Summary
Tao Zhou is a Software Matter Expert with 14 years of embedded systems and automotive software experience, currently driving HVAC software at Ford in Troy, Michigan. He blends deep expertise in AUTOSAR, Simulink model-based design, and low-level MCU C programming across STM8, NXP, and Infineon platforms to deliver production vehicle controls and diagnostics. Tao is also a hands-on PCB and signal-integrity engineer, using Allegro/Altium, SIWAVE/CST and ANSYS tools to resolve SI/PI, IR-drop and EMC challenges that often derail embedded designs. He has led projects from algorithm development for BLDC/PMSM motor control through MIL testing and code generation to hardware integration and calibration. Comfortable in both project management and individual contributor roles, he routinely bridges software, firmware and hardware teams to accelerate development cycles. Outside core tasks he emphasizes practical lab validation—oscilloscope/EMC receiver debugging and placement of bypass capacitors—to ensure designs work in the real world.
14 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science in Engineering, Computer Engineering, 6.6/9.0, Master of Science in Engineering, Computer Engineering, 6.6/9.0 at University of Michigan Dearborn
Eastern Michigan University