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Basics

Name Yusuf Ziya Çakmak
Label Engineer
Email yusufzcakmak@gmail.com
Url https://yziyacakmak.github.io
Summary Mechanical engineer graduate who has experienced at developing GUIs for automotive industry

Work

  • 2023.11 - Present
    Software Engineer
    Saykal Electronics
    Specialized in designing and developing software with a focus on user interfaces for automotive embedded systems. These applications were critical for calibration and monitoring activities across commissioning, production, and testing operations.
    • C#, WPF, MVVM, ASP.NET
    • Git, GitLab
    • CAN bus, UDS, TCP/IP, MQTT
    • Embedded Systems
    • Linux
  • 2023.09 - 2023.11
    Software System Engineer
    OTOKAR AUTOMOTIVE AND DEFENCE
    Collaborated across sub-system, wiring, and software teams while preparing and executing HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) and PIL (Processor-in-the-Loop) test scenarios for military vehicles.
    • C#
    • HIL
    • Testing
  • 2022.03 - 2023.08
    Software Engineer
    Hexagon Studio
    Designed and developed diagnostics and commissioning user interfaces for electric vehicles, which were used for aftersales support. I also architected a software signing server and collaborated closely with the Embedded Software Team to ensure compliance with R155/R156 software security regulations.
    • C#, WPF, MVVM, ASP.NET
    • CAN bus, UDS, Can Calibration Protocol(CCP), CANalyzer
    • ISO 21434, UNECE R155/R156
    • Embedded Systems

Volunteer

  • 2019.03 - 2019.05

    Izmit, Turkey

    Robotics Instructor
    Yarbay Refik Cesur Primary School
    Within the scope of the Erasmus project, my task was to provide students with the necessary theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the fields of electronics and robotics.
    • Scratch Programming

Education

  • 2017 - 2021

    Izmit, Turkey

    Bachelor's degree
    Kocaeli University
    Mechanical Engineering
    • System Dynamics, Numerical Heat Transfer

Certificates

Cybersecurity Engineering Excellence
Mindshift to Excellence GmbH 2025-08
Automotive Cybersecurity Engineering Fundamentals
Mindshift to Excellence GmbH 2025-08

Skills

Programming
C#
Python
C
C++
MATLAB
Database
MySQL
Entity Framework
Automotive
Automotive Electronics
Diagnostics
UDS

Languages

Turkish
Native speaker
English
Fluent

Interests

C#
Garbage Collection in C#
Zero Allocation Patterns
Source Generators
Automotive Cybersecurity
Secure Software Updating
CAN Injection Attacks
New Programming Languages
Zig

Projects