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MUHAMMAD ZEESHAN ARSHAD, R&D Software Engineer

MUHAMMAD ZEESHAN ARSHAD

R&D Software Engineer·Advantest Europe GmbH

Germany

Master's degree, Communication Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 10 years, 1 months

R&D Software Engineer

February 2025 - Present

Advantest Europe GmbH

Stuttgart, Germany

February 2025 - Present

• Design, implement, and integrate software features for the V93000
platform, improving throughput, reliability, and performance.
⋆ Provided technical leadership through mentorship, architectural guidance, and strategic
decision-making.
⋆ Collaborated with hardware, QA, and product management teams to ensure seamless
integration and high-quality deliveries.
⋆ Participated in design reviews and technical discussions to drive complex feature
development.
⋆ Improved the internal test framework to enhance efficiency, usability, and overall
developer productivity.
⋆ Contributed to design requirements and evaluation of soft IP cores for the
next-generation multicore SoC test processor.

Company industry:
Semiconductors

R&D Software Developer

July 2020 - January 2025

Aquilius Research

Boeblingen, Germany

July 2020 - January 2025

• Developed and validated software components for the V93000 ATE
semiconductor test platform in agile workflows — C/C++, Bash,
Ruby, PHP.
⋆ Participated in release planning, feature refinement, and quality-assurance activities
across multiple product cycles.
⋆ Coordinated with customer, hardware, and test-engineering teams to ensure quality
aligned with requirements.
⋆ Contributed to CI/CD pipelines to streamline development, testing, and release
processes.
⋆ Developed internal tooling to improve developer productivity and workflow efficiency.
⋆ Delivered a key project involving software architecture for scalable, multithreaded,
low-latency data links across embedded and workstation environments.
⋆ Implemented interface drivers for OpenOCD and related debugging frameworks.
⋆ Provided engineering support by reproducing customer scenarios and performing
structured root-cause analysis.
⋆ Produced technical documentation, design notes, and test specifications to support
cross-team knowledge sharing.

Company industry:
Semiconductors

Embedded Systems Engineer

October 2018 - June 2020

nextLAP GmbH

Munich, Germany

October 2018 - June 2020

• Prototyped, developed, and supported embedded systems for
Industry 4.0 — C/C++, Python, Bash/Ansible.
⋆ Designed ultra-low-power display modules with optimized hardware,
energy-harvesting features, and embedded-system constraints.
⋆ Implemented industrial sensing solutions using ToF LiDAR sensors, real-time data
acquisition, and advanced signal-processing techniques.
⋆ Extended support for integrating various connectivity options (NB-IoT, Wi-Fi) and
input interfaces (MES, I/O peripherals) into industrial IoT systems.
⋆ Prototyped e-mobility BMS platform featuring scalable lithium-ion hardware,
diagnostics, and remote telemetry capabilities.
⋆ Supported cross-functional teams through systematic debugging, field-issue replication,
and structured root-cause analysis.
⋆ Executed testing and quality-assurance activities while maintaining manual CI/CD
routines, OTA release workflows, and configuration management.

Company industry:
Industrial Engineering & Automation

Master Thesis

April 2018 - September 2018

nextLAP GmbH

Munich, Germany

April 2018 - September 2018

• Designed and implemented the next-generation SmartRack
Controller (embedded IIoT gateway) for Industry 4.0.
⋆ Designed embedded Linux-based hardware with custom module-level integrations.
⋆ Developed application software according to defined system and software requirements.
⋆ Enabled rapid peripheral connectivity through customized interface and driver support.
• Delivered firmware updates and enhancements for existing devices
(C/C++).
⋆ Developed an OTA-capable bootloader for distributed slave devices.
⋆ Implemented additional firmware improvements and maintenance updates.

Company industry:
Industrial Engineering & Automation

Embedded Systems Intern

November 2017 - March 2018

nextLAP GmbH

Munich, Germany

November 2017 - March 2018

• Enhanced and maintained firmware for Industry 4.0 devices (C/C++).
⋆ Investigated and resolved technical issues to improve software quality.
⋆ Implemented software improvements to enhance device reliability and performance.
⋆ Created technical documentation, including firmware flow and sequence diagrams for
existing codebases.

Company industry:
Industrial Engineering & Automation
Job role:
Information Technology

Part-Time R&D Embedded Systems Engineer

March 2017 - October 2017

nextLAP GmbH

Munich, Germany

March 2017 - October 2017

• Designed and prototyped embedded IoT devices for Industry 4.0
applications (C/C++, Python).
⋆ Engineered display devices, including hardware design and firmware development.
⋆ Prototyped and evaluated ultra-low-power IoT indoor positioning modules.
⋆ Implemented a lightweight diagnostic webserver for real-time monitoring and
visualization of device metrics.
⋆ Integrated support for new devices into existing infrastructure while ensuring full
backward compatibility.

Company industry:
Industrial Engineering & Automation
Job role:
Information Technology

Graduate Assistant

December 2016 - February 2017

Technical University of Munich

Munich, Germany

December 2016 - February 2017

• Supported research on bacterial spectroscopy through electronic
prototyping, PCB design, and laboratory automation at the Applied
Laser Spectroscopy Lab (C/C++, Python).
⋆ Designed and simulated lock-in amplifier for laser spectroscopy experiments.
⋆ Integrated and configured the amplifier for high-sensitivity measurements in LabVIEW.
⋆ Automated spectroscopic measurements to enhance repeatability .

Company industry:
Scientific Research & Development

R&D Electronics Engineer

May 2016 - September 2016

DCC Pvt. Ltd

Karachi, Pakistan

May 2016 - September 2016

• R&D for HFDF / Passive RADAR systems using C/C++, Python, and
open-source tools.
⋆ Implemented timing synchronization amoyng multi-channel SDRs.
⋆ Developed and validated signal-detection algorithms in MATLAB and GNU Radio.
⋆ Optimized C++ code for high-performance DSP modules.
⋆ Developed test modules to automate detection and calibration of RF subsystems.

Company industry:
Scientific Research & Development
Job role:
Engineering

Intern – Reverse Engineer

June 2014 - July 2014

Silicon International Private Ltd.

Karachi, Pakistan

June 2014 - July 2014

• Hands-on reverse engineering of industrial control systems.
⋆ Reconstructed schematics of a feedback system for an AVR-based power generator.
⋆ Analyzed a digital control system built on a Z80 processor.

Company industry:
Scientific Research & Development

Education

Technical University of Munich

October 2018

October 2018

Master's degree, Communication Engineering

Germany

NED University of Engineering & Technology

January 2016

January 2016

Bachelor's degree, Electronics Engineering

Pakistan

Skills

AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT
Intermediate
AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT
Intermediate
CREATIVE DESIGN
Intermediate
CREATIVE DESIGN
Intermediate
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Intermediate
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Intermediate
EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
Intermediate
EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
Intermediate
INTERNET OF THINGS IOT
Intermediate
INTERNET OF THINGS IOT
Intermediate
LEAN MANUFACTURING
Intermediate
LEAN MANUFACTURING
Intermediate
PROJECT COORDINATION
Intermediate
PROJECT COORDINATION
Intermediate
RESEARCH
Intermediate
RESEARCH
Intermediate
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Intermediate
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Intermediate
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING
Intermediate
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING
Intermediate

Languages

English
Beginner
German
Beginner

Hobbies

  • Cycling
  • Prototyping