Raakesh Raja .

Raakesh Raja is a Systems Engineer specializing in System Validation at Zoox since December 2024, with prior experience as a Senior Engineer in Software Validation and Automotive Software Validation Engineer at Lucid Motors from September 2019 to December 2024. Raakesh also served as a Software Validation Associate at NIO from January 2019 to August 2019, focusing on automated testing and development of test infrastructure for automotive applications. Earlier roles include Graduate Teaching Assistant and Graduate Research Assistant at Michigan Technological University, where Raakesh conducted research on in-vehicle communication networks and instructed students. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering from Anna University Chennai and a Master of Science in the same field from Michigan Technological University.