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With 9 years of engineering practice across autonomous driving, embedded cybersecurity, and platform architecture, brings together deep technical expertise in C++, Bazel build systems, and Adaptive AUTOSAR to build software that is reliable, scalable, and secure. Based in Berlin, working at the intersection of innovation and engineering excellence.

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Senior engineering professional with ~9 years of experience in the automotive domain, specialising in C++ application development, Bazel build systems, toolchain optimisation, cybersecurity, and OS hardening.

Expertise includes Adaptive AUTOSAR BSW integration, DevOps infrastructure, diagnostics, OTA software update mechanisms, and AI-driven engineering solutions for defect analysis and development efficiency.

Proven leader managing cross-functional teams, driving development of autonomous driving (ADAS) platforms on Linux and QNX, and delivering scalable test frameworks using Python.

Location
Nazarethkirchstraße 51, Berlin, Germany
GitHub
github.com/iakshayubale
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/itsakshayubale
Experience

Engineering
Journey.

From building-automation HMI to autonomous driving platforms, a decade of precision engineering.

FEB 2022 to Present
Mercedes-Benz (MBition)
Senior Engineer · CSPO® · CPSA-F Architect APR 2024 – Present  ·  Berlin, Germany
  • Supporting product ownership activities including backlog refinement, sprint planning, and stakeholder alignment, ensuring smooth roadmap execution and on-time delivery of Adaptive AUTOSAR BSW features.
  • Contributing to Adaptive AUTOSAR BSW integration and C++ platform development for next-generation autonomous driving stacks on Linux and QNX, bridging engineering depth with delivery commitments.
  • Driving platform infrastructure architecture and integration of Adaptive AUTOSAR components, supporting scalable, modular, and future-ready software development across the programme.
  • Leading cybersecurity and OS hardening initiatives, embedding security-by-design principles into ADAS software in compliance with ISO 26262, ASPICE, and Mercedes-Benz internal security standards.
  • Mentoring engineers across distributed teams in India and Germany, raising standards for code quality, architecture decisions, and functional safety practices.
Senior Engineer · CSPO® FEB 2022 – MAR 2024  ·  Bangalore, India
  • Served as Product Owner and Lead for Adaptive AUTOSAR BSW Integration and C++ application development, driving the Autonomous Driving Application Platform on Linux and QNX from concept to delivery.
  • Enhanced Bazel-based build system features across next-generation driving programmes, improving build reliability, functional safety compliance, and system robustness at scale.
  • Owned UDS diagnostics and OTA-based software update mechanisms, enabling over-the-air software delivery across vehicle platforms.
  • Led platform infrastructure architecture and integration of Adaptive AUTOSAR components, delivering a scalable, modular, and future-ready software foundation. Drove ISO 26262, cybersecurity, and OS hardening efforts.
  • Developed test automation frameworks in Python, improving validation coverage and accelerating release cycles.
Adaptive AUTOSAR C++17/20 Bazel Linux / QNX UDS / DoIP OTA Python ISO 26262 ASPICE Agile / Scrum
NOV 2020 to FEB 2022
ZF Automotive
Senior Engineer · AUTOSAR Software
  • Contributed to Adaptive AUTOSAR software clusters spanning Diagnostics, Cryptography, and Update & Configuration Management, core modules powering ZF’s OTA-enabled ACC platform.
  • Designed and built an OTA client over SOME/IP and IPC, enabling authenticated over-the-air delivery of software packages to vehicle ECUs.
  • Developed in-house tooling that streamlined Adaptive AUTOSAR package creation, reducing manual steps in the build and integration pipeline.
  • Conducted detailed code reviews, upholding AUTOSAR specification compliance and functional safety standards across the team.
Adaptive AUTOSAR C++ OTA / UCM SOME/IP UDS / ISO 14229 Cryptography
Hyderabad, India
DEC 2018 to NOV 2020
Robert Bosch
Engineer · Bootloader & Cybersecurity
  • Developed production-grade bootloaders for Passive Safety ECUs across prestigious OEM programmes, including Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, and FCA, on RH850 (R1x, P1x D3) microcontrollers.
  • Implemented the ECU security stack wrappers: Trusted Boot, Secure Flashing, Secure Access, and Two-Stage Boot, hardening ECU integrity from power-on to software update.
  • Collaborated with OEM security teams to align on memory maps, UDS-based flashing workflows, and validation strategies for production sign-off.
Classical AUTOSAR C RH850 HSM / Trusted Boot UDS CAN / CAN FD Secure Flashing
Bangalore, India
OCT 2017 to DEC 2018
Honeywell / Utthunga Technologies
Associate Software Engineer · HMI & Protocols
  • Developed the HMI layer for Honeywell Fusion, a real-time Fire Alarm Management System, covering both the Qt/QML frontend and the C++ backend that powered sensor event visualisation on Linux.
  • Designed and implemented the BACnet protocol stack entirely from scratch: Client, Server, and a BBMD router for cross-subnet device discovery, in full conformance with ASHRAE/ANSI/ISO 16484.
Qt / QML C++ BACnet TCP/IP Linux ASHRAE 16484
Bangalore, India
Skills

Technical
Arsenal.

Core Technologies

C / C++ (17/20) Expert
Adaptive AUTOSAR Expert
Bazel Build System Expert
Linux / QNX Advanced
Python Advanced
CMake Advanced
Shell Scripting Advanced

Protocols & Standards

CAN / CAN FD UDS (ISO 14229) DoIP SOME/IP TCP/IP UDP I2C / SPI BACnet ISO 26262 ASPICE ASHRAE 16484

Domain Expertise

Bootloader Dev OTA Updates Diagnostics Cybersecurity OS Hardening HSM / Secure Boot DevOps / CI Product Ownership ADAS Platforms ECU Development Qt Framework DaVinci Configurator CANoe Agile / Scrum
Engineering Work

Built.
Shipped. Scaled.

01 · Flagship
Mercedes-Benz (MBition) · FEB 2022 to Present

Autonomous Driving Application Platform

When Mercedes-Benz set out to build the next generation of ADAS software, the challenge wasn’t just technical, it was architectural. The platform strategy was owned end-to-end: from BSW integration to build systems to security.

  • Defined and led platform architecture for an Adaptive AUTOSAR-based autonomous driving stack on Linux and QNX, aligning the Vector toolchain with bespoke platform components.
  • Redesigned the Bazel-based build system from the ground up, improving reproducibility, modularity, and scalability across a large C++ codebase.
  • Integrated diagnostics (UDS, DoIP), OTA software update mechanisms, and application-layer cybersecurity features.
  • Built a Python CI test framework enabling automated validation of platform features across the full software stack.
  • Implemented OS hardening strategies for QNX and led ISO 26262 functional safety alignment at system level.
  • Established development workflows, code quality standards, and toolchain infrastructure for a distributed engineering team.
Adaptive AUTOSAR C++17/20 Bazel Linux QNX Python UDS / DoIP ISO 26262 SOME/IP
02
ZF Automotive, India · NOV 2020 to FEB 2022

Adaptive Cruise Control Platform

ZF’s ACC programme demanded reliable, standards-compliant Adaptive AUTOSAR software at production quality. Contributions spanned multiple clusters, with the OTA pipeline being the most technically complex piece.

  • Developed Adaptive AUTOSAR software clusters: Diagnostics Communication Manager (DCM) per ISO 14229, Cryptography, and Update & Configuration Management (UCM).
  • Implemented the OTA client over SOME/IP and IPC, enabling secure, authenticated delivery of software packages to vehicle ECUs.
  • Developed secure flashing mechanisms to verify software authenticity and integrity prior to ECU write operations.
  • Built in-house tooling to streamline Adaptive AUTOSAR package creation, reducing manual integration effort.
  • Led code reviews to uphold AUTOSAR specification (RS, SWS) and OEM compliance across the team.
Adaptive AUTOSAR OTA / UCM SOME/IP UDS / ISO 14229 C++
03
Robert Bosch · DEC 2018 to NOV 2020

Bootloader & ECU Security Platform

Building bootloaders for Ferrari and Maserati is not a job for uncertainty. Every byte must be authenticated, every update traceable. That standard was met across multiple OEM safety ECU programmes.

  • Designed and developed bootloaders across multiple OEM platforms: FCA, Maserati, Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, on RH850 (R1x, P1x D3) microcontrollers.
  • Implemented UDS-based flashing workflows supporting full software download and update sequences.
  • Integrated HSM-based Trusted Boot for secure ECU startup validation and Two-Stage Boot for enhanced reliability.
  • Developed Secure Flashing and Secure Access mechanisms ensuring software authenticity and integrity throughout the update chain.
  • Collaborated with OEM security teams on memory configuration, diagnostic requirements, and production sign-off validation.
Classical AUTOSAR RH850 HSM / Trusted Boot CAN / CAN FD UDS C
04
Honeywell Via Utthunga · OCT 2017 to DEC 2018

Fire Alarm HMI & BACnet Protocol Stack

An early career test of depth over breadth: design a complete communication protocol stack from scratch while simultaneously building the user-facing HMI it would serve.

  • Developed Qt/QML-based HMI for Honeywell Fusion, a real-time Fire Alarm Management System, covering both frontend and backend in C++ on Linux.
  • Designed and implemented the BACnet protocol stack from scratch: Client and Server components compliant with ASHRAE / ANSI / ISO 16484 standards.
  • Developed a BACnet BBMD (Broadcast Management Device) router enabling cross-subnet device discovery over Ethernet.
  • Designed real-time IPC and TCP/IP-based communication architecture between the network interface and HMI layers.
Qt / QML C++ BACnet TCP/IP Linux ASHRAE 16484
Credentials

Certifications
& Education.

CSPO
Certified Scrum Product Owner®
Scrum Alliance: Product ownership, backlog management, sprint planning, and agile delivery framework.
ARCH
iSAQB® CPSA-F
International Software Architecture Qualification Board: Certified Professional for Software Architecture, Foundation Level.
FS
ISO 26262 Advanced
Functional safety certification for road vehicles, Advanced level, covering system design, software development, and safety analysis for safety-critical automotive ECUs.
VEC
Embedded Systems, Vector Institute
Specialised certification in embedded systems engineering from Vector Institute, covering AUTOSAR, ECU software architecture, and automotive communication protocols.
EDU
B.E. Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering, Visvesvaraya Technological University (2017), specialising in electronics and communication engineering.
Contact

Let's
Connect.

With a decade building software that operates in some of the most demanding environments: autonomous vehicles, safety-critical ECUs, real-time communication systems. I am always interested in conversations around engineering leadership, platform architecture, and product strategy in the automotive and embedded software space.

Email
akshay.ubale001@gmail.com
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/itsakshayubale
GitHub
github.com/iakshayubale
Phone (DE)
+49-1627095278

Akshay Ubale

Engineer · Technology Enthusiast · Leader
Automotive Software Specialist, Berlin

Open to strategic opportunities in engineering leadership
Berlin, Germany · Available for relocation