Lucian-Andrei Pop
Senior Embedded Software Engineer | Automotive Safety
Salary / Daily rate
41 M. Gladbach, Germany
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Automotive safety firmware engineer with 10+ years specializing in AUTOSAR-compliant embedded systems. Expertise in TMS570/STM32 platforms, SIL2 compliance, and CI/CD solutions for complex automotive architectures. I deliver reliable, safety-critical firmware solutions that meet stringent automotive standards.
Work experience
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Volkswagen Infotainment GmbH
Feb 2024 - Aug 2024
7 months
Remote · Remote
Skills: AUTOSAR · Embedded Devices · Embedded Software · Electronic Engineering · IEC 61508
Xcmg Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
Jun 2019 - Dec 2022
3 years 7 months
47 Krefeld, Germany
Software Engineer
Jul 2022 - Dec 2022
6 months
47 Krefeld, Germany
• Implemented bash build system for a complex technical solution (RM44, RM48, TMS570); • Achieved Jenkins CI/CD solution for the build system. Platforms: Texas Intruments (TMS570 and RM48 safety MCUs), ST (STM32H7 dual core); Workflow: Agile with Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket; File versioning: Git and SourceTree.
Firmware development Engineer
Jun 2019 - Jul 2022
3 years 2 months
47 Krefeld, Germany
• Safety-critical firmware development for mobile machinery PLC SIL2; • Microcontroller Low-Level Drivers development and support; • Software debugging under both single-core and multi-core architectures; • Unit tests implementation, support and execution; • Worked adjacent with Codesys apps aiming to negotiate the transfer Firmware-Application layer; • Requirements validation and updates. Platforms: Texas Intruments (TMS570 and RM48 safety MCUs), ST (STM32H7 dual core); Workflow: Agile with Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket; File versioning: Git and SourceTree.
Senior Software Engineer
Cognex Corporation
Oct 2018 - May 2019
8 months
Kreisfreie Stadt Aachen Area, Germany
• Concept creation, implementation, debugging, support and testing of Machine Vision devices; • Worked close with Linux embedded systems and CodeSys applications; • Involved in SystemTest and UnitTest implementation and debugging. Platform: Most of Fixed-Mounts Bar Code Readers; Workflow: Agile development with Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket using SCRUM; File versioning: Git and SourceTree.
Embedded Software Engineer
Continental
Jun 2014 - Oct 2018
4 years 5 months
Sibiu County, Romania
• Developed E2E full development of Basic SW / SW related to HW for different car manufacturers; • Single-core and multi-core support under the V chain methodology; • Microcontroller’s LLDs integration and support, Fail-safe tests implementation and support; • Operating system support and analysis; • In-house hardware design and manufacturer of electronic components (internally used in our team/department).
Private teacher of C/C++
Self EmployedFreelance
Feb 2011 - Oct 2018
7 years 9 months
Sibiu County, Romania
• Coaching algorithms, methods, principles and concepts up to a proficiency C/C++ programmer (not from OOP point of view); • Technical preparing students & engineers for exams certifications/hiring assessments.
Internship
Continental
Jul 2013 - Oct 2013
4 months
Sibiu County, Romania
• Designed a successful and still in use GUI C# tool to retrive relevant car ECUs informations.
Education
Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
Master’s Degree
2014 - 2016
2 years 1 month
Technical University of Cluj Napoca
Bachelor's degree
2010 - 2014
4 years 1 month