Vinod Pidaparthi Mobile 336-***-****

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High Point, North Carolina-27265

Professional Summary

Over 3 years of experience working with Automotive infotainment systems and Active safety features testing, verification, and validation for component level, on-Bench and in-vehicle testing

Involved in on-bench testing and in-vehicle testing for a variety of Active Safety features including Adaptive Cruise Control(ACC), Blind Spot Detection, Cross Traffic Alert(CTA), Forward Collision Warning(FCW), Active Speed Limit Driving(ASLD), Emergency Braking Light(EBL), Traffic Jam Assist(TGA) and Rear Back Assist(RBA)

Experience in infotainment domains such as Media, Navigation Applications, Bluetooth Connectivity and HMI

Involved in Requirement analysis, Test plan creation, writing Test cases, Updating Test cases, logging defects and validating them

Worked with vehicle data communication protocols like CAN and LIN

Proficient in analyzing system and functional requirement specifications, Use Cases to prepare test cases and test strategies

Collaborated with Driver Assist & Active Safety Engineer to test and validate vehicle's Active safety Features

Involved in verification of DTCs, DID/PID using On Board Diagnostic Services

Worked with simulation tools like Vehicle Spy, CANoe and CANalyzer

Experience in developing, modifying and upgrading test cases, which involves in Black Box testing

Reporting the bugs and verification of bug fixes using Bug Tracking tools JIRA and BUGZILLA

Worked with all phases of the Software Test Life Cycle (STLC) with focus on Agile and Waterfall Methodologies

Good understanding of automotive infotainment features, functionality and their working principles

Have developed good professional skills by working independently as well as a team member. Initiative to learn new technologies and tools quickly

Technical Skills

Software Packages: MATLAB, Simulink, MotoHawk, MotoTune, PSpice, Kvaser CanKing, Dspace, Control-desk. Model desk, Motion desk, Microsoft Office software

Vehicle Communication Protocols: CAN, J1939, J1708, LIN, MOST

Diagnostics tools: Vehicle Spy, Vector-CANoe, Vector-CANalyzer

Vehicle Interface Tools: Neo VI, Neo FIRE, CANXL, CANcaseXL

Scripting Languages: CAPL, Python

Tools: JIRA, BUGZILLA, IBM DOORs, IBM ClearCase, IBM ClearQuest

Professional Work Experience

Driver Assist and Active Safety Engineer Volvo Group March 2017- Present

Involved in on-bench testing and in-vehicle testing for a variety of Active Safety features including Adaptive Cruise Control(ACC), Blind Spot Detection, Cross Traffic Alert(CTA), Forward Collision Warning(FCW), Active Speed Limit Driving(ASLD) and Emergency Braking Light(EBL)

Validation of test vehicles using data acquisition systems and tools including Vector CAN tools, Volvo internal development and diagnostic tools

Involved in testing the active safety Features on real-time HIL simulation using Model desk, Motion desk, Control desk and Automation desk

Working experience with Vector CAN devices and tools to sniff CAN messages and perform test report analysis using CAN logs

Worked with R&D on future enhancements of active safety features including Traffic jam assist(TGA), Extended Blind Spot Detection with Trailer and Rear Backup Assist(RBA)

Calibration for the feature to meet the requirements which come from VOC(voice of customer), engineer team and ISO26262 standard

Supported multi-sensor objects fusion based on Radar, Camera and Lidar output data

Managed the requirements at system level development using IBM DOORS

Involved in development the LDW(Lane Departure Warning) on HMI module with HMI group, ensure that the HMI modules meet the system requirements for LDW

Reported bugs using defect tracking tool such as IBM ClearQuest

Infotainment Verification Engineer Danlaw Inc. May 2016 – Jan 2017

Involved in-bench and in-vehicle verification and validation testing for automotive infotainment systems

Coordinated with different departments domestically and internationally. Performed testing in the framework of Waterfall development process

Applied specifications, user guides, use cases, comparable products and previous known bugs to create and maintain test plans and test cases

Documented the execution of test cases and maintained the Requirements Traceability Matrix(RTM)

Performed regression testing for Multimedia, Android Auto and Apple Carplay Connectivity

Tested functionalities of supported features such as audio, phonebook, call history and browser media

Involved in testing features in Navigation such as: Populating Traffic Icons on MAP, One Shot Destination Entry, On-Route and Near-by Traffic List Handling, address books, Auto zoom, Alerts, Audio Integration and Gas Stations selection

Reported and logged issues into a defect tracking system, including logs, recreation steps, video and all other supporting documentation

Performed manual Ad-hoc, Smoke-Sanity and Functional Regression Testing

Created test cases for Media, USB, Apple Carplay and Android Auto

Working experience with communication protocol CAN and LIN

Performed On Board Diagnostics using automotive data tools like Vehicle Spy and CANoe

Coordinated and worked with the development team for any changes in the issues according to requirements in IBM DOORs

Reported bugs using defect tracking tool such as JIRA and BUGZILLA

Controls Engineer LHP Engineering Solutions Mar 2016 - May 2016

SAE Certification - Gasoline GM 2.4L Ecotec Inline-4 Cylinder Gasoline Engine

Modelling of Gasoline Engine Control and PI Controllers for Regulating Engine Speed

Designed engine state model in Simulink for stall, crank, and run states

Developed and simulated PID controller model on Hardware in Loop (HIL) using LHP’s DTE with NI (National Instruments) VeriStand

Designed PI controllers to maintain the gasoline at its idle speed and limit its maximum speed

Designed a Simulink model to control the engine RPM in a test cell by communicating with General Motors GM Ecotec 2.4L Inline 4-cylinder gasoline engine via CAN messages

Calibrated PI controllers to maintain the engine at its idle speed and limited its maximum speed

EE Validation Engineer Intern Continental AG Aug 2015 – Feb 2016

Vehicle and component integration, development & testing of Radar, Camera and related safety systems

Development of Full speed Range Adaptive Cruise Controls, Forward Object Detection, Collision Mitigation System, and Lane Departure Warning

Chrysler's Short range radar: Development of Blind Spot Detection and Rear cross traffic alert

Prepared test vehicles and collected data using Continental developed software (MTS) and CANlyzer along with reviewing Engineering, Design and Production validation plans

Infotainment verification engineer HYUNDAI Aug 2013 – Jun 2014

Involved in bench and in-vehicle verification and validation testing for automotive infotainment systems

Experience in writing test cases for testing various infotainment domains like navigation, Bluetooth and media

Developed test scenarios for various infotainment features using requirement’s documents and Analyzed Requirements, Created Test plan to write Test cases

Experienced with Vehicle communication protocol such as CAN and LIN

Involved in developing and maintaining procedures and related documentations for testing of all automotive infotainment systems

Worked with global test teams to develop test cases perform system level testing and report defects. Able to manage test changes and updates with respect to customer requirements change

Experienced in understanding product specifications and how they relate to test plan development

Worked with On Board Diagnostics services which involves DTC, PID/DID verification

Performed testing Bluetooth, Media, Navigation features and their behavior under stress conditions

Involved in sanity, smoke testing for in vehicle infotainment systems

Experienced in identifying, capturing defects and providing support logs through JIRA and BUGZILLA

Worked with automotive data tools like Vehicle Spy

Education Profile

Master of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering GPA: 4.0/4.0

Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio Dec 2015

Bachelor of Technology in Electrical and Electronics Engineering GPA: 3.7/4.0

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada, India May 2014

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