Professional Summary
●*+ years of technical expertise in Automotive Infotainment Manual and Automation Testing.
●Proficient in Apple CarPlay, Google Android Auto and SXM certifications for infotainment systems.
●Adept in preparing Test Cases, Test Scenarios, Test Scripts.
●Good knowledge on WIFI and Cellular networks, BLE, TCP.
●Hands on experience working on latest infotainment technologies like Predictive navigation, SXM 360L, Online search etc.
●Proficient in “Effective Root Cause Analysis” with the ability to solve complex problems.
●Experience in On-Board Diagnostics (ISO 14229) and verifying DTC’s, DID’s and PID’s.
●Knowledge of automotive domain such as functional safety, V2V, V2I, V2X, Updates/upgrades of FOTA.
Key Skills
Communication Protocols: CAN, LIN, MOST, Ethernet, Chrysler CAN.
Automotive Tools: Vehicle Spy, Neovi engine, CANdb, Teraterm, CANoe
Bug Tracking Tools: JIRA, Bugzilla, RTC
Software Tools: Visual Studio, Microsoft office, ATS, Service tool, Mimosa, Test stand, QNX
Project Management: DFMEA, FMEA, 5S, 8D, QA, DVP&R
Experience
Test Engineer Feb 2017 - Present
Panasonic Automotive
●Played a key role in Apple, Google, SXM certification of MY 18 and MY 19 vehicles.
●Successfully led the testing of integrating the IOT’s to the infotainment systems.
●Proficient in multimedia testing of all the latest mobile devices available in market.
●Proficient in all the features of telematics like Assist, SOS, All the remote operations related to vehicle like start/stop, lock/unlock, horn, lights, Charge schedule, charge on demand, live location tracking of the vehicle etc.
●Hands on experience in testing various ADAS features.
●Expertise in testing Navigation features like favorites, speed limits, way points, On-Route and Near-by Traffic List Handling, POI's, route preferences, One Shot Destination Entry, Alerts, SXM travel link
●Responsible for automating the testing of various infotainment features like Bluetooth, Projection (GAL, CarPlay, Baidu Carlife), AM, FM, HD, SXM, Navigation, On board VR.
●Adept in Budget planning for Change requests, Requirement management.
●Part of team that supports production support at Panasonic and also its client location.
Verification and Validation Engineer July 2015 – Dec 2016
Codetech Inc
●Tested Voice recognition for all the infotainment features.
●Maintained traceability matrix for all the test cases and requirements.
●Validated all possible combinations of various features like Forward Collision Warning, Distance Indication and Alert, Door Ajar Warning, Oil Temperature Gauge Display, Fuel Level Indication, Lane Departure Warning etc. in Cluster.
●Performed Testing on AM-FM which includes features like Seek up / down, frequency buffer, Channel list, audio settings, Source Mode, Messages, and categories.
●Provided support to the customer at their Site.
Infotainment Test Engineer Jan 2014 – July 2014
Hyundai Technical Centre, Hyderabad
Hyundai Sonata My 16
●Tested Bluetooth profiles such as Hands-free, AVRCP, PBAP, A2DP, and FTP.
●Identified the origin of a bug using root cause analysis.
●Tested Media devices and their features like USB, IPOD, AUX, SD.
●Performed manual Ad-hoc, Smoke-Sanity, and Functional, Regression Testing.
●Utilized a Frontline tool such as BT sniffer.
●Written positive test cases, Negative test cases and Corner test cases.
Test Engineer Jan 2013 – Dec 2013
Tech Mahindra, Hyderabad
●Involved in Bug Life Cycle.
●Studied requirements and test Cases based on functional specifications and design documents.
●Test execution and bug tracking using Bugzilla.
●Learned the CAN protocol and understanding the CAN logs.
●Involved in testing Bluetooth module.
●Developed and modified Test cases for Testing Various Infotainment features such as AM/FM, Media, AUX.
●Simulated vehicle setup configuration in CANoe.
Education
Central Michigan University, Mt Pleasant, MI Jan 2015 – May 2016
Master’s Degree In Industrial technology management, GPA 3.42
JNTU Hyderabad. Sept 2010 – April 2014
Bachelors of technology in Engineering in Mechanical engineering, GPA 3.6
VISA STATUS: H1B valid for 5 years and 9 months
Current location: Peachtree City, GA