Jonathan Schmalhofer
Senior Software Engineer Simulation
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolJonathan Schmalhofer is a Senior Software Engineer in simulation with 9+ years building simulation platforms and AD/ADAS validation pipelines for OEMs and Tier‑2 suppliers, currently contributing at NVIDIA from Munich. He blends deep technical expertise in robotics, machine learning and computer vision with program leadership—having led datacenter compute sourcing for AD development and driven a simulation tool transformation that cut costs by over 25% in six months. His background spans hands‑on MiL/SiL/xIL simulation, product ownership in ASPICE workflows, and cross‑company cooperation streams at BMW and Samsung, enabling end‑to‑end function integration and V&V. Jonathan pairs strong academic credentials in automotive and electrical engineering with an MBA, and is notable for moving simulation from niche engineering proof‑of‑concepts into scalable, procurement‑ready solutions.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, ECTS Grade A - Excellent (1.5), Master of Science - MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, ECTS Grade A - Excellent (1.5) at FernUniversität in HagenDiplom-Ingenieur, Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician, ECTS Grade B - Very Good (1.7), Diplom-Ingenieur, Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician, ECTS Grade B - Very Good (1.7) at Technische Universität MünchenAutomotive Engineering, Automotive Engineering at Tsinghua UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen, ECTS Grade A - Excellent (1.3), Master of Business Administration - MBA, Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen, ECTS Grade A - Excellent (1.3) at Hochschule München
Github Skills (16)
osi9
creator8
catkin8
environmental8
plugin8
generic-interface8
ros7
simulation7
plug7
scenarios6
automotive4
perception4
machine-learning2
pytorch1
deep-learning1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (4)
JonathanSchmalhofer/RecursiveStereoUAV
Aug 2017 - Aug 2018
Contributions:52 commits, 34 pushes in 1 year
OpenSimulationInterface/open-simulation-interface
Feb 2017 - Mar 2018
A generic interface for the environmental perception of automated driving functions in virtual scenarios.
Contributions:3 comments, 3 issues in 1 year
environmentalautomotivegeneric-interfacesimulationgeneric
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