Sebastian Gunner

Software Systems Engineer

Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains

About me

I am a Software Systems Engineer at Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains.
I have previously worked as a Research Engineer at both Jaguar Land Rover and WMG in the Intelligent Vehicles Group, working on advanced driver-assistance systems such as the AutopleX project.

My CV is available on request, just send me a message using the contact form below.

Interests

  • Vehicle Electrification
  • Autonomous Vehicles
  • IT Infrastructure and Networking
  • Electronic Music Production

Education

  • MEng in Systems Engineering, 1st Class
    Sep 2019 - Jul 2023

    University of Warwick (UK)

  • C1 level German proficiency

    University of Warwick (UK)

Employment

 
 
 
 
 

Software Systems Engineer

Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains

August 2024 – Present Brixworth, UK
 
 
 
 
 

Software and Controls Graduate Engineer

Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains

September 2023 – July 2024 Brixworth, UK

SSB Project, Power Systems Software team (2nd rotation)

  • Led software development for wireless BMS solution.
  • Assisted with testing process, performed fault analysis to identify and resolve deficiencies in the codebase.
  • Worked with suppliers to integrate HPP components into the overall system.
View APCUK project page

F1 Software & Controls team (1st rotation)

  • Designed and implemented BMS monitoring software for 2026 Power Unit, integrating externally supplied ICs with existing energy storage software platform.
 
 
 
 
 

Autonomy Research Engineer

Jaguar Land Rover

July 2022 - September 2022 Coventry, UK

AutopleX project

  • Contracted to continue development on AutopleX project
  • Autonomy research engineer working on V2X processing pipeline to assist with autonomous merge.
  • Assisted with creation of virtual scenarios from real-world data.

L4 Research Group

  • Worked in Agile squad for defining level 4 Autonomy, performing analysis of SAE level 4 standards, regulations and competition.
 
 
 
 
 

Research Engineer

WMG, University of Warwick

July 2021 - July 2022 Coventry, United Kingdom

AutopleX project:

  • Research engineer for connected and autonomous vehicles in collaboration with Jaguar Land Rover. Evaluated, implemented, and trained 2D object detection algorithms.
  • Designed and developed vehicle tracking pipeline using YOLOv4 and MATLAB.
  • Co-authored paper detailing performance of vehicle tracking pipeline
View published research on the IEEE website
View AutopleX project page & video on the WMG website
 
 
 
 
 

Project Assistant

WMG, University of Warwick

September 2018 - March 2019 Coventry, United Kingdom

High Power Lithium-ion Storage Device [HP-LiSD] Project

  • Project assistant for high-power automotive EV battery testing and characterisation.
  • Carried out and developed software for data processing.
  • Assisted in battery research.

View HP-LiSD project page on the APCUK website
View HP-LiSD project video summary

Projects

Publicly accessible coding projects

Languages used

  • Python
  • MATLAB
  • JavaScript
  • PHP

Home Assistant + eDIN+

A Local Push IoT class HomeAssistant integration for the eDIN+ lighting system by Mode Lighting

Multi-URL

A website designed to store multiple URLs that can then be easily shared with a single, short link.

Music

Outside of work or academia, I enjoy electronic music production. Here are some of my latest tracks:

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