Ivelin E.-Software Engineer — Vehicle Systems, Diagnostics & Data Integration
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Experience
Software Engineer
Bosch Bulgaria (Engineering Center Sofia)
- Owned end-to-end integration and validation of AUTOSAR Classic vehicle systems (ParkingCoordinator, Driving Profile Selection) on the Volkswagen MQBEvo Gateway — from requirements and signal/interface configuration through HIL and in-vehicle testing.
- Diagnosed and resolved system-level faults directly with Volkswagen engineering stakeholders; on one occasion, diagnosed an unfamiliar vehicle system within a single day using HIL testing and identified a root-cause error in the customer's own system specification.
- Built Python tooling for test-case generation, data processing and QA automation, improving data quality and saving significant engineering time; adopted by colleagues across the team.
- Contributed to an internal data-validation platform analysing requirements, software artifacts and test traceability for defect detection.
- Mentored 8 colleagues across two countries; performed code, requirements, architecture and test reviews to maintain system reliability and documentation quality.
Junior Software Engineer
Bosch Bulgaria (Engineering Center Sofia)
- Performed fault diagnosis, debugging and defect resolution within the AUTOSAR Application Layer of the Volkswagen MQB37W Gateway (Vector stack).
- Worked within an 8–10 person systems integration team inside a 60–80 person programme, maintaining system reliability through a mature validation phase.
- Ramped up quickly on unfamiliar vehicle systems and toolchains, earning recognition for fast, reliable onboarding.
Software Developer Trainee
Bosch Bulgaria (Engineering Center Sofia)
- Integrated third-party AUTOSAR vehicle system components on the Audi Vehicle Computing Platform (CUBAS stack).
- Built a custom data-processing tool (Python/ARXML parser) to reconstruct missing signal documentation from multi-million-row system files, closing a critical data gap left by an incomplete third-party delivery.
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Experienced in Automotive.
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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance.
Summary
Software Engineer with 5 years of experience integrating and validating vehicle electronic and control systems on Volkswagen Group ECU platforms (AUTOSAR Classic, RTE/BSW, CAN/LIN/Ethernet). Skilled in fault diagnosis, sensor and signal validation, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) and in-vehicle testing, with direct OEM customer interaction resolving system-level issues under time pressure. Builds Python tooling for data processing, test-case generation and traceability, and works methodically to keep complex vehicle systems reliable through demanding test and validation cycles.
Skills
- Vehicle Systems & Protocols: Autosar Classic Platform (R4.2.2), Vector Microsar, Runtime Environment (Rte), Basic Software (Bsw), Software Components (Swc), Com Stack, Can, Lin, Ethernet, Unified Diagnostic Services (Uds)
- Testing, Validation & Diagnostics: Hardware-In-The-Loop (Hil), Software-In-The-Loop (Sil), In-Vehicle Testing, Unit/Integration/Qualification Testing, Fault Diagnosis & Root-Cause Analysis, Vector Canoe, Vectorcast, Winidea
- Data & Tooling: Python (Pandas, Openpyxl, Beautifulsoup, Playwright), Arxml, Reqif, Jinja2, Yaml, Code Generation, Test-Case Generation, Data Quality & Traceability Validation
- Requirements, Alm & Documentation: Ibm Doors, Bbm Reviews, Ibm Rational Team Concert, Ibm Rational Quality Manager (Rqm), Axivion Bauhaus, Ibm Rhapsody
- Programming: C, Embedded C, Python
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Education
Technical University of Sofia
Computer and Software Engineering · Sofia, Bulgaria
Technical University of Sofia
Computer and Software Engineering · Sofia, Bulgaria
Certifications & licenses
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Bosch
Functional Safety at software level
Bosch
RTE and Software Component Integration
Bosch
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Ivelin is based in Sofia, Bulgaria and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Ivelin speaks the following languages: Bulgarian (Native), English (Advanced).
Ivelin has at least 5 years of experience. During this time, Ivelin has worked in at least 3 different roles and for 1 company. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 8 months. Note that Ivelin may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Ivelin would be well-suited for roles such as: Software Engineer, Junior Software Engineer, Software Developer Trainee.
Ivelin's most recent position is Software Engineer at Bosch Bulgaria (Engineering Center Sofia).
In recent years, Ivelin has worked for Bosch Bulgaria (Engineering Center Sofia).
Ivelin is most experienced in industries like Automotive.
Ivelin is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance.
Ivelin holds a Master in Computer and Software Engineering from Technical University of Sofia and a Bachelor in Computer and Software Engineering from Technical University of Sofia.
Ivelin has 3 certificates. These include: Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Functional Safety at software level, and RTE and Software Component Integration.
Ivelin will be available full-time from November 2026.
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