Jean - Consultant technique ADA

Expérience professionnelle

PROJECTS
G2recruitment for Ricardo Rail (UK) and Thales Canada Transportation Solutions 01/2022 – Present

Software Verification Engineer – Rail CENELEC standard

Project: MTR Corporation Limited, DUAT, Metro of Hong Kong, Replacement of Signalling Systems

- Refactoring Software for railway control and protection systems, Communication, Signalling and Processing Systems.

- To perform Verification on all the artifacts produced by the software department, to identify inconsistency and incompleteness or faulty artifact, including requirement specification, architecture, design, code, test specification, test procedures, test results, and traceability

Technical Environment:

Railway signalling techniques including of SelTrac, CBTC, Automatic Train Supervision ATS, Wayside ZC, Zone Controller, Vehicle Onboard Controller VOBC, Train Operator Display, Remote IO, Git, DOORS and Collaborator, Jira, multithreading, socket programming, software for mission critical /near real time systems.

Ubique Systems Gmbh (Berlin) for Faiveley Transport Tours (France) 05/2021 – 12/2021
System and Software Validation Engineer
- Electronic products for the Rail Industry: Train data recorder, Event recorder systems for trains, tramway vehicles, performing data recording, safety functions (tachometry, driver vigilance monitoring, overspeed, rollback protection), data analysis for maintenance and legal investigation.
- The products have Real-time embedded system software and interfaces, digital, analogic, frequency inputs, speed sensors.
- TOM, train on-board memory functions, speed and distance computing, data acquisition of wired signals, GPS, serial links (RS422, RS485), Embedded networks, wireless: Ethernet High Speed, CAN, Profibus, MVB. Journey files, self-test, system faults, links with protocols (TCP, UDP, FTP, HTTP, SOAP, NTP, SNTP)
Main Tasks realized:
• Define a validation strategy for systems and software,
• Write the validation plan with its test scenarios,
• Execute and Carry out validation activities for systems and products
• Write the associated validation report
• Ensure the completeness of the tests and the coverage of the tests,
• Manage the implementation of validation and "long-term" tests in the environment as close as possible to the customer’s operations.
Technical Environment:

Electronics measurement techniques using equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generator, bench power supply, JTAG’s, Debuggers, programming language, C, C++, ADA, software configuration management tools, SVN, Polarion.

These products are widely used in the world by the Rail Industry: Metros, Tramways, High Speed Trains (Alstom, Siemens, Hitachi Rail, Hyundai Rotem, Korea, Malaysia, Melbourne, Barcelona, Frankfort, Italy, Egypt, Le Grand Paris Express …)


Global Tech Recruitment for Airbus Defence and Space Stevenage (UK) 02/2019 – 03/2020

On board SW Testing and Validation Engineer

Projects:

- Solar Orbiter: solar corona, Solar Wind Plasma, to perform close-up, high-resolution studies of the Sun and inner heliosphere, to explore the inner regions of the sun.
The project is for the European Space Agency. The Solar Orbiter Spacecraft has been successfully launched with an Atlas V Rocket of NASA from Cape Canaveral on Feb 10th 2020 at 04:03 GMT.

- The ExoMars mission includes a rover named Rosalind Franklin, carrying a drill and a suite of instruments dedicated to exobiology and geochemistry research. Entry, descent and landing of a payload on the surface of planet Mars; surface mobility with the rover vehicle; access to the subsurface to acquire samples; preparation, distribution and analysis. The launch, scheduled for July 2020 with a Proton Rocket of Roscosmos from Baïkonour (Kazakhstan) is postponed to Sept-Oct 2022.

Main Tasks realized:

• Requirement analysis, Software Test Case Specification against Software Requirements Specification (High Level Requirements Testing).
• Software Test Procedure generation, execution, debug and formal result, preparation of test reviews,
• Traceability of test cases against software requirements, Requirement coverage,
• Identification and investigation of anomaly, bug fixing, change request.
• Inspection of peers' test procedures versus applicable technical and process requirements.
• Long duration tests to support the long autonomous operations (76 days) upon eclipse entry ingress, and eclipse exit egress, for the Solar Orbiter.
• Perform non-regression tests for each delivery version, to improve software quality.
• Configuration & administration of updated test software.


Technical Environment:
ECSS software engineering standards (Q-80B, E-40), ERC32, LEON, SPARC processor, MIL-STD 1553B, Spacewire, Data transport packet protocols (CCSDS), UART, CAN.
C, Java, Eclipse, Frame Maker, Jira,


PHILOTECH GmbH, for Rockwell-Collins Heidelberg (Deutschland) 08/2018 – 12/2018
(5 months)

Software Testing and Validation Engineer

Project: Cockpit Interface Unit for the Eurofighter Aircraft Typhoon. The functions of this Unit are: Interface for various equipment, switches, analogue controls and other signals, Ethernet function, Stanag 3838 bus controller for the Cockpit data bus, separate remote terminal for interfacing to the avionic EFABUS data bus.

Main Tasks realized:

• From the Software Requirements Specification realize the Software acceptance test documents by writing test cases for the reloadable Firmware.
• From the Software Architecture Document and the source code realize the Software integration test documents.
• Realize the Software Acceptance Tests Procedures in Ada and Tests harness
• Review of these Technical documents by Peer Review Eclipse Plugin (PREP).

Technical Environment:
C, Ada95, SVN, DOORS, Green Hills Systems Multi IDE, interfaces like digital/analog devices, serial link, Ethernet High Speed, remote terminal.



PROJECTS

G2recruitment for Ricardo Rail (UK) and Thales Canada Transportation Solutions 01/2022 – Present

Software Verification Engineer – Rail CENELEC standard

Project: MTR Corporation Limited, DUAT, Metro of Hong Kong, Replacement of Signalling Systems

- Refactoring Software for railway control and protection systems, Communication, Signalling and Processing Systems.

- To perform Verification on all the artifacts produced by the software department, to identify inconsistency and incompleteness or faulty artifact, including requirement specification, architecture, design, code, test specification, test procedures, test results, and traceability

Technical Environment:

Railway signalling techniques including of SelTrac, CBTC, Automatic Train Supervision ATS, Wayside ZC, Zone Controller, Vehicle Onboard Controller VOBC, Train Operator Display, Remote IO, Git, DOORS and Collaborator, Jira, multithreading, socket programming, software for mission critical /near real time systems.

Ubique Systems Gmbh (Berlin) for Faiveley Transport Tours (France) 05/2021 – 12/2021
System and Software Validation Engineer
- Electronic products for the Rail Industry: Train data recorder, Event recorder systems for trains, tramway vehicles, performing data recording, safety functions (tachometry, driver vigilance monitoring, overspeed, rollback protection), data analysis for maintenance and legal investigation.
- The products have Real-time embedded system software and interfaces, digital, analogic, frequency inputs, speed sensors.
- TOM, train on-board memory functions, speed and distance computing, data acquisition of wired signals, GPS, serial links (RS422, RS485), Embedded networks, wireless: Ethernet High Speed, CAN, Profibus, MVB. Journey files, self-test, system faults, links with protocols (TCP, UDP, FTP, HTTP, SOAP, NTP, SNTP)
Main Tasks realized:
Define a validation strategy for systems and software,
Write the validation plan with its test scenarios,
Execute and Carry out validation activities for systems and products
Write the associated validation report
Ensure the completeness of the tests and the coverage of the tests,
Manage the implementation of validation and "long-term" tests in the environment as close as possible to the customer’s operations.
Technical Environment:

Electronics measurement techniques using equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generator, bench power supply, JTAG’s, Debuggers, programming language, C, C++, ADA, software configuration management tools, SVN, Polarion.

These products are widely used in the world by the Rail Industry: Metros, Tramways, High Speed Trains (Alstom, Siemens, Hitachi Rail, Hyundai Rotem, Korea, Malaysia, Melbourne, Barcelona, Frankfort, Italy, Egypt, Le Grand Paris Express …)


Global Tech Recruitment for Airbus Defence and Space Stevenage (UK) 02/2019 – 03/2020

On board SW Testing and Validation Engineer

Projects:

- Solar Orbiter: solar corona, Solar Wind Plasma, to perform close-up, high-resolution studies of the Sun and inner heliosphere, to explore the inner regions of the sun.
The project is for the European Space Agency. The Solar Orbiter Spacecraft has been successfully launched with an Atlas V Rocket of NASA from Cape Canaveral on Feb 10th 2020 at 04:03 GMT.

- The ExoMars mission includes a rover named Rosalind Franklin, carrying a drill and a suite of instruments dedicated to exobiology and geochemistry research. Entry, descent and landing of a payload on the surface of planet Mars; surface mobility with the rover vehicle; access to the subsurface to acquire samples; preparation, distribution and analysis. The launch, scheduled for July 2020 with a Proton Rocket of Roscosmos from Baïkonour (Kazakhstan) is postponed to Sept-Oct 2022.

Main Tasks realized:

Requirement analysis, Software Test Case Specification against Software Requirements Specification (High Level Requirements Testing).
Software Test Procedure generation, execution, debug and formal result, preparation of test reviews,
Traceability of test cases against software requirements, Requirement coverage,
Identification and investigation of anomaly, bug fixing, change request.
Inspection of peers' test procedures versus applicable technical and process requirements.
Long duration tests to support the long autonomous operations (76 days) upon eclipse entry ingress, and eclipse exit egress, for the Solar Orbiter.
Perform non-regression tests for each delivery version, to improve software quality.
Configuration & administration of updated test software.


Technical Environment:
ECSS software engineering standards (Q-80B, E-40), ERC32, LEON, SPARC processor, MIL-STD 1553B, Spacewire, Data transport packet protocols (CCSDS), UART, CAN.
C, Java, Eclipse, Frame Maker, Jira,


PHILOTECH GmbH, for Rockwell-Collins Heidelberg (Deutschland) 08/2018 – 12/2018
(5 months)

Software Testing and Validation Engineer

Project: Cockpit Interface Unit for the Eurofighter Aircraft Typhoon. The functions of this Unit are: Interface for various equipment, switches, analogue controls and other signals, Ethernet function, Stanag 3838 bus controller for the Cockpit data bus, separate remote terminal for interfacing to the avionic EFABUS data bus.

Main Tasks realized:

From the Software Requirements Specification realize the Software acceptance test documents by writing test cases for the reloadable Firmware.
From the Software Architecture Document and the source code realize the Software integration test documents.
Realize the Software Acceptance Tests Procedures in Ada and Tests harness
Review of these Technical documents by Peer Review Eclipse Plugin (PREP).

Technical Environment:
C, Ada95, SVN, DOORS, Green Hills Systems Multi IDE, interfaces like digital/analog devices, serial link, Ethernet High Speed, remote terminal.


MICCAVIONICS GmbH, Weil der Stadt-Hausen (Deutschland) 05/2012 – 12/2017
(66 months)

Software Development, Testing, Validation and Maintenance Engineer

SitAlat

An integrated time-critical solutions and systems as tactical Situation Awareness Management used in airborne defence, military environment (by the French Air Force), helicopters GAZELLE SA342, COUGAR AS532, COUGAR HORIZON, EC725 HUS

Awareness, Tactical analysis, with a 2D/3D map editor, navigation and mission management.
Data communication, flight management system (FMS), electronic flight instrument system (EFIS), personal locator system (PLS) and multi-function display (MFD).
Sensors Integration, Interface with new generation combat helicopters (Tiger).
Various improvements and management of hardware and software obsolescence.
New and further development of existing software for the creation of flight mission, developing & fixing bugs and airspace management, mission monitoring
Change requests from the French Air Force, adding new functionalities, all the development cycle, mixing of various programming languages (C, C++, Ada 95) using pragma import and export directives.
Designing and running basic functional tests for the non-regression test for each delivery version, to improve software quality

Technical Environment:
C, C++, Ada95, XML, Win XP Windows 7, V-model XT, in-Step microTOOL, digital/analog devices, serial links


ARION Recruitment for DIEHL AEROSPACE GmbH, Überlingen 09/2011 – 03/2012
(7 months)

Verification and Validation Engineer

APU (Auxiliary Power Unit) Control for Airbus A350 XWB

VECB (Versatile Electronic Control Bloc) Monitor Control Software, Verification and Validation for the S1FAL Certification

Verification and Validation of Module Tests: Input, Output Data analysis, check against checklist, SDD and SRD Requirements
Verification and Validation of SDD, SRD, after review findings
Validation, Inspection of C source code against SDD, SRD, Coding Standards, SDP

Technical Environment:
C, DOORS, ClearCase, ClearQuest, CANTATA, DO178B level C


EURILOGIC for SAGEM DEFENSE SECURITE Massy, France 01/2011 – 07/2011
(7 months)

Software Development, Testing and Validation Engineer

GFCS Gun Firing Control System, a ship’s combat system for the Navy of Singapore:

Ship self-defence against air and surface threats, target tracking (using three EOS), geographic, surface or air target (plane or helicopter) engagement, managing a main gun and two secondary guns

Realize an evolution of the software by adding new laser Electro-Optical System, and guns
Update Requirement and Design Documents SRS, SDD, SDDD
Writing new Code, Ballistic computations
Testing, Integration and Validation activities on host and target computer

Technical Environment:
Ada 95, C, Vx-Works 5.4, CVS, Eclipse, GPS, AdaCore, Bugzilla, Motorola MVME 6100 CPU board, MPC7457 µP


ADENEO for CRANEAEROSPACE (Aerospace Equipment: Fuel level sensors - Bron-Lyon), France 07/2010 – 12/2010

(5 months)

Tests and Validation Engineer

Auxiliary Fuel & Monitoring System

Auxiliary Fuel & Monitoring System for Pilatus PC21 under Wing Tank Aircraft, for the Software Certification by the Swiss Federal Office for Civil Aviation (FOCA):

Software based on a Freescale MC9S12A256 microcontroller, processing data from Fuel level sensors, density, volumes, masses.
Apply to these measurements, filtering algorithms: pitch, roll, acceleration-3-axes, during plane manoeuvres: Loop Positive, Lazy Eight, Cuban Eight, Chandelle, Roll off the Top, Aileron Roll, Barrel Roll.
Write the Software Validation Cases and Procedures document.
Performed the High level functional Tests, for Hardware/Software integration, code coverage, requirements Traceability, Writing the Software Test Report

Technical Environment:
C, DO-178B DAL C, WinIdea 9.6 Compiler IDE, ARINC data bus 429

ADENEO for MESSIER BUGATTI - (Aerospace Equipment - Vélizy) 06/2010 – 07/2010
(2 months)

Software Engineer

Boeing 787 Dream Liner - Electrical brake Actuator Controller Software.

For the Software Certification by the American FAA

Perform the down-top traceability (LLR_to_HLR), from the software C code controlling the Electrical brake Actuator to the Software Requirements Specifications (SRS)
Modification of the SCADE sheets.
Code Analysis, Code Inspection, Software problem reports

Technical Environment:
SCADE, C, DO-178B DAL A.

ADENEO for ALSTOM TRANSPORT – Systèmes de Signalisations (St Ouen), France 08/2009 – 04/2010
(9 months)

Software Development, Testing and Validation Engineer

KVB – Train Speed controlling by beacons

Train data communication software

Corrective and progressive maintenance of a train data communication software between the Train Speed control system and a data recorder using the protocol NF F 69010, (distances, speeds, accelerations, braking, beacons).
Reverse Engineering of the old version
Writing new requirements, and specifications, the new software code.
Writing the Software Test Document, the Software Test Plan, the Software tests scenarios and Procedures document, the Software Validation Cases and Procedures document
Performed the Software tests, writing the Software Test Report, Performed the Software Validation.

Technical Environment:
Ada 95, C, MPC 860 processor, PowerPC/RAVEN V7.2 of AONIX


ADENEO for MTU Aero Engines GMBH, München 04/2009 – 08/2009
(5 months)

Software Engineer

Airbus Military A400M TP400-D6

Software Controlling the Engine of the Turbo-propeller, ECU, EPMU, Certification SOI#1, 2, 3, 4, by EASA

Reverse Engineering, Rewrite the Software Requirements Specifications
Requirements traceability with DOORS
Software reviews: Software Design Documents, Software Detailed Design Documents, Code Analysis CWT, Code Inspection.

Technical Environment:
C, µContrôleur MPC565, MISRA C, LDRA, PCLINT, DOORS 8.1, Dimension, DO-178B dal A.


AUSY for SAGEM Défense Sécurité, Eragny, France 09/2007 – 03/2009
(15 months)

Software Development, Testing and Validation Engineer

NH90 - New troop helicopter for NATO, Eurocopter, Agusta-Westland

Flight data acquisition from sensors

Create a software to acquire flight measurements for an helicopter, Doppler Velocity Sensor, IO2, Magnetometer.
Flight data processing: Gyro-magnetic Heading, Pitching, Rolling.
Write the Software Test Plan, Scenarios and Procedures documents,
Write the Software Validation Cases and Procedures documents
Performed the High level functional Tests, for Hardware/Software integration, code coverage, requirements Traceability.
Performed the Software tests, Writing the Software Test Report
Performed the Software Validation

Technical Environment:
C, ADA 83, Tartan, Unix, AdaScope, Jtag Probe, Core Bus 1553, Bus ARINC 429, serial link RS 422.


AUSY for THALES Communications, Colombes, France 04/2007 – 09/2007
(5 months)

Software Engineer

DLIP Data Link Interface Processor

Tactical Information and data conveyed via the L11 and L16 connections from operational units of a battle field.

Corrective and progressive maintenance of the software which processes the tactical Information and data conveyed via the L11 and L16 connections.
These tactical information is used to elaborate a clear view of the tactical situation common to all operational units of a battle field : projects Martha, Helena, Loc1 (French and Greek Armies, NATO).

Technical Environment:
C, ADA 95, Sparc, Solaris 8, Clearcase, Clearquest, Stanag.


AUSY for THALES TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, (Brétigny-sur-Orge), France 09/2006 – 03/2007
(7 months)

Tests and Validation Engineer

Tests, Integration and Validation Equipment for a Ticket Vending Machine, contactless cards

Writing the Field Equipment Test Document, the Software tests scenarios and Procedures Document
Performed the tests: execution, result analysis, Write the Test Report.
Support development team to correct all the errors.
These Ticket Vending Machines are used in: Holland (NS, CXX, RET, HTM, GVB), Denmark, Oslo, Valencia.

Technical Environment:
Clearquest


AUSY for ALCATEL Transport Solutions Division (Massy), France 12/2005 – 06/2006
(7 months)

System Engineer

OURAGAN L13: Modernization of Line 13 of Paris Subway (RATP)

Finalization of the Functional and Technical Requirements of the CBTC (Communications Based Train Control).
Analysis and evolution of the Wayside Automatisms Requirements: Configuration, indication, shunting, Modules of interface Safety, Wayside Radio Unit,
Requirements of the On Board Automatisms: VOBC Vehicle On Board Computer, On Board Radio Unit, ATP, ATO, ATS, ATC, detection, beacons, spacing, Speed Control
Analysis, and traceability of the technical requirements, Support the Safety team.
Write the Operating User Manual.
Performed field tests and analyzed result, Write the Field Test Report.

Technical Environment:
DOORS 7.1, DDTS: Distributed Defect Tracking System (manage PCR and ECR).


AUSY for ANSALDO SIGNAL – CSEE-Transport (Les Ulis), France 07/2005 – 11/2005
(5 months)

System and Safety Engineer

CTRL 2: Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Section 2), Paris-London
SEI-LGVEE : Locking Integrated System European High Speed Railways Line (Paris-Munich)

Safety Analysis of the Parameter setting Tools, Analyze and Inspection of the Ada code of the Applicative Software, New and modified System Functions.
Signalling Generic Application Safety Case, Signalling Principles - Reliability.
Checking the system functions and the system parameters TVM430.
Analysis of the critical functions of the automatism : combinative and sequential.
Analysis of safety non-regression

Technical Environment:
C, ADA, Unix HP, CVS, ProAda, Sql, PL/SQL, V8 Oracle, Exam diff Pro.


AUSY for THALES SYSTEMS AEROPORTES (Elancourt), France 01/2005 – 06/2005
(6 months)

Software and Test Engineer

Missile ASTER, Surface – Air Missile

Electronics of Missiles, Software, Algorithms and Modelling ASTER: anti-aircraft missiles, in partnership with MBDA, EUROSAM, OCCAR

Writing the Software Unit Test Document, the Software Test Plan, Create the unit tests.
Performed the Unit Tests of the software which controls the homing head (ADBL PLUS) of the missile.
Target tracking software: spectral sweeping, jamming, filtering, Gyroscopic Function (circular coordinates: rise, position, speed).
Writing the Software Test Report

Technical Environment:
SUN Solaris, SunOs 5.8, C, Unix, debugger Workshop 6.2


AUSY for MESSIER-BUGATTI (Zone Aéronautique Vélizy), France 06/2004 – 11/2004
(6 months)

Software and Test Engineer

TPIC (Tyre Pressure Indication Computer) for AIRBUS A340-500-600

Modification of the applicative software of the landing gear computer for the models A340-500-600 planes for AIRBUS, Adaptation of this software for HIGH GROSS WEIGHT planes.
Simulation of the models to get the new pressure values of the 14 wheels
Writing and testing the new software
Writing the Software Test Plan, Scenarios and Procedures documents
Write the Software Validation Cases and Procedures document.

Technical Environment:
DO-178B DAL C, ARINC data bus 429, C, assembler 68K, VAX/VMS Station, Compiler Chain Crossed 68K Microtek under VAX, Xray debugger PC, MICE 68000 (emulator and probe)


AUSY for ANSALDO SIGNAL – CSEE-Transport (Les Ulis), France 01/2004 – 05/2004
(5 months)

Software and Test Engineer

Radio Bloc Controller - High Speed Railways Line Madrid-Barcelona

Corrective and progressive maintenance of the embedded real time software

Performed Unit tests of components: railways, trains, signals, safety, Speed Control
Process ECR and PCR, system integration and validation

Technical Environment:
C, ADA, Unix HP, AdaProbe (Aonix), configuration management CVS, Rational Test Real Time Attol


AUSY for THALES AIR DEFENCE (Bagneux), France, MBDA, Italy 11/2000 – 12/2003
(38 months)

Software Development, Testing, Validation and Maintenance Engineer

SAMPT Surface-to-Air Medium Range Missiles

Corrective, progressive maintenance of the software of a Fire Control Unit of Missiles SAMPT (Ground-to-Air Medium Range) for land area defence against aircrafts, cruise missiles, UAVs, helicopters. Missiles currently used now in French and Italian Armies, and in fifteen other national armies in the world

On the ground: Supervision of the equipment (radars, missile launchers), Sky surveillance and displaying of the tactical situation, Launchers and fighting systems data processing, Man Machine Interface for the operators
Software embedded in the missile: Algorithms of Target Designation, Target Tracking, and Target Interception
ECR and PCR processing, Unit Tests performing and simulations,
Software and system Verification, Integration test, Validation activities on a Nato site in Sardinia-Italy

Technical Environment:
C, ADA95, proADA, C, PL/SQL, V7 Oracle, SQLForms, VAX ELN, open VMS, scripts DCL, CMS.


Syselog Networks for ALSTOM TRANSPORT, France 09/1999 – 09/2000
(13 months)

Software Engineer

Rail Transportation Software

Reverse Engineering, maintenance, of the embedded software of the High Speed Train, Eurostar, Thalys

Modification of software components: ILDB basic software interfaces, SGES inputs/outputs (sensors) data processing,
Embedded software written in 68 K assembler Applicative software written in C and Ada,
Software Tests, Verification, Integration and Validation activities

Technical Environment:
C, ADA, Assembler 68 K, SUN Solaris, VRTX.


Syselog Networks for COGEMA – Usine de La Hague, France 11/1998 – 09/1999
(11 months)

Software Engineer for processing the nuclear radioactive wastes

Migration and Upgrading of applicative software for processing the nuclear radioactive wastes
Modification of the graphic user interface, replacing all the procedure calls by function calls returning pointers values.
Modification of the software, ECR and PCR processing, Unit Tests performing and simulations,
Modification of all the date structures between ADA language and SQL …

Technical Environment:
ADA 83, SQLMOD, SQL, ORACLE - RdB, VAX/Alpha, Open VMS (6.2 and 7.1)