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Senior Software Validation Engineer

Hi, I'm
Yomna Ali

Technical Leader and Senior Validation Engineer specializing in automotive embedded systems testing, HIL environments, and test automation for safety-critical electric vehicle software at Valeo.

Automotive Embedded Systems HIL Testing Test Automation ISTQB Certified Technical Leader ASPICE
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About Me

Ensuring Quality in Safety-Critical Software

I am part of the Testing team in the Power Department at Valeo, developing and validating high-voltage components for hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and fully electric vehicles. We deliver software to premium OEMs such as Daimler, VW, Ford, PSA, Volvo, and JLR.

Proficient in advanced testing tools from Vector, dSPACE, and TraceTronic with expertise in HIL testing, test specification development, automation, defect reporting, and ECU debugging.

For the past two years, I have been serving as a Technical Leader — coordinating teams, planning tasks, driving automation strategy and frameworks, selecting and integrating testing tools, and fostering continuous integration practices.

Location
Alexandria, Egypt
Company
Valeo
Role
Technical Leader
Department
Power
English
Fluent
Arabic
Native
Turkish
Beginner
Email
en.yomnaali@gmail.com
Experience

Professional Journey

2018 — Present
Senior Software Validation Engineer & Technical Leader
Valeo · Power Department · Cairo, Egypt

Key Responsibilities:

  • Developing and validating high-voltage components for hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and fully electric vehicles
  • Delivering software validation to premium OEMs: Daimler, VW, Ford, PSA, Volvo, and JLR
  • HIL testing, developing test specifications and automation, executing test cases, and reporting defects
  • Hardware analysis and ECU debugging using advanced automotive tools

Technical Leadership (past 2 years):

  • Coordinating and guiding teams in test activities, planning tasks, and providing estimations
  • Driving automation strategy and frameworks across projects
  • Selecting and integrating testing tools for the team
  • Fostering continuous integration practices to improve efficiency and quality
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Test measurement equipment
Test & measurement environments
PCB electronics
Embedded systems & ECU hardware
Electronics lab setup
Lab instrumentation & debugging
Technical wiring and connections

Precision. Quality. Reliability.

Testing safety-critical software for the next generation of electric vehicles — ensuring every component meets the highest standards.

Expertise

Technical Skills

ES Embedded Systems

Microcontrollers
AUTOSAR Basics
Electronic Circuits

QA Testing

Software / System Testing
ECUTest (Automation)
Agile Methodologies

AU Automotive

Diagnostics (UDS / OBD)
Trace32 Debugging
CANoe / CANape / INCA
dSPACE
HIL Environments
System Testbenches

</> Programming

C
Python
HTML5 / CSS3
Education

Academic Background

2013 — 2018

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering

Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

Communication and Electronics Department

2017

Embedded Systems Diploma

Alex Training Center, Alexandria, Egypt

Embedded C, Advanced C, Microcontrollers, RTOS, Testing

Certifications

Professional Credentials

FL

ISTQB Certified Tester — Foundation Level

2019 · itida, Cairo — Fundamentals of testing, test design techniques, test management, tool support

AG

ISTQB Certified Tester — Agile Level

2020 · itida, Cairo — Agile software development, agile testing methods, techniques and tools

TA

ISTQB Certified Advanced Test Analyst

2024 · itida, Cairo — Advanced test analysis, test design techniques, reviews, and test tools

Recognition

Awards

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SAE Aero Design West Competition 2018 (Advanced Class)

April 2018 · Los Angeles, California, USA — 1st Place in Technical Design Report, 6th Place in Cumulative Score

Portfolio

Engineering Projects

Sep 2017 — Apr 2018

Remote Controlled Aircraft

Designed and maintained a network of electrical circuits to control an aircraft capable of accurately dropping multiple payloads of several weights to target a bounded area on the ground.

Mar 2018 — Apr 2018

Interface to External RAM Memory

Designed 2 versions of a Read/Write static RAM of 64KB memory to store and retrieve data, using 8051 Microcontroller and CPLD.

Feb 2017 — Jun 2017

Lab in a Box

Implemented a circuit providing common lab tools: power supply, function generator, digital clock, digital pulser, logic probes, switches, and oscilloscope computer interface.

Oct 2016 — Jan 2017

IC Tester

Designed and implemented an IC Tester to identify the type of tested IC using 8051 microcontroller, with results displayed on computer via serial communication.

Jun 2016 — Sep 2016

Missions Performer Robot

Designed a line follower robot performing missions such as planting by digging and placing the plant, and watering it, controlled wirelessly via PS2 controller using Arduino.

May 2015 — Oct 2015

Self Driving Robot

Built a vehicle that follows a black line track, avoids obstacles, and responds to traffic lights using logic gates.

Get In Touch

Let's Work Together

Interested in collaborating on automotive validation, embedded systems testing, or quality assurance? I'd love to hear from you.

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