Navin Kumar Narayana Rao
Automotive Embedded Lead Test Engineer
Bremen
Summary
A multi-skilled Automotive Embedded Test Professional with 12.5 Years of experience in Automotive Embedded Testing. Ability to think out of the box, excellent team management skills and automating most of the manual use cases cost effectively resulting in increased productivity. Seeking to leverage strong technical skills and expertise to provide high productivity to scale up the profitability of the company. Besides, keep interests in reading motivational books, going out for a long drive (By driving a car with selected songs playing on the infotainment system) and watching and performing standup comedy.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Sr .Technical Consultant
Akkodis Gmbh
Bremen
8 2022 - Current
- Project: Airbus Military - CAN (Controller Area Network Test) Customer: Airbus Gmbh
- Mordern in technology, Providing solutions to test the CAN communication between Electronic Units, by simulating on CANOe - CAPL scripts with automation.
Technical Lead
QuEST Global Engineering Ltd / Gmbh
04.2020 - 08.2022
- Project: CITYflo / INTERflo Thailand Customer: ALSTOM.
With Introduction of the project which dealt with CITYflo and INTERflo (City based rail / InterCity based rail) rolling stocks.
Primary task was to perform automation tests for the released software on the proprietary based tools of Alstom ‘s Simulators of CITYflo that tested the RBC, TPS (Radio Block Controls and Train Protection Systems) and in the INTERflo tested the (Switches, Interlocking Systems and Signals).
Note: Worked offshore in Thailand (from 10.03.2019) and depending on the requirements of the customer in Turkey.
Technical Lead
QuEST Global Engineering Ltd / Gmbh
04.2019 - 04.2020
- Project: CCU (Combined Charging Unit) - EV Customer: Panasonic Automotive
- Latest in technology, the project dealt with EV charging system called Combined Charging Unit (The connector) by simulating on CANOe - CAPL scripts with automation
- Primary task was to lead the team for Battery Management System - Electric Vehicle and as an individual contributor for implementing test strategies and test execution
- Initiating Project Plans, identifying risks and deviations, coordinating with external customers, ensured team collaboration Note: Worked offshore in India (from 20.04.2020) and depending on the requirements of the customer in Stuttgart.
Technical Lead
KPIT Technologies Ltd
06.2018 - 04.2019
- Project: Back to the project “Battery Management System”. Customer: General Motors
Technical Lead
KPIT Technologies Ltd
04.2018 - 06.2018
- Project: Infotainment and Instrument Cluster. Customer: Denso Inc.
With the advancement in automotive tech the project contained testing of Infotainment and Instrument clusters with dSPACE via automation.
Worked as team lead and as an individual contributor, was involved in automating test, writing test scripts and execution for the Instrument Cluster Panel with dSPACE.
Technical Lead
KPIT Technologies Ltd
03.2017 - 04.2018
- Project: Battery Management System
- Customer: General Motors With Cutting edge technology in the Battery Management System the project dealt with testing battery management on the test bench for EV with dSPACE simulation tower
- Lead the team in Battery Management System and performed activities from requirement gathering, test case development, Test Execution to release of the software with knowledge on Blitz4 and safety concept Shell Model for High Voltage systems
- One of the major task performed as a lead was, motivated and trained the team in performing the activities since the individuals were skilled in other domain of automotive, which the team eventually performed excellent by increasing the productivity.
Senior Test Engineer
TATA Consultancy Services - Jaguar LandRover
06.2015 - 04.2017
- Project: ADAS Customer: Jaguar LandRover One of the future of automotive technology is Advance Driver Assist, the project encompassed testing the ADAS module with automation using National Instruments
- Performed complete activities from test case development to Test Execution in the features like LKA (Lane Keep Assist) / LDW (Lane Departure Warning), PAM (Park Aid Module), Speed detection and FCIM (Front Camera Interface Module) with test scripts written in NI - Teststand.
Senior Quality Analyst
SNAPONE India Pvt Ltd
04.2012 - 04.2015
- Project: Automotive Navigation
- Customer: Proprietary With Navigation as the prime source for the taxi drivers, the project involved in testing the Navigation system on the test bench with proprietary RF generators
- Worked as a Quality Analyst for Automotive Navigation Controller
- Simulation of the real environment on the test bench and execution of use cases, reporting of problems and provision of the software.
Education
Master of Science in Automotive Embedded Systems Engineering -
01.2012 - 04.2014
Bachelor of Science -
01.2003 - 04.2009
Skills
Software Test script development expertise
Toolbox
JIRA, IBM Rational ClearCase, ClearQuest, DOORS, GIT HUB, Vector CANalyzer, CANoe, National Instruments - Labview, Teststand, ControlDesk, dSPACE, Diagnostic Engineering Tool, LINUX (Ubuntu 14.3), Windows 10, C, Embedded C, dSPACE, National Instrument - Labview, Teststand, V-model, Agile/Scrum, English (fluent in speech and writing), German (B1)
Training
- TCS (TATA Consultancy Services) certified National Instrument - Labview and Testand Engineer
- 3 day workshop on High Voltage system testing for EV during the tenure in KPIT technologies Ltd
Languages
German
Intermediate (B1)
English
Advanced (C1)
Timeline
Technical Lead - QuEST Global Engineering Ltd / Gmbh
04.2020 - 08.2022
Technical Lead - QuEST Global Engineering Ltd / Gmbh
04.2019 - 04.2020
Technical Lead - KPIT Technologies Ltd
06.2018 - 04.2019
Technical Lead - KPIT Technologies Ltd
04.2018 - 06.2018
Technical Lead - KPIT Technologies Ltd
03.2017 - 04.2018
Senior Test Engineer - TATA Consultancy Services - Jaguar LandRover
06.2015 - 04.2017
Senior Quality Analyst - SNAPONE India Pvt Ltd
04.2012 - 04.2015
Manipal University - Master of Science in Automotive Embedded Systems Engineering,
01.2012 - 04.2014
New Horizon College of Engineering - Bachelor of Science,
01.2003 - 04.2009
Sr .Technical Consultant - Akkodis Gmbh
8 2022 - Current
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