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Satish Parapur

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Satish Parapur
Munich, Germany

Experience

Dec 2022 - Present
3 years 4 months

Project Lead

L&T Technology Services

  • Tested Body Control Module (BCM) software using dSPACE, Control Desk and EXAM in GHIL (Gesamt HIL).
  • Led a team of 8 engineers and managed end-to-end software execution for each release, from requirement analysis to final validation and release.
  • Coordinated with function specialists to analyse requirements and derive test cases.
  • Developed test specifications and maintained bidirectional traceability between requirements and test cases.
  • Automated test cases and built library functions using EXAM (Audi and VW customer-specific tool for test automation).
  • Organised GHIL testing activities for both manual and automated test execution.
  • Evaluated and analysed test reports generated from night runs in EXAM.
  • Identified software and GHIL issues based on report analysis and created bug tickets for traceability.
Nov 2021 - Dec 2022
1 year 2 months

Tech Lead

Aptiv

  • Tested Short Range Radar (SRR) ECU software for Automatic Parking Assist (APA).
  • Technically led a team of 5 engineers and managed testing activities for multiple software releases.
  • Conducted and led daily scrum meetings to address bottlenecks and ensure timely project milestones.
  • Executed both SYS4 (System Integration Test) and SYS5 (System Qualification Test) at ASPICE level.
  • Applied Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) to analyse requirements and identify potential failures.
  • Performed system requirement analysis and developed system test specifications, maintaining traceability using Polarion.
  • Automated test cases and built library functions using Vector vTest Studio.
  • Configured the restbus and executed test cases.
  • Analysed test reports and identified software issues, reporting bug tickets.
Sep 2016 - Nov 2021
5 years 3 months

Senior Software Engineer

Robert Bosch Technology and Services

  • Tested ADAS-based radar sensor projects, including Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) and failure management in a HIL environment using CLARA.
  • Worked with architecture and subsystems: SDU (faults and DTC logging, data verification, storage conditions), SMU (UDS services), SIO (I/O signals) and SRU (memory usage and watchdog timer).
  • Conducted system requirement analysis, test design and test specification development; developed test scripts and APIs using Python.
  • Organised pre-verification meetings and checklists for each release.
  • Executed tests, generated reports and verified coverage of all requirements.
  • Reported failures and managed the defect life cycle.
Aug 2014 - Sep 2016
2 years 2 months

Test Engineer

KPIT Technology Ltd.

  • Tested instrument clusters: basic functions, language support, diagnostic services, error memory management (fault and DTC storage), basic infotainment functions, and warnings, telltales and alerts in multiple languages.
  • Performed requirement analysis and wrote test cases in Python.
  • Executed test cases and reported test results.
  • Reported observed defects using defect tracking tools.

Industries Experience

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Experienced in Automotive (11.5 years).

Automotive

Business Areas Experience

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Experienced in Product Development (11.5 years), Quality Assurance (11.5 years), and Project Management (4.5 years).

Product Development
Quality Assurance
Project Management

Summary

Highly skilled automotive software engineer with 10+ years of experience in Automotive testing. Seeking to leverage extensive expertise in automotive embedded systems to contribute to cutting-edge vehicle technologies and enhance system performance and reliability in a forward-thinking automotive company.

  • Currently working as a Project Lead at L&T Technology Services.
  • Experience as Tech Lead and Test Manager for BCM, ADAS and instrument cluster software and functionality testing.
  • Experience in testing of BCM (Body Control Module) with features like KLIMA, Komfort and BAZ functions for the end customer AUDI.
  • Experience in black-box testing (system level: diagnostic testing, failure management, interface testing, ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control), AEB (Automatic Emergency Braking) function testing (AEB prefill, prewarning, acute_warning, EBA, HBA, AEBP_Partial, AEBP_Ext), APA (Automatic Parking Assist)).
  • Managing resources, planning test activities and estimating testing effort.
  • Following Agile processes; responsible for sprint start and close and sprint planning for every 10-day sprint.
  • Planning tasks and creating Jira tickets for each tester based on the plan.
  • Coordinating requirement analysis, test design and test execution activities.
  • Experience in requirement engineering in FMEA and DFMEA activities to identify potential failures.
  • Creating and organizing pre-verification meetings and checklists for each release.
  • Carrying out test execution activities on HIL and checking coverage of all requirements.
  • Involved in requirement analysis and test case development; test script development, test case execution and test report analysis.

Skills

  • Programming Languages: Python, Capl Scripting
  • Vector Tools: Canoe, Canalyzer, Canape, Canstress, Vflash, Vtest Studio
  • Protocols: Can, Lin, Ethernet, Flexray, Iso26262, Uds-iso14229
  • Version Control: Git, Svn, Bitbucket
  • Project Management Tools: Alm Integrity, Jira, Clearquest
  • Oem-specific Tools: Ediabas, Exam, Control Desk, Dspace, Esys, Odis, Gnss, Clara
  • Requirement Management Tools: Doors, Polarion, Codebeamer

Languages

English
Advanced
Kannada
Advanced
German
Intermediate

Education

Jun 2011 - Aug 2014

Siddaganga Institute of Technology

Electronics and Communication Engineering · Tumakuru, India · CGPA: 8.21

Certifications & licenses

Driving License: Class B

Germany

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Where is Satish based?

Satish is based in Munich, Germany.

What languages does Satish speak?

Satish speaks the following languages: English (Advanced), Kannada (Advanced), German (Intermediate).

How many years of experience does Satish have?

Satish has at least 12 years of experience. During this time, Satish has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 11 months. Note that Satish may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Satish be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Satish would be well-suited for roles such as: Project Lead, Tech Lead, Senior Software Engineer.

What is Satish's latest experience?

Satish's most recent position is Project Lead at L&T Technology Services.

What companies has Satish worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Satish has worked for L&T Technology Services, Aptiv, and Robert Bosch Technology and Services.

Which industries is Satish most experienced in?

Satish is most experienced in industries like Automotive.

Which business areas is Satish most experienced in?

Satish is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Quality Assurance (QA), and Project Management.

Which industries has Satish worked in recently?

Satish has recently worked in industries like Automotive.

Which business areas has Satish worked in recently?

Satish has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Quality Assurance (QA), and Project Management.

What is Satish's education?

Satish attended Siddaganga Institute of Technology for Electronics and Communication Engineering.

Does Satish have any certificates?

Satish has 1 certificate: Driving License: Class B.

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