Wessam Khalifa

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I am a quality and validation engineer with extensive experience in software verification, test automation, and validation across EDA software.

About

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.

  • 18 years' experience
  • Joined February 2026

Skills· 3

Languages

  • EnglishFluent

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Professional Services
  • Education

Work experience· 5 roles

Teaching Assistant · Comberton Village College (UK)Feb 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 10 mos

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

Technical Lead, Product Validation · Mentor Graphics (Siemens EDA), CairoApr 2015 – Jun 2020 · 5 yrs 3 mos

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 · Mentor GraphicsMay 2012 – May 2015 · 3 yrs 1 mo

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

Verification Consultant – Deployment Team · Mentor GraphicsJan 2009 – Apr 2011 · 2 yrs 4 mos
VLSI Design Engineer · AOIE, EgyptApr 2004 – Nov 2008 · 4 yrs 8 mos

Education

B.Sc. · Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt2030 – 2026

Certifications and awards

STQB Foundation Level2030 – 2026
IBM RAG and Agentic AI Professional Certificate – Coursera (Generative AI, RAG, LangChain, AI agents, prompt engineering, vector databases, LLM workflows)2030 – 2026

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