UniBo Motorsport HY | Matteo Di Iorio

Overview

Project summary

What it is: I led the Electronics Division and worked on embedded systems for UniBo Motorsport Formula SAE Hybrid.
My role: Electronics Division Manager from September 2024 to June 2025, with embedded work from March 2024 to March 2026.
Core stack: STM32L496, FreeRTOS, CAN communication, BMS firmware, telemetry, OpenProject.
Responsibilities: Firmware, CAN, LV wiring, telemetry, bench validation, and task coordination.

Role and scope

From September 2024 to June 2025, I was the Electronics Division Manager for UniBo Motorsport Formula SAE Hybrid. Alongside that role, I worked as an Embedded Software Engineer from March 2024 to March 2026. I planned tasks, followed integration work and worked directly on the vehicle electronics.

Systems I coordinated

I coordinated BMS firmware, CAN communication, telemetry and logging, ECU integration, LV wiring and validation, as well as the work with other teams. OpenProject kept each electronics task, its owner and its bring-up status in one place during the HY cycle.

Leadership map

Electronics responsibility map

Sept 2024 to June 2025Electronics Division ManagerFormula SAE Hybrid electronics leadership

STM32 + FreeRTOS

BMS firmware

My BMS work covered state management, sampling paths, CAN communication, balancing tasks and fault handling.

vehicle network

CAN integration

I checked bus behavior and sender and receiver expectations, then recorded the communication checks and bring-up notes.

vehicle integration

LV wiring

I designed and manufactured low-voltage wiring for sensors and other electronics, with serviceability in mind.

debug visibility

Telemetry

I used logging and telemetry to inspect system behavior during bench and vehicle work.

bench to vehicle

Validation

I checked integration work with ST-LINK, an oscilloscope and CAN analysis tools, then recorded the follow-up.

OpenProject

Coordination

I planned electronics tasks in OpenProject, tracked ownership and followed up with the other teams during the HY cycle.

Technical work

I worked on C/C++ BMS firmware for the STM32L496. It used static FreeRTOS allocation, LTC6812 acquisition over SPI, bxCAN communication, cell-balancing tasks and fault handling. I also validated CAN, calibrated sensors and debugged the system on the bench during vehicle bring-up.

Details

Responsibilities

Firmware

BMS firmware

I worked on STM32L496 firmware for sampling, CAN communication, cell balancing and fault handling.

firmware

Integration

Vehicle bring-up

I validated CAN, calibrated sensors, worked on LV wiring and debugged the system on the bench.

vehicle checks

Coordination

Task coordination

I used OpenProject to assign electronics work, follow up on it and track validation during the HY cycle.

leadership

Validation and debugging

The work usually went like this: I changed firmware or wiring, checked it on the bench or the vehicle, then inspected CAN behavior with analysis tools. I recorded the finding, owner and next validation step in OpenProject. This made the integration work traceable across software and electronics.