Aymane Gafaiti

Curriculum vitae

Firmware & Software Engineer. Mechatronics engineer specialised in embedded systems. At OVHcloud since 2024, I lead firmware qualification for bare metal servers, from BMC/UEFI R&D to validation tooling, supplier follow-up and team onboarding.

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Experience

Feb 2024 – present

Firmware & Software Engineer

OVHcloud · Lyon, France

  • BMC & UEFI firmware R&D: led applied research on the BMC firmware stack (NTP synchronisation, centralised log management, TLS/SSL certificate lifecycle, sensor naming conventions, ipmitool upgrades). Contributed specifications and patches to the firmware projects.
  • API development & NPI tooling: designed and built internal APIs and automation tools to accelerate NPI validation and RUN operations, including a fully deployed firmware validation utility that reduces manual effort and error rates across hardware teams.
  • Product lifecycle & CMDB: developed lifecycle tracking tools for bare metal server firmware; contributed to the architecture and setup of a CMDB supporting firmware inventory, traceability and version management at scale.
  • NPI delivery: managed end-to-end validation cycles for multiple bare metal server generations, from firmware qualification and debugging to supplier follow-up and integration, consistently meeting roadmap deadlines.
  • AI Ambassador: designated company AI ambassador; drove AI adoption within the team through experiments with ML models, LLM-assisted tooling POCs and knowledge sharing across engineering communities.
  • Mentoring & onboarding: technically onboarded and mentored 3 interns and 1 full-time engineer; designed onboarding frameworks and maintained structured engineering documentation on Confluence.

Mar 2023 – Sept 2023

RF Embedded Systems Engineering Intern

NXP Semiconductors France · Caen, France

  • Evaluated Rust for RF embedded development: built HAL modules (cryptography, wired serial protocols) with test suites and documentation.
  • Designed a C vs Rust benchmarking framework; developed an embedded logging tool for hardware targets.

Jun 2022 – Sept 2022

Embedded Software Developer Intern

Aveine · Paris, France

  • Developed a BLE embedded application in C++; designed an RMA automation tool and resolved hardware electrical issues.
  • Collaborated with a Japan-based RF certification team on compliance and validation.

Education

2020 – 2023

Engineering degree in Mechatronics

ESIX Normandie · Caen, France · Embedded and mobile systems track

Technical track

  • Embedded systems architecture and real-time OS
  • Analog, digital and power electronics
  • Signal processing and control systems
  • Microcontrollers, microprocessors, FPGA
  • Wired and wireless communication protocols
  • Software engineering: C, C++, Python, VHDL
  • Computer architecture and operating systems
  • Cybersecurity and embedded security

Business & management track

  • French labour law and employee relations
  • Corporate finance and accounting
  • Entrepreneurship and innovation
  • Project management (Agile, Waterfall)
  • Business strategy and market analysis
  • Professional communication and public speaking

2017 – 2020

Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Electrical Energy and Automation

University of Caen Normandy · Caen, France

Award

2022 – 2023

2nd place, NAE Challenge “Mission drone”

NAE, Rouen

Compact BLE system integrating a thermal camera and metal detection for drones in disaster zones: PCB design, embedded firmware, web HMI and automated mapping.