Embedded Program Manager - 15+ Years in Automotive Systems

SUMMARY

PMP® certified Program Manager with over 15 years of experience leading cross-functional engineering teams and delivering complex embedded software projects with extensive experience leading small to large-scale projects of moderate to high complexity across diverse domains. Skilled in managing the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and delivering projects on time, within scope, and budget. Demonstrated success in collaborating with cross-functional teams — including IT, business leads, vendors, and quality assurance — to align project objectives with organizational goals.

Expert in project planning, execution, and governance, with proficiency in Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid methodologies. Adept at developing and maintaining project schedules, budgets, risk registers, and performance metrics using tools such as MS Project, Jira, Confluence and Excel. Strong leadership in facilitating project kick offs, managing stakeholder communication, mitigating risks, and ensuring compliance with PMO standards and quality benchmarks.

Recognized for driving operational efficiencies, process improvements, and fostering high-performing teams through effective communication, coaching, and continuous improvement initiatives.

SKILLS

Project & Team Management tools: SAFe Agile, Jira, Confluence, Miro, Microsoft Project, Git, SVN, effort estimation, sprint planning

Languages & RTOS: C, Embedded C, Assembly, ARTX51, OSEK, Linux (Basics)

Architectures & Methodologies: AUTOSAR Classic Platform, layered software architecture, V-Model, ASPICE Level 2/3 compliance, Agile -Scrum, Requirement Traceability (DOORS)

Testing & Quality Assurance: Unit Testing, SIL, HIL, Integration Testing, Functional Testing, Static/Dynamic Code Analysis, Code Coverage (MC/DC), Regression.

Cybersecurity (Automotive): Secure Boot, Flash Encryption, Key Management, Secure diagnostics, PKI integration, Security (Seed & Key, Secure Flash)

Standards & Compliance: ASPICE, ISO 14229 (UDS), ISO 21434 (Cybersecurity), AUTOSAR, MISRA C 2017

CERTIFICATIONS

Project Management Professional (PMP)® – PMI

Issued: July 2025 Expires: July 2028

Scrum Product Owner training from Alison

WORK EXPERIENCE

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

Worked on Zone Controller software for VCU modules in Volvo SPA-2 Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs) platform.

Plan, execute, monitor, and control projects, aligning with Statements of Work (SOWs), vendor contracts, and project governance standards.

Collaborated with cross-functional teams — IT, business leads, vendors, and SMEs — to ensure timely and quality deliverables.

Lead end-to-end project delivery across T&M, managing scope, schedule, budget, risk, and quality

Lead RFQ (Request for Quotation) activities: scope definition, effort estimation, pricing, and delivery commitments

Act as the primary customer and stakeholder point of contact, ensuring alignment, transparency, and satisfaction

Provide regular status and financial reporting on progress, risks, dependencies, and overall project health

Lead cross-functional teams, driving collaboration, issue resolution, conflict management, and negotiation

Capture and share lessons learned and best practices post-delivery to support continuous improvement (PEP)

Developed and maintained project plans for scope, schedule, risk, communication, and change control using MS Project, Jira, and Confluence.

Monitored project performance, milestones, and risks; reported progress and KPIs to leadership using Excel dashboards.

Led project kick off and status meetings; clearly defined roles, expectations, and deliverable timelines.

Managed budgets, forecasts, and cost tracking in MS Excel, ensuring adherence to project financials.

Drove process improvement and efficiency through change management and lessons-learned reviews.

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

Collaborated with cross-functional teams including IT, business leads, vendors, and subject matter experts to drive project success.

Developed and maintained project plans covering scope, schedule, risk, communication, change control, and performance tracking.

Monitored and reported project performance, milestones, and risks to senior leadership, ensuring proactive issue resolution.

Provided strategic guidance and leadership to project teams through regular status meetings and scope evaluations.

Facilitated process assessments and redesign initiatives to improve operational efficiency and project outcomes.

Leading the Flash Bootloader and Cybersecurity integration for secure boot like AES128, SHA256 and RSA algorithms

Lead the design and implementation of a secure flash bootloader architecture ensuring compliance with ISO 21434 requirements, including firmware authentication, integrity verification, rollback protection, and fail-safe update mechanisms.

Coordinate and oversee comprehensive testing strategies such as signature verification, and risk assessments to validate security features, identify vulnerabilities.

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.

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

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

Development of the Electronic Brake Control Module (EBCM) Software 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 Engineers and led the design of diagnostic modules based on ISO15765 standards, fostering technical proficiency within the team.

Developed Diagnostics on CANFD 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 Renesas RH850, Freescale, ST, NXP, Infineon etc.

Compression and decompression algorithms like LZSS and Testing with Python script

Actively involved in Uni-phases like Requirements, Design, coding and Testing for all the Development activities

Documentation of the product as per ASPICE-5 standards. Actively involved in RCA, Peer Reviews and QAC.

Investigating Transport Protocol (ISO 15765-2) issues, including incorrect segmentation, missing frames, or flow control delays.

Supporting teams in troubleshooting application CRC/validation failures, power-loss scenarios, and ECU response mismatches.

Collaborating with testing teams to build robust fault-injection and negative test scenarios for bootloader stability.

Applied Code optimization, Memory optimization techniques for Bootloader SW

Implemented Compression Algorithms for faster data transfer reducing the transfer time by 30% while downloading the firmware Application.

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

Collaborated with hardware and systems teams to debug I2C/SPI timing issues and ensured signal integrity via oscilloscope and logic analyzers.

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 Masters (M.Sc., Electronics) Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

06/2001 – 05/2004 Bachelors (B.Sc., Electronics)

Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

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