senior embedded engineer

SUMMARY

Dynamic Software Engineering Professional with over 15 years of experience in leading engineering projects and teams. Proven expertise in Agile methodologies, technical communication, and product ownership, exemplified by successful management of complex automotive software projects for industry leaders like Volvo and Continental. Instrumental in delivering Software solution for Active safety, Passive safety, secure bootloader and diagnostic solutions, SIL Testing, Driver Development contributing to project success and compliance. Focused to leverage strong engineering acumen and leadership skills to drive innovation and excellence in software development.

SKILLS

C, Embedded C, Assembly

Microcontrollers: 8-Bit Controllers (Atmel), 16/32-bit ARM Cortex controllers (ST, Renesas, Freescale, Infineon, Cypress), SBCs, ASICs

Embedded Systems Strategy, Application Development, Airbags, EBCM Software, Communication drivers, Diagnostics, Flash Bootloader, cybersecurity Secure Boot, Lifecycle Management

CAN (ISO 15765), CANFD, SPI, I2C, UART, UDS (ISO 14229) etc.

CANalyzer, DaVinci Configurator, Trace32, Lauterbach, QAC, MxVDev, VectorCast

Keil IDE Uvision, Rowley cross works, Tasking, GHS, Code Warrior, Eclipse, GHS, IAR workbench, GHS, JLink, Renesas E1/E2, Lauterbach TRACE32.

Methodologies: Agile (Scrum, SAFe), V-Model, Waterfall

Project & Team Management, Effort Estimation, Resource Planning in tools Like JIRA, Confluence, Miro, MPP.

Testing: Unit, Functional, Integration, Software-in-Loop (SIL), Static Code Analysis

Program & Project Management, Resource Planning, Budgeting, Delivery Ownership

Team Leadership, Agile (Scrum, SAFe), Stakeholder Communication, Cross-Functional Collaboration

Effort Estimation, Risk Management, Quality Assurance, ASPICE Process Alignment

WORK EXPERIENCE

03/2022 – 01/2024 Program Manager, L&T Technology Services (LTTS) Gothenburg, Sweden and India

Led and managed both offshore and onsite teams as a Program Manager, while serving as Product Owner/Scrum Master onsite at Volvo, driving program execution, stakeholder alignment, and end-to-end delivery across multiple Agile teams.

Worked on Zone controllers, HPA, HIA and HIB Application SWs for Volvo SPA-2 project

Resource management of Onsite and Offshore teams, TPC, Budget Estimation and Team Management, resource management

Defined product vision, roadmap, and sprint goals in alignment with client requirements.

Oversaw sprint planning, story grooming, Change control board updates, CI/CD and delivery for cross-functional teams

Managed stakeholder communication, project estimation, and technical issue resolution

Interaction with Product-line teams and basic-software platform teams.

Team mentoring, guidance for project and support tickets, technical discussions, status updates, delivery management etc.

Creating Problem reports, assigning to team and supporting technically in resolving issue.

05/2020 – 03/2022 Senior Engineering Manager, ACL Digital (WAFER SPACE), Bangalore, India

Product Owner responsibilities in Agile SAFe Teams

Leading the Cybersecurity integration for secure boot like AES128, SHA-256 and RSA algorithms

Designed Master and Slave bootloader concept for multi-controller projects like COSMA BLE Project.

Spearheaded the development and refinement of specifications received from OEMs such as Honda, Geely, MM, JLR, and Audi, including estimation, design, and implementation on product-time platforms.

Actively collaborated with product-line and base software teams, and participated in Change Control Board (CCB) activities to ensure alignment with project goals and architecture changes.

Served as the primary technical point of contact for all bootloader design decisions and queries, ensuring consistency and timely issue resolution across development phases.

Led backlog grooming, effort estimation, sprint planning, and product maintenance in Agile SAFe environments.

Provided technical leadership through issue resolution, team mentoring, guidance on support tickets, and facilitating technical discussions across cross-functional teams.

Created and tracked problem reports, delegated tasks to team members, and ensured timely resolution of technical issues while maintaining transparency with stakeholders.

08/2017 – 11/2019 Project Lead, Tech Mahindra, Hyderabad, India

Directed the development of the Electronic Brake Control Module (EBCM) for TRW, enhancing vehicle safety and performance.

Engineered the CANFD Transport Layer and implemented AUTOSAR COMStack and DCM using DaVinci Configurator, MCAL with EBTresos

Mentored junior engineers and led the design of diagnostic modules based on ISO15765 standards, fostering technical proficiency within the team.

Developed Diagnostics on CAN using UDS as per ISO15765 specification

Worked on CAPL scripting for testing

08/2014 – 07/2017 Technical Lead, KPIT Technologies Ltd., Bangalore, India and Shanghai, China

Developed Primary and Secondary Bootloader as per ISO14229 Specification.

Developed SWDL for different OEM Specifications like JLR, GM, Audi, M&M etc on various range of microcontrollers like Renasas RH850, Freescale, ST, NXP, Infeneon etc..

Compression and decompression algorithms like LZSS.

Actively involved in uni-phases like Requirements, Design, coding and Testing.

Documentation of the product as per ASPICE-5 standards.

Actively involved in RCA, Peer Reviews and QAC.

Applied Code optimization, Memory optimization techniques for Bootloader SW

Implemented Compression Algorithms for faster data transfer

11/2010 – 07/2014 IT Engineer, CMC Limited, Hyderabad, India

Worked on Passive and Active safety modules like Airbags and DMS.

Implemented Simulation software code for drivers and Interfaces like CAN, SPI, I2C, ADC etc

Worked on integration testing on SIL testing using MxvDev tool

Worked on testing of module like FLOG, ADC, UDS etc.

Raising issues in bug tracking tool-JIRA based on testing report.

Final test reports and regression reports upload in DOORS

07/2008 – 11/2010 Assistant Engineer (R&D), LINKWELL TELESYSTEMS Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, India

SIM Interface Development, sending/receiving packet data through GSM communication using AT commands

Implemented driver for GPS communication, and Developed Application with MISRA Compliance

Software features like Password protection, Track on Demand, OTA Commands and Remote Firmware Update

Project owner, from design to delivery for the project: All SDLC phases, Design Documentation, Software implementation and developer’s testing done for the complete project.

01/2007 – 01/2008 Project Engineer, PENTAGON RUGGED SYSTEMS, Hyderabad, India

Developed Software for semi-autonomous driving of the UGV.

Interfaced Optical sensor, DC Motor, control Drivers and Memory using protocols SPI, I2c and UART

Implemented code to communicate through ZigBee XBEEPRO for user command mode.

Interfacing of GPS module and motor movement control through microcontroller.

Developed Algorithm for semi-autonomous mode for the vehicle.

EDUCATION

06/2004 – 07/2006 M.Sc., Electronics Distinction

Osmania University Hyderabad, India

06/2001 – 05/2004 B.Sc., Electronics First Class

Osmania University Hyderabad, India

CERTIFICATION

Project Management Professional (PMP) from Project Management Institute (PMI)

Scrum Product Owner Training Certificate from Alison

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

Good verbal and written communication skills.

Strong presentation Skills, Team Mentoring, resolve complex problems and solutions, OEM stakeholder management.

Global team management experience

Capability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team.

Ability to Manage a Team and a structured approach to problem-solving.

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