# Aashi Arun

> Aerial and Terrestrial Robots

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/aashiarun

Dissecting complex engineering problems, structuring amidst chaos and making ideas work at scale.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Zipline
Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Shaping system-level validation through intelligent safety, performance, and certifiability gates for autonomous flight.

### Lead Systems Engineer @ Nuro
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Mountain View, California, United States
- AV Control Systems
- AV Monitoring Systems

### Control Software Engineer (Tech Lead) @ Nuro
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | Mountain View, California, United States
Tech lead for
- AV Control 
- Redundancy management and fail operational SW architecture
- Real-time vehicle motion monitoring
- Platform Actuation and Dynamics
- Functional Safety driven Software Development
- Verification and Validation for Autonomous Drive Systems

### Autonomy / Control Software Engineer @ Uber
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Part of the Advanced Technology Group working on :
- Pose estimation for autonomous vehicles.
- Validation and control for AV systems.
- Fail operational systems.

### Model Based Control Engineer @ General Motors
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Milford, Michigan
As part of GM advanced engineering I am responsible for:  

1. Physics / Chemical kinetics based Controls Model Development.
2. Development of advanced  control algorithms for after treatment control and powertrain thermal management / control 
3. Designing control architecture for advanced control strategies (
Model Predictive Control, Observer / Kalman Filter implementation etc).
4. Defining requirements for algorithm integration
5. Rapid prototyping and Integration of advanced control strategies with existing controller software 
6. Testing developed control strategies on test vehicles

### Powertrain Control Development Engineer @ FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | Auburn Hills, MI
•	Powertrain and engine control algorithm development for fuel systems (port and direct injection systems), combustion and aftertreatment control.
•	Development of a physics based dynamic model for fuel system temperature approximation
•	Model validation through Hardware in Loop (HIL) and vehicle Testing
•	Following up the development through to production software
•	Development of all supporting documentation (includes FMEAs, testing and validation reports) and calibration guides

### Research Assistant @ University of Michigan
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Ann Arbor


## Education
### Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Majors : Dynamics and Control
University of Michigan

### Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Mechanical Engineering
Savitribai Phule Pune University

### Secondary School Certificate in Science / Math
St. Ursula High School

### Higher Secondory School Certificate in Higher Secondary School
Fergusson Jr. College


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/aashi-arun-a5060334

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Last updated: 2026-04-11