Rizwan Ahmad
Senior Embedded Software Engineer | AUTOSAR
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Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Remote only
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About me
Intro
AUTOSAR embedded software engineer with 8+ years in automotive systems development. Led ASIL-D compliant RTOS development at Siemens and delivered BMW seat control solutions at Brose. Specialized in SW-C development, BSW configuration, and multi-core real-time systems for leading automotive clients.
Work experience
Founder and Principal Engineer
GENGINIFreelance
Mar 2025 - Present
1 year 8 months
Faisalabad, Pakistan
A hands-on initiative to transform ideas into impactful technology.
Lead Engineer
Disrupt.com (formerly Gaditek)
Sep 2024 - Present
2 years 2 months
Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan
POSIX OS and applications for Software Defined Vehicle platform involving application development, application framework development, glibc customization and kernel customization - Linux kernel development and user-space services - IVI compositor and dashboard application development using Qt6 (C++) - Creating Yocto layers and recipes, - NVIDA Orin AGX and Renesas R-Car SDV platform services management - In-vehical deployment and testing (from concept to feature)
AUTOSAR Embedded Software Developer and Integrator
Brose Group
Dec 2023 - Aug 2024
9 months
Remote, OR 97458, USA
Implementation of BMW requirements for Seat Control Unit. - AUTOSAR BSW configuration and SW-C development - Complex Device Driver development (LIN TP/Diagnostics) - Implementation of DIDs/DTCs/RIDs
Senior AUTOSAR Embedded Software Developer and Integrator
Maanz AI Private Limited
Feb 2022 - Aug 2024
2 years 7 months
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
- AUTOSAR embedded software development and integration services to German Automotive clients - Contributing to the Pakistani automotive embedded software talent pool - Training and enabling junior resources on AUTOSAR methodology - Sharing expert knowledge/experience
AUTOSAR Embedded Software Developer and Integrator
intive
Feb 2022 - Jul 2023
1 year 6 months
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Working on the Attention and Drowsiness Assist AUTOSAR software component for Volkswagen. - Agile-based AUTOSAR embedded software development - Developing SW-C based on ASPICE process model covering: -- SWE.1 Requirement analysis and traceability -- SWE.2 Architecture documentation (Static and Dynamic logical flow) -- SWE.3 Detailed design and implementation - MISRA analysis and peer reviews
Siemens EDA (Siemens Digital Industries Software)
Mar 2016 - Mar 2022
6 years 1 month
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Senior Implementation Consultant
Oct 2021 - Mar 2022
6 months
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Enabling partner organizations to develop AUTOSAR applications for their automotive platforms. Providing tailored services/solutions around Siemens's AUTOSAR stack offering: - BSW configuration/porting - SWC porting/development - Application integration
Lead Software Engineer
Sep 2019 - Oct 2021
2 years 2 months
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Development and maintenance of an ASIL-D compliant, multi-core Real Time Operating system for AUTOSAR stack. Involving feature development, porting for new microcontrollers/hardware architectures, bug fixing and optimization.
Senior Software Engineer
Apr 2017 - Oct 2019
2 years 7 months
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Embedded Software Engineer - AUTOSAR OS - AUTOSAR compliant Multicore RTOS Development, porting on new MCU platforms and support. - Reviewing AUTOSAR driven SWS and maintaining strict compliance in implementation. - Porting Mentor's proprietary BSW to various automotive platforms.
Software Engineer
Mar 2016 - May 2017
1 year 3 months
Embedded Software Engineer - Automotive Networks - Developing software solutions enabling ECUs communicate with each other over CAN and LIN. - Porting existing solutions to various automotive platforms. - Working on boot-loaders for ECUs to enable flashing over CAN, LIN, FlexRay and Ethernet.
Instrumentation and Control Engineer
Fatima Group
Oct 2015 - Mar 2016
6 months
- Maintenance and configuration of control valves and process control loops. - Rotation and training on Combined cycle steam power plant, Urea and Ammonia manufacturing plants.
Intern
National Transmission & Dispatch Company (NTDC), Pakistan
Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
3 months
Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Study of Power transmission systems and trouble shooting techniques. Hands on training on protection equipment and Relay& Transformer testing instruments.
Intern
National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
Jul 2013 - Aug 2013
2 months
Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
- Interned at Electronics Systems Design and Automation lab. - Involved in study of Software defined Radio communication systems and Digital Audio Broadcast. Researched on Open source platforms available such as GNURADIO using Universal Software Radio Peripheral hardware.
Education
Lahore University of Management Sciences
Master's degree
2021 - 2023
2 years 1 month
National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
Engineer’s Degree
2011 - 2015
4 years 1 month
Beaconhouse
O-Levels
1995 - 2011
16 years 1 month
Beaconhouse
A-Levels
1995 - 2011
16 years 1 month