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Kazuki Sawaya

Kazuki Sawaya

Automotive Systems Engineer specializing in Vehicle Integration and Automated Driving Systems

About Me

I am an automotive engineer working for vehicle integration, including EE architecture, sensors and actuators setup for building up test vehicles for AD/ADAS development.

My expertise includes technical negotiation with vehicle retrofit workshops and procurement of components for building up test vehicles for each project.

The working environment requires a superb communication skill and technical understanding for working as a part of international team and for dealing with complex systems like Highly Automated Driving development.

Work Experience

Vehicle Systems Engineer

Aptiv

November 2021 - Present

Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

  • Vehicle system architecture and integration
  • High level architecture design
  • Use case development
  • Test operation in EU government funded project (HiDrive)
  • Vehicle owner responsibilities

Automotive System Engineer

Bosch, Research and Development Automated Driving System Group

January 2017 - October 2021

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

  • Vehicle integration team member focusing on EE architecture, sensors and actuators setup
  • Technical negotiation with vehicle retrofit workshops
  • Procurement of components for test vehicles
  • Vehicle coordination for tests and demonstration events
  • Requirement analysis for sensors
  • Supporting software developers with PC environment and infrastructure set-up

Technical Skills

Automotive Systems

Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) Vehicle Engineering Mechanical Engineering Vehicle System Architecture Automated Driving Systems Test Vehicle Integration EE Architecture

Technical Protocols & Skills

CAN (Controller Area Network) FlexRay Automotive Ethernet LIN (Local Interconnect Network) ECU Integration Sensor Fusion Vehicle Diagnostics

Sensor Technologies

LiDAR Radar Camera Systems Ultrasonic Sensors GPS/GNSS IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) Sensor Calibration

Project Management

Requirements Analysis Technical Documentation Cross-functional Collaboration International Team Management Test Planning Vendor Management Technical Negotiation

Education

Master's Degree, Psychology, Computer Science

University of Birmingham

2015 - 2016

Graduate Diploma, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

University of Essex

2014 - 2015

Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Shibaura Institute of Technology

2010 - 2014

Languages

English

Professional Working Proficiency

Japanese

Native or Bilingual Proficiency

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Currently based in:

Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany