Systems Engineering Test Conductor
Alejandro
Sanchez Rubio
Specializing in autonomous vehicle diagnostics and L4 deployment infrastructure. Bridging the gap between software reliability and hardware performance in extreme environmental conditions.
Log_01: Professional Experience
Transdev with Waymo
Systems Engineering Test Conductor
JUNE 2025 — PRESENTAtwater, CA
- → Executed high-priority thermal diagnostics alongside Waymo senior and staff engineers to pinpoint an ECU fault impacting ten percent of the fleet, then ran rigorous regression testing on new ECUs to validate system stability.
- → Conducted structured thermal load scenarios across varied environmental conditions to evaluate cooling efficiency and validate hardware design improvements.
- → Partnered with core engineering to develop and validate latent fault checks for new platform architectures, analyzing CAN and FlexRay signal data to isolate system anomalies and enforce strict operational tolerances.
- → Advanced depot automation initiatives by testing ADV charging workflows and sleep-state routines, utilizing system dashboards to identify and isolate operational bugs.
- → Led operational testing for a team of 7 specialists, ensuring strict adherence to quality protocols and safety standards for Level 4 autonomous vehicle deployment.
- → Validated and qualified new software and firmware builds for production release, executing critical go/no-go testing to ensure systems are safe for public roads.
- → Troubleshot complex hardware-software interface faults in the field using command-line diagnostics to identify root causes and minimize vehicle downtime.
- → Generated detailed technical logs and bug reports for software engineering teams, documenting disengagements, latency issues, and hardware anomalies.
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Software Engineer Intern
AUG 2024 — JAN 2025Mountain View, CA
- → Designed and implemented a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipeline for an LLM analyzing real-time molecular data from a wearable arm patch.
- → Engineered Python data pipelines to ingest and enrich bloodstream molecule metrics, ensuring accurate model prompts.
- → Built full-stack features with React, SCSS, Flask, and Express.js to visualize biomarker trends and deliver actionable health insights.
Conectado
Software Engineer Intern
MAY 2025 — JULY 2025Remote
- → Developed AI-powered web scrapers with Firecrawl to auto-ingest job opportunities into Firebase, boosting listings by 30%.
- → Built the "Digital AI Backpack" full-stack app using Firebase, Node.js, React, and Firebase Genkit for data management and user interface.
- → Optimized the scraper pipeline — cutting runtime by 40% and error rate by 15% — to ensure reliable, high-volume data collection.
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute
Web Developer Intern
2024 — JULY 2025Merced, CA
- → Aided development of a large-scale web application with 400,000+ lines of code, improving functionality and efficiency.
- → Designed a user-friendly interface using HTML, CSS, jQuery, JavaScript, and CSS libraries.
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute
Educational Robotics Intern
2024 — JULY 2025Merced, CA
- → Designed and delivered K–12 STEM curriculum on Python, NexTech robotics, and CoDrone EDU UAVs for precision agriculture.
- → Developed hands-on modules showcasing automation and AGTech to advance sustainability and food security.
- → Engaged students in emerging ag-technology, inspiring exploration of tech careers in agriculture.
Languages & Frameworks
PythonJavaC/C++JavaScriptSQLHTML/CSSReactSpanish (Fluent)
Developer Tools
VS CodeJetBrainsGitHubDockerAI Programming Tools
Technologies
LinuxLangChainSQLAlchemyFirebaseFirecrawlNode.jsFlaskWordPress
Log_02: Academic Foundation
University of California, Merced
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science & Engineering
Graduated May 2025
CORE_01
Data Structures
CORE_02
Algorithms and Design
CORE_03
Software Engineering
CORE_04
Operating Systems
CORE_05
Computer Architecture
CORE_06
Compiler Construction
CORE_07
Artificial Intelligence
CORE_08
Databases
CORE_09
Database Implementation
CORE_10
Full Stack Development
CORE_11
Circuit Theory
CORE_12
Engineering Math