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I am a quality and validation engineer with extensive experience in software verification, test automation, and validation across EDA software. I have led automated regression suites, built test automation in Python and Bash, and integrated validation workflows into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines within Agile environments. I am comfortable working independently or in globally distributed teams and enjoy turning complex customer issues into scalable automated tests. I am currently expanding my knowledge in modern AI techniques (including RAG and agentic workflows) to enhance automation and validation tooling. Outside of my core engineering work, I have pursued teaching and mentoring, and I recently began exploring AI-driven validation approaches to accelerate development cycles and improve reliability.…I am a quality and validation engineer with extensive experience in software verification, test automation, and validation across EDA software. I have led automated regression suites, built test automation in Python and Bash, and integrated validation workflows into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines within Agile environments. I am comfortable working independently or in globally distributed teams and enjoy turning complex customer issues into scalable automated tests. I am currently expanding my knowledge in modern AI techniques (including RAG and agentic workflows) to enhance automation and validation tooling. Outside of my core engineering work, I have pursued teaching and mentoring, and I recently began exploring AI-driven validation approaches to accelerate development cycles and improve reliability.

Wessam Khalifa

QA Engineer, AI Engineer, Data Scientist, +1

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I am a quality and validation engineer with extensive experience in software verification, test automation, and validation across EDA software. I have led automated regression suites, built test automation in Python and Bash, and integrated validation workflows into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines within Agile environments. I am comfortable working independently or in globally distributed teams and enjoy turning complex customer issues into scalable automated tests. I am currently expanding my knowledge in modern AI techniques (including RAG and agentic workflows) to enhance automation and validation tooling. Outside of my core engineering work, I have pursued teaching and mentoring, and I recently began exploring AI-driven validation approaches to accelerate development cycles and improve reliability.…I am a quality and validation engineer with extensive experience in software verification, test automation, and validation across EDA software. I have led automated regression suites, built test automation in Python and Bash, and integrated validation workflows into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines within Agile environments. I am comfortable working independently or in globally distributed teams and enjoy turning complex customer issues into scalable automated tests. I am currently expanding my knowledge in modern AI techniques (including RAG and agentic workflows) to enhance automation and validation tooling. Outside of my core engineering work, I have pursued teaching and mentoring, and I recently began exploring AI-driven validation approaches to accelerate development cycles and improve reliability.

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I am a quality and validation engineer with extensive experience in software verification, test automation, and validation across EDA software. I have led automated regression suites, built test automation in Python and Bash, and integrated validation workflows into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines within Agile environments. I am comfortable working independently or in globally distributed teams and enjoy turning complex customer issues into scalable automated tests. I am currently expanding my knowledge in modern AI techniques (including RAG and agentic workflows) to enhance automation and validation tooling.

Outside of my core engineering work, I have pursued teaching and mentoring, and I recently began exploring AI-driven validation approaches to accelerate development cycles and improve reliability.

Skills

Python

Bash

VHDL

Experience Level

Python

Expert

Bash

Expert

VHDL

Expert

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Technical Lead, Product Validation at Mentor Graphics (Siemens EDA), Cairo

April 1, 2015 - June 1, 2020

Built and maintained automated regression suites for high-performance simulation software (AFS, Eldo, ADMS, Cadence-Mentor Graphics EDA interface). Developed automation in Python and Bash tied to Jenkins CI pipelines. Executed/automation reliability, performance, functional and cross products validation. Reproduced complex customer issues into stable automated tests. Led QA team in Agile environment.

Senior Product Validation Engineer at Mentor Graphics

May 1, 2012 - May 1, 2015

Designed and maintained large regression suites (5,000+ tests). Automated legacy test refactoring.

Verification Consultant – Deployment Team at Mentor Graphics

January 1, 2009 - April 1, 2011

Deployment Consultant for Infineon AMS IPs. Developed EDA Process Document for LG. OVM-A Deployment for Microsemi.

VLSI Design Engineer at AOIE, Egypt

April 1, 2004 - November 1, 2008

Designed embedded control systems and digital IP blocks. Worked on RTL, synthesis, static timing analysis, and DFT. Authored ASIC design documentation and process flows.

Teaching Assistant at Comberton Village College (UK)

February 1, 2023 - Present

Supported A-Level students in Maths, Physics, and Computer Science.

Education

B.Sc. at Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

January 11, 2030 - February 25, 2026

Qualifications

STQB Foundation Level

January 11, 2030 - February 25, 2026

IBM RAG and Agentic AI Professional Certificate – Coursera (Generative AI, RAG, LangChain, AI agents, prompt engineering, vector databases, LLM workflows)

January 11, 2030 - February 25, 2026