Raif Karaahmetoğlu
SOFTWARE & CONTROL ENGINEER
I am a dedicated software and control engineer with a deep commitment to the core pillars of mechatronics: mechanical design, control systems and software development. I enjoy adapting quickly and expanding my knowledge to deliver innovative, high-impact solutions.
€5M+
Annual revenue safeguarded
Modernized AVL's ISAC library to protect its real-time simulation market position
€1.5M
R&D budget secured
TEYDEB-funded diesel control program
66%
Test benches restored
Full department turnaround in one year
3
Published papers
IEEE Transactions & OTEKON congress
Experience
09/2024 — Present
Software Development Engineer
AVL MTC Motortestcenter AB
Python mapping application generating drivable areas from LiDAR/GPS for autonomous mining vehicles.
07/2018 — 09/2024
Application Development Engineer
AVL List GmbH
Modernized the ISAC vehicle-simulation library and integrated the EPA GEM model onto a real power-pack test rig.
08/2016 — 02/2018
Electronic Design Supervisor
Hema Endüstri A.Ş.
Led the Test Systems department, recommissioning 66% of inoperable test benches within a year.
10/2013 — 01/2015
R&D Engineer
Tümosan A.Ş.
Secured a €1.5M TEYDEB-funded program to build the company's control & electronics lab.
03/2012 — 08/2013
Electromechanics Design Engineer
Otokar A.Ş.
Designed the mechanical infrastructure for UCOK, a compact remote-controlled weapon station.
06/2010 — 08/2011
Volunteer Researcher
Mekar Laboratory
Built the semi-autonomous vehicle and CACC control algorithm for the Grand Cooperative Driving Challenge.
Selected projects
Grand Cooperative Driving Challange
Built a semi-autonomous vehicle for the GCDC 2011 platooning competition — mechanical design, a dynamics model, and an LQR-based cooperative cruise controller.
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Remote controlled weapon station
Designed a new lightweight sight system for a remote-controlled weapon station, cutting weight and size while staying interchangeable with the existing heavy gun line.
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Internal combustion engine model
Built a crank-angle-based diesel engine model, accurate and fast enough to run in real time on HIL systems for control algorithm development.
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Automated steering system
Developed a GPS-fed automatic steering system for agricultural tractors, from localization through path-following control on an embedded controller.
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The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Model
Ported the EPA's GEM emissions model from offline-only simulation to real-time operation on a power-pack test bench, integrated with Puma/IGEM2.
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Real time vehicle simulations on testbed
Modernized AVL's ISAC vehicle simulation library with new powertrain, kinematics/dynamics, and tire-road interaction models for contemporary vehicle architectures.
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Road digitalization on virtual testing
Modernized AVL Route Studio's vehicle models for EV support and built its battery parameter identification and RDE route generation tools.
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Skills
Control & Simulation
MATLAB/Simulink
CarMaker
GT-SUITE
AVL Puma
AVL Concerto
AVL Model.CONNECT
AVL fmi.lab
AVL Testbed.Connect
Software Engineering
C
C++
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
React & Router
HTML/CSS
MUI
OOP
SOLID
Unit Testing
Engineering Design
CATIA
Enterprise Architect
DevOps & Delivery
AWS
Docker
Git
GitHub CI/CD
TeamCity
Microsoft TFS
Jira/Confluence
Scrum/Agile