Ing. Arunkumar Ramadas

• Define software control, quality and maintenance processes • Develop and maintain top-level vehicle software requirements including feature implementation and maturity growth plans • Establish and maintain the company software issues tracking system • Review and approve software development, verification & validation and control plans • Support release activities of electrical systems in the software domain • Establish integration test requirements

• Represented the team in supplier’s project meetings to review project milestones, risk list and open software issues • Planned the milestones for software releases including functional requirement freeze and integration milestones • Reviewed with the supplier on the software delivery throughout the software development project to establish the progress and quality status of a software delivery

• Planned, coordinated and followed-up on the tasks corresponding to the software production preparation area • Co-ordinated and supported the cross functional activities involving product development and the production plants to get most efficient production process • Supported the introduction of new improved products and production methods in a quality assured way, with main focus on software and mechatronic systems • Supported the global production teams on software delivery

• Project leader with focus on function and software implementation • Co-ordinated and supported the activities involving functional, software development and interfaces (functional chains) between the functions and systems • Reported the status of the function/software implementation and verification at module team and chassis project meetings • Co-ordinated and supported the activities involved in the module team – safety electronics & functions, for SRS, PA, SOD and ADAS

Project lead for the concept and design of the Vehicle Configuration And Test Systems (VCATS) and vehicle in the loop test facility

• Created and reviewed diagnostic specifications for electronic modules for current and new vehicle models • Authored EOL tests and sequences executed at the EOL system used in McLaren • Prepared design specification documentation for automotive test and configuration strategies • Supported integration, validation and systems assurance functions • Prepared and participated in new product introductions of test systems in production

• Responsible for the planning, implementation and delivery of processes and equipment for the vehicle electrical systems • Created and reviewed electrical test plan • System specialist for electrical production test software applications (Control Application Sequences for Coding And Diagnostics Execution [CASCADE])

• One year of intensive on-job training on manufacturing test processes, software testing tools and electrical diagnostics/tools at BMW AG • Conducted complex vehicle electrical systems analysis and test activities for current and new models • Supported the electrical testing of the car and the validation of feature performance • Supported VCATS process downloads software to electronic modules on the vehicle and configured them to the correct vehicle specification