Kevin
Krupinski
Engineering leader building the radar and sensing systems of the next decade — leading global teams, driving frontier R&D in production 77–79 GHz radar, and named on dozens of patents. A decade-plus turning advanced sensing into shipped technology.
Leading at the frontier.
Stuttgart, Germany · Automotive radar
I lead at the intersection of deep technical detail and long-range strategy — close enough to the engineering to earn trust, experienced enough to know which bets are worth making. My focus is building teams and technology that stay relevant a decade out.
On one front, I lead a global team of 10–15 engineers across three continents, responsible for data acquisition, resimulation, and the software tooling that underpins radar and perception development worldwide. I built the software-in-the-loop infrastructure that cut validation turnaround from weeks to days — and in some cases hours — by replaying entire driving datasets on demand.
On another, I drive advanced development in production 77–79 GHz radar — and develop the suppliers who will bring 300 GHz technology to production — designing the sensors not of tomorrow, but of five to ten years from now. That work has generated dozens of filed patents in radar and signal processing.
And on the business development side, I own the customer relationships — demonstrating technology directly to automotive manufacturers, AV, and new mobility players, translating between engineering and commercial needs, and building the long-term partnerships that turn frontier sensing into real programs.
Across all of it, the foundation is robotics and systems engineering. I serve as an official internal trainer for the Robotic Operating System (ROS), and my toolchains run on the same ROS, CUDA, and Linux stack that powers modern autonomy.
From the vehicle
to the vision.
My foundation is hands-on engineering — algorithm development, signal and raw data processing, the tooling and simulation infrastructure behind production radar. Today that work runs across series 77–79 GHz platforms — and into developing the suppliers who will bring 300 GHz technology to production — and that depth is what lets me lead from a place engineers respect.
Product Technical Manager — Automotive Radar
Lead a global team of 10–15 across three continents, accountable for the full radar processing and validation stack — from advanced concepts through series programs. Built SIL infrastructure that cut validation from weeks to days (hours in some cases), run a global measurement fleet, and contributed to dozens of filed patents while owning key customer relationships.
Systems Engineering Team Coordinator
Led concept and validation of the 77–79 GHz radar processing chain, aligning sensor hardware with centralized compute — and introduced Agile delivery across a multidisciplinary team.
R&D Systems Engineer II
Principal developer of the 77–79 GHz radar development toolchain for data acquisition, visualization, and validation across global teams.
R&D Systems Engineer I
Built system-level algorithms for 24 GHz radar with a focus on low-level FFT / spectrum processing for alignment and calibration.
Expertise
Depth, then direction.
Vehicles
System-level radar algorithms on real platforms — from 24 GHz FFT and spectrum processing to alignment and calibration on vehicle-mounted sensors.
Tooling
Principal developer of the 77–79 GHz radar toolchain — the data acquisition, visualization, and validation software used by global engineering teams.
Simulation & infrastructure
Full SIL re-simulation infrastructure that replays entire driving datasets on demand — cutting validation turnaround from weeks to days, and in some cases hours — fed by a global measurement fleet driving continuous KPI validation.
Business development
Owning customer relationships end to end — demonstrating technology to automotive OEMs, AV, and new mobility players, leading RFI/RFQ and workshop engagements, and building the partnerships that turn sensing capability into committed programs.
Technical leadership & vision
Leading the teams and setting direction — defining radar roadmaps and driving advanced development and developing the suppliers behind new frequency bands like 300 GHz, with dozens of filed patents and the architectures that define sensing 5–10 years out.
Let's talk.
Whether you're building the next sensing platform or scaling a team to ship it, I'm glad to talk. Reach out directly or send a note below.