Catalin-sebastian M. - Senior Test Management Software Engineer - Freelancer

Timișoara, Romania

Experience

Jan 2024 - Present

1 year 10 months

Technical Team Lead with responsibilities in the management part of the project
Designed and implemented test plans resulting on an significant increase in test efficiency
Worked closely with Scrum Teams to deliver specifications and technical functions to the customer
Planned sprints, managed resources and interfaced with the customer for all open points and blocking points from the team in an Agile environment
Performed technical functions specification and requirements analysis (SWE 6 / Software Qualification Test)
Developed test procedures for manual execution using dSpace HILs
Developed test automation scripts and executed them using Jenkins
Conducted reviews of the test automation and test procedures
Maintained full traceability coverage in PTC Integrity

Jun 2022 - Dec 2023

1 year 7 months

Performed requirements analysis and developed test cases accordingly using Python scripts
Planned test sessions and executed tests using Jira and Confluence in an Agile environment
Maintained clear overview of created scripts using review methods
Ensured full traceability coverage of requirements using IBM Rational DOORS
Executed scripts using a software HIL (SWHIL)
Analyzed and documented test results
Reported defects using IBM Change and documented results and changes in SVN and DOORS
Created test strategy and application instructions

Mar 2021 - May 2022

1 year 3 months

Planned test creation and execution using Jira for test requests and Confluence for documentation
Applied knowledge of ISO 26262 and worked according to Automotive SPICE
Developed automation scripts for SYS.4 tests according to system design and hardware software interface documents using vTestStudio Vector tool
Maintained clear overview of created tests using review methods
Ensured full traceability coverage of requirements
Analyzed test results
Reported defects using Jira and documented results in SVN and Confluence
Created test strategy and application instructions

Apr 2019 - Dec 2020

1 year 9 months

Developed test cases based on system requirements for LiDAR sensors and camera units
Executed manual test cases on the HIL and reported defects while documenting results
Established use cases with BMW feature owners for both LiDAR and camera
Performed BUS communication tests using CANoe REST bus simulation for smoke tests
Managed end-to-end system test bench chain involving PC, DUT and sensor/camera ECU with Vector CANoe, Python scripts for CV platform and SerDes communication (MIPI CSI-2 and I2C interfaces)
Developed vehicle test cases based on use cases and specific system requirements
Set up and maintained the vehicle test setup
Executed test scenarios at BMW test tracks (Arjeplog, Sweden; Aschheim, Germany) and real highway environments
Conducted smoke tests on vehicle and HIL, reported defects using Jira and documented results
Maintained clear overview of created tests using review methods
Recorded data using vehicle test setup
Debugged application for every software release using Lauterbach debugger for smoke testing
Created Python scripts using PyCharm IDE

Jul 2015 - Apr 2019

3 years 10 months

Developed test cases based on system requirements for IPC ECU (traffic sign recognition, traffic jam assist, lane departure warning) and ADAS camera (adaptive cruise control, speed limit)
Tested active safety features including adaptive cruise control, intelligent adaptive cruise control and pre‐collision assist; secondary responsibility for passive safety feature seatbelt
Executed manual, semi‐automated and fully automated tests
Automated test cases using uTAS internal tool
Created test reports and documented results
Conducted vehicle tests for the Ford project in Timisoara covering different car lines and test scenarios, including climate chamber tests