Andrew Draper
Director Research Development Engineering at Valeo
Grosse Pointe, Michigan, United States
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Top SchoolAndrew Draper is a Director of Research Development Engineering with 25+ years designing and leading embedded microprocessor-based communication and control systems across Europe and North America. As Chief Engineer at Valeo he oversees camera, vision, ultrasonic, parking, zonal/domain controller and connected car programs, blending deep systems software expertise with high-volume manufacturing and OEM development processes. His background spans avionics and aerospace braking controls to automotive body electronics, telematics and active ECU cooling, giving him rare cross-domain fluency in safety-critical and consumer-grade products. Skilled in multi-processor architectures, FMEA, acoustics, and mechatronics, he pairs hands-on technical depth with seasoned program leadership. A dual U.S./U.K. citizen, he brings international program transfer experience dating back to Chrysler projects in Europe and early career control-system work at Dunlop Aerospace. Colleagues rely on him to translate complex multidisciplinary requirements into manufacturable, field-proven systems.
9 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) Mechanical Engineering at Coventry UniversityHNC Mechanical & Production Engineering, HNC Mechanical & Production Engineering at Coventry Technical College
FrenchProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (4)
churn-buster/in-app-dunning
Apr 2017 - Jun 2017
Contributions:22 commits, 3 pushes in 2 months
andrewdraper/api-bright-ape
Jan 2025 - Jan 2025
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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