Vinodh Ramesh
Engineering Lead
Weimar
Summary
Due to excellent English skills, as well as the relevant work and life experience in Asia and Europe, am well equipped for a worldwide work assignment. Solid 10 Years work experience in Germany along with Chinese work Exposure and additional 3- 4 years work experience in India.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages
Work History
Senior Engineering Lead
Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited
Arnstadt
12.2019 - 12.2021
- Coordination of relevant Facility (HVAC & MEP) activities for the production line.
- Meetings with Facility & Production line suppliers and sub suppliers (E.g: welding machines & Dust Collector Machines) in china to understand the production line Cost, New generational production techniques and finally adaptation for European construction projects.
- Responsible for Facility supplier business confirmations and work verification
- Ensured that specified framework conditions for projects are adhered to and that relevant documentation is appropriately managed.
- Supervised construction and pre-commissioning of electrical rooms and substations.
- Involved in final project commissioning relevant to TüV Germany and CE certification for Production lines.
- Estimated project costs and resource allocation to forecast budget requirements and monitor adherence.
- Inspected and performed validation testing for designed systems and third-party installations.
Technical Project Manager
Contemporary Amperex technology Limited
Berlin
12.2018 - 11.2019
- Managed Software & Hardware changes of the Module Cell Monitoring Circuit, improvement of overall
- Module production quality
- Solved pack related electrical issues at customer side along with 3 party Task force meetings including Clear understanding Battery components critical issues as well as BMS chip related issues (Tier 2 supplier issues)
- Battery failure Analysis coordination – Coordinated and performed analysis on
- Failure BMS and Battery Modules at solution center Lab
- Process Engineering – Improved Module Production line Efficiency & participation at Module line Machine debugging workshop with supplier and worked on Optimization of Energy consumption at Module line.
Test Engineer & Coordinator Li-on Battery
Huber Automotive AG
Mühlhausen im täle
05.2017 - 11.2018
- Test Requirements specification for Battery Management System (BMS) & Cell Supervisory Circuit (CSC) and other Battery Components
- BMS Failure Analysis with Hardware Schematics & ECU Hardware Component
- Test Plan and Strategy in Project Management tools for Multiple Battery Components
- Supplier management for BMS Test adapter development
- Validation hardware schematic development & Software program development for BMS End of Line Testing
- Support BMS Software Flashing, Low Voltage In-Circuit Calibration, End of Line Testing, Screening Test for BMS Production and documentation
- High Voltage Tests and Functional Safety Tests for BMS Production
- Project coordination with test software developer from China & hardware developer from Munich
- Managed small team of 9 Persons for End of Line Testings
- Motivated the team using organization of Team Events (Segway, Barbecue & Indian Food Festival)
- Participation in winter & summer testing for HV battery (Arjeplog, Sweden & Idiada , Spain)
Test Manager
Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
Bietigheim-Bissingen, Thüringen
10.2016 - 05.2017
- Identification of Hardware in Loop Test Requirement.
- Maintained open communication to the team by presenting regular
updates on project status to customers. - Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly
intervene in mistakes or delays. - Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications
before submitting to clients. - Mastered several software testing programs.
BMS Software Manager
Daimler AG
Nabern
10.2014 - 09.2016
- Successfully been a Part of 4 Li-on Series batteries, and worked with 12 different types of batteries & BMS Components starting from 48V (0.9kWh) till 400V (max 61kWh)
- Responsible for the following software functions implementation ( High Voltage, Functional Safety, & Battery Application.
- BMS Part number documentation, Software number proposals and communication with supplier.
- Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.
- Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
BMS Test Engineer
Daimler AG
Nabern
06.2013 - 09.2014
- Test automation of CAN Signals & diagnostic services as well as internal signals test based on system requirements using vTeststudio Automation tool
- Testing the scope of application software functions for battery systems with CANoe and CANalyser
- Evaluation of test coverage with Code Coverage for module tests and signals coverage for integration tests
- Coordinated software tests with other test managers (Hardware in Loop & Vehicle) to avoid test plan collusion & improve software quality
- Documentation of test results and test defect in Quality Management Tool
- Test Coverage based on ASPICE2.0 and later migrated to ASPICE3.0
BMS Diagnostics Engineer
Daimler AG
Nabern
02.2012 - 05.2013
- Specification and validation of diagnostic Services & Fault Entry of High Voltage battery
- CAN & Diagnostic Database Creation for BMS ECU
- BMS Diagnosis & Flashing Coordination for Renault-Nissan and Daimler Cooperation
- Battery Project Performance of full diagnostic tests (Protocol & Services)
- Coordination of diagnosis content with Aftersales, production & re-manufacturing of the battery
- Implementation and Verification of BMS Flashing, Via Debugger and CAN
- Diagnostic data exchange package creation, CDD, ODX-d SMR-d for BMS
- Flash Packet creation for OEM Conformance Tools
- ISO 14230 and ISO 14229 Specialists (UDS & KWP2000 Diagnosis Protocol)
Master Student
DAIMLER AG
Sindelfingen
06.2011 - 01.2012
- Battery (BMS) Temperature Model Development (Matlab & Simulink)
- Investigation of factors that influences the efficiency of charging process of electric vehicles
- Development of charging concept to increase the efficiency of charging process.
- Utilized professor office hours to clarify topics needing elaboration.
- Worked with industry professionals to further drive learning goals.
- Worked with professors and community groups to develop personal projects for program research support.
Software Engineer
Accenture
Chennai
06.2008 - 09.2010
- Creation of end-to-end tests and production software support for banking clients
- Collaborated with clients to define solution requirements.
- Introduced agile methodologies and development best practices to division to enhance product development.
- Delivered unit-tested systems within customer-prescribed time frames.
- Represented software applications engineering team during large and complex development projects.
- Updated old code bases to modern development standards, improving functionality.
- Collaborated with fellow engineers to evaluate software and hardware interfaces.
Education
MBA - Exectutive MBA
London School of Business And Finance
London, Great Britain 06.2021 - 09.2021
Master of Science - Renewable Energy
Carl Von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Oldenburg, Germany 10.2010 - 01.2012
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
College of Engineering, Anna University
Chennai, India 06.2004 - 05.2008
Bachelor of Technology - Rubber and Plastics Technology
Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University
Chennai, India 06.2003 - 05.2007
Skills
Technical project planning
undefinedAccomplishments
- FB2 & T1 (driving authorization 2 for development vehicles testing) for winter & summer tests
- Qualified electricians in automobiles (Electrofachkraft)
- High voltage safety training
- Vector - vTeststudio training
- Autosar - basic concept for developers
- Autosar SLP10 basic software development training
- PEP training
- CANoe & CAPL training
Timeline
MBA - Exectutive MBA
London School of Business And Finance
06.2021 - 09.2021
Senior Engineering Lead
Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited
12.2019 - 12.2021
Technical Project Manager
Contemporary Amperex technology Limited
12.2018 - 11.2019
Test Engineer & Coordinator Li-on Battery
Huber Automotive AG
05.2017 - 11.2018
Test Manager
Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
10.2016 - 05.2017
BMS Software Manager
Daimler AG
10.2014 - 09.2016
BMS Test Engineer
Daimler AG
06.2013 - 09.2014
BMS Diagnostics Engineer
Daimler AG
02.2012 - 05.2013
Master Student
DAIMLER AG
06.2011 - 01.2012
Master of Science - Renewable Energy
Carl Von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
10.2010 - 01.2012
Software Engineer
Accenture
06.2008 - 09.2010
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
College of Engineering, Anna University
06.2004 - 05.2008
Bachelor of Technology - Rubber and Plastics Technology
Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University
06.2003 - 05.2007
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