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ZAINAB MAGHRABY

Software Engineering
Cairo

Summary

Skilled Test Manager versed in planning and overseeing testing operations under tight deadlines. Organized and well-researched approach to solving problems. Collaborative and open mindset with +10 years of demonstrated industry success.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
16
16
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Staff Engineer

Avelabs
Cairo, Egypt
06.2017 - Current

General activities across Avelabs

  • Plan, deploy and manage testing effort for any given release
  • Managing and growing testing assets required for meeting testing mandate: Team members, Testing tools, Testing processes
  • Retaining skilled testing personnel and assign them to appropriate projects according to their skills
  • Define development plan for team members.

Work in Motorized Seat belt (MSB) and Hands Off Detection (HOD) in all testing levels SWE 4\5\6. [April 2021 - Present]

  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products on time and within budget constraints.
  • Manage team of 15 from Cairo, Germany and US
  • Optimized resource utilization by conducting thorough analyses of current systems to identify areas for improvement.
  • Standardized documentation practices across team, leading to more efficient knowledge sharing among colleagues.
  • Improved system efficiency by optimizing software and implementing performance monitoring tools.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products on time and within budget constraints

Work in powertrain ECUs SWE4\5 as Test Lead Ramp up the project [April 2023 -August 2023]

  • Test planning and strategy development
  • Test execution or reporting
  • Stakeholder communication and management
  • Risk management
  • Quality assurance or control
  • Directed teams completing regression tests to support successful product development stages.
  • Conducted regression testing of existing products.
  • Streamlined testing processes for increased efficiency and reduced overall test cycle time.

Work in automation SWE.5/6 with python as Senior Test Manager [November 2022 - August 2023]

  • Responsible for customer communication
  • Deliver quality audit & compliance findings together with Quality Leaders
  • Responsible for project closure and customer feedback
  • Monitor and control projects issues and risks with customer management
  • Follow up with team members on open actions
  • Direct & support team members technically and managerially

Work in BMW cybersecurity ECU as Test Lead [June 2020 - March 2021]

  • Analyze and Approve software testing requirements
  • Design Test Plan
  • Lead team technically and managerially
  • Responsible for customer communication
  • Monitor and control projects issues and risks
  • Additional role: Writing SRS for cybersecurity

Work in ADAS ECU- Test lead [June 2019 till March 2020]

  • HIL bench setup (Canoe with Carmaker IPG.) to test ADAS Features

Work in ADAS ECU- Test lead [June 2017 till May 2019]

  • Do Requirement analysis
  • Write test cases and Test scripts using Teststand for Bench tests requirements
  • HIL Testing
  • Create Scenarios using Carmaker IPG
  • Write test script using Python
  • Make post processing activities using Teststand
  • Team leader for last 6 months in project to manage validation activities for Indian customer with 21 engineers remotely beside my team in Cairo.

Work in ADAS ECU - Staff Engineer System testing [June 2017 till May 2019]

  • Do Requirement Analysis
  • Write test cases and Test scripts using Test stand for Bench tests requirements
  • Analyze vehicle log and write test scripts for Object detection requirements using MATLAB.

Senior R&D Software Engineer

ITX-machine-vision
01.2016 - 05.2017
  • Design Instrumentation and Control Systems for programmatic and production lines using NI tools
  • Apply validation and verification testing for software
  • Design and execute test cases for developed software
  • Worked in close cooperation with project managers and other functional team members to form a team effort in development
  • Designed and coded application components in Agile environment utilizing test-driven development approach
  • Experience providing technical direction to technicians, and junior engineers
  • Provided programming estimates, identified potential problems, and recommended alternative solutions
  • Collaborated with other members of product development team
  • Coordinated configuration of back-end components in support of application development
  • Utilized pair programming approach to ensure high quality code.

Senior software engineer

Egyptian Space Program
04.2013 - 12.2015
  • This organization was part of National authority for remote sensing and space sciences which is responsible for satellite design and testing.

Senior software Engineer for Test equipment for flight model

Egyptian Space Program
04.2012 - 09.2014

Hardware Design Engineer in S-band subsystem Egypt-sat2 project

Egyptian Space Program
01.2011 - 04.2012

Embedded Software Engineer in S-band DSP

Egyptian Space Program
04.2009 - 01.2011

Education

MBA - Digital Transformation

Eslsca
Egypt
12.2020 - 02.2023

Ph.D. - Electronics And Communication Engineering

Universität Autònoma De Barcelona
Spain
11.2021 - 06.2025

MSc - Electronics and Communication Engineering

Arab Academy For Science, Technology & Maritime Transport
Egypt
06.2012 - 01.2018

Bachelor of Science - Electronics and Communication Engineering

Cairo University
Egypt
09.2003 - 01.2008

Skills

  • Vector CANoe

  • CARMAKER IPG

  • NI equipment

  • Vector virtual target

  • Automotive SPICE, ISO 26262

  • Embedded systems and RTOS

  • DOORS, Polarion, JAMA and PTC integrity

  • CI/CD

  • MATLAB programming

  • Testing software (agile testing)

  • Linux (opensuse 11 Ubuntu, and Debian)

  • Micro-controllers and peripherals (Arm &

  • Programming skills C, CAPL, Python, Tcl/Tk
  • Test Management tools – VtestStudio And TestStand
  • Project Planning

  • Project Scheduling

  • Training and mentoring

  • Project plan

  • DSPACE Tools

  • LabVIEW

  • ECU Test

  • Strong database management

References

Available upon Request

Timeline

Ph.D. - Electronics And Communication Engineering

Universität Autònoma De Barcelona
11.2021 - 06.2025

MBA - Digital Transformation

Eslsca
12.2020 - 02.2023

Senior Staff Engineer

Avelabs
06.2017 - Current

Senior R&D Software Engineer

ITX-machine-vision
01.2016 - 05.2017

Senior software engineer

Egyptian Space Program
04.2013 - 12.2015

MSc - Electronics and Communication Engineering

Arab Academy For Science, Technology & Maritime Transport
06.2012 - 01.2018

Senior software Engineer for Test equipment for flight model

Egyptian Space Program
04.2012 - 09.2014

Hardware Design Engineer in S-band subsystem Egypt-sat2 project

Egyptian Space Program
01.2011 - 04.2012

Embedded Software Engineer in S-band DSP

Egyptian Space Program
04.2009 - 01.2011

Bachelor of Science - Electronics and Communication Engineering

Cairo University
09.2003 - 01.2008
ZAINAB MAGHRABYSoftware Engineering