • Leading technical exchanges with Tier 1 antenna suppliers for innovative or cost saving radio antenna component

MOBILE SERVICES RESPONSIBLE (Instant messaging and location-based services) – on behalf of SFR

Altran Technologies
07.2008 - 06.2009
  • Steering the software tuning, validation and go-to-production of applications for the different mobile devices of the national mobile operator

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT & MOBILE NETWORKS STUDIES

Telecom R&D
02.2006 - 02.2008
  • Developing a major evolution in a UMTS, HSPA network simulator for voice and Internet communications
  • Simulation results-based studies of radio resource management algorithms and the different observed impacts on the quality perceived by user of Internet Protocol based services

Education

Master of Engineering - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Technical University
Darmstadt
06-2005

Diploma Thesis - Radio & Simulation team

SIEMENS Mobile Networks
05.2005

Master of Science - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Institut Supérieur D'Electronique (ISEP)
Paris
10-2004

Skills

  • PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENT
  • SUPPLIER & CUSTOMER RELATION MANAGEMENT
  • PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & VALIDATION
  • SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS & VALIDATIONS
  • EMBEDDED SOFTWARE & TELECOM
  • Vehicle ELECTRONICS CONTROL UNIT
  • MOBILE NETWORKS & SERVICES
  • BOARD SUPPORT PACKAGE / OS
  • CONTROL LAYERS & HMI SW

Certification

  • Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) PMI, Issued 2012-10
  • ‘Rocket Science for Everyone’ Yale University MOOC, Issued 2024-09

DIVERSE

Languages English: fluent (TOEIC 875/990), German: fluent, Spanish: beginner
Office Word, Excel, Powerpoint, MSProject, Windows, Linux
Embedded: SoC Freescale iMX, nVidia Parker, Renesas RH850, Infineon Aurix
Programming C, Object oriented (C++, Java)
Computer networks IP, TCP/UDP, RTP/RTCP, multiplexed CAN bus
System Requirement management tool: IBM Rational DOORS

Sports, Music

Tennis (player since age of 6, chair umpiring experience), Swimming

Guitar (classical, electrical & e-bass)

Timeline

ADAS ALGO & FUNCTION PROJECT LEAD

ZF Active Safety GmbH
10.2019 - Current

SW SUPPLIER MANAGER

Visteon Electronics Germany GmbH
10.2017 - 08.2019

HMI FUNCTION OWNER CONSULTANT

Elektrobit
03.2017 - 08.2017

CONSULTANT

Technology & Strategy Services GmbH
09.2016 - 02.2017

HMI SUPLLIER MANAGER FOR IN VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT

Robert Bosch Car Multimedia GmbH (through T&S Consulting GmbH)
09.2014 - 08.2016

PRE-SALES ENGINEER

Qualistream SAS
01.2014 - 06.2014

CONSULTANT

Altran Technologies
01.2013 - 08.2013

HEAD-UNIT & TELEMATIC CONTROL UNIT DEVELOPMENT – on behalf of Renault SA

Altran Technologies
04.2010 - 12.2012

RADIO RECEPTION EXPERT – on behalf of Renault SA

Altran Technologies
07.2009 - 03.2010

MOBILE SERVICES RESPONSIBLE (Instant messaging and location-based services) – on behalf of SFR

Altran Technologies
07.2008 - 06.2009

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT & MOBILE NETWORKS STUDIES

Telecom R&D
02.2006 - 02.2008

Diploma Thesis - Radio & Simulation team

SIEMENS Mobile Networks

Master of Engineering - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Technical University

Master of Science - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Institut Supérieur D'Electronique (ISEP)
Xavier GAUBE