Summary
Byungkwan Yu is a senior embedded software engineer with nearly a decade of hands-on experience designing low-level software for EV powertrain control systems, including bootloaders, hardware I/O, and diagnostics for NXP-based inverters. He has supported field integration and troubleshooting as an expatriate for GM and Stellantis, developing traction inverter and EV control unit modules across multiple vehicle programs (Bev2 Bolt, STLA PHEV/JL). With a master's research background in substation automation, IEC 61850 and ISO 15118, he combines power-electronics domain knowledge with strong embedded-C and network programming skills. Based in Rochester, MI, he blends laboratory research rigor with real-world OEM collaboration, often operating at the interface of firmware, diagnostics, and vehicle integration. Less obvious: he moves comfortably between protocol-level standards work and gritty bootloader/driver implementation, making him effective at solving cross-domain EV software problems.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Digital Contents, Bachelor, Digital Contents at Sejong University