Josh Wardell
Electrical Engineer at EV CAN reverse engineering and in-car data electronics
Bethel, Vermont, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJosh Wardell is an electrical and embedded systems engineer with over a decade of hands-on experience designing EV and mobility electronics, from high-voltage powertrains to wireless charging integration. He leads multidisciplinary teams and product development efforts, combining PCB and firmware design with electrical-mechanical integration for startups and government projects. As the founder of a business that reverse-engineered Tesla and Rivian CAN networks and sells a widely used CAN monitoring system worldwide, he blends deep protocol expertise with practical productization. His background spans wireless system development, autonomous and hybrid vehicle prototypes, and FAA Part 107 UAV work, reflecting a knack for applying automotive-grade methods to novel mobility platforms. Based in Vermont, he’s known for translating reverse-engineering insights into commercial products while maintaining an active role in prototype testing and manufacturing.
10 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Engineering, BS, Computer Engineering at Syracuse University
Github Skills (19)
tesla10
vpn-client9
encryption8
vpn-server8
firmware8
security8
wireguard8
strongswan8
vpn8
ssh-tunnel8
ipsec7
ansible7
can-bus3
javascript3
browser2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
joshwardell/model3dbc
May 2019 - Aug 2021
DBC file for Tesla Model 3 CAN messages
Contributions:3 releases, 45 commits, 44 pushes in 2 years 3 months
tesladbc
joshwardell/plugin-GUI
Jun 2016 - Jun 2016
Contributions:2 pushes in 1 day
plugin-architectureguiopen-ephysarchitectureephys
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