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Chethan Basavarajaiah

Chethan Basavarajaiah

Automotive Program Manager | Portfolio and Project Management Expert
Bangalore

Summary

Highly adaptable professional eager to immerse myself in any industry and continuously expand knowledge. 13 years of experience in the automotive industry with a strong background in system engineering, product and program management, software configuration and release management, change management, and test management. Expertise extends to stakeholder handling and escalation management in agile environments. Driven by results and committed to utilizing skills to contribute to the overall success and values of the organization.


Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
2
2
Languages

Work History

Program Manager

Sterlite Technologies
09.2024 - Current
  • Managed cross-functional teams for successful project completion within deadlines and budgets.
  • Managed multiple strategic projects with numerous sub-projects or workstreams.
  • Collaborated with business leadership to set priorities based on business needs, resource capacity and risk exposure.
  • Established strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring support for program initiatives.

New Gen Pilot Project Manager

Robert Bosch Engineering Solutions Limited
04.2013 - 09.2024
  • Working as New gen pilot Project manager for VW Customer
  • Worked as Technical System project manager for India Mainstream and Stellantis for Global market for Passive safety Domain
  • Worked as SW Project Co-Ordinator for China- Mainstream Platform development for 3 years for Passive safety in Airbag domain
  • Worked as SW Integrator for Ford, Volvo across AB10, AB+ and AB12 Generations to fit Different component also with 3rd part Software and Autosar components in Airbag department

Technical Project Manager

Robert Bosch Engineering And Business Solutions
01.2020 - 04.2024
  • Responsible for the system development in a project
  • Central customer interface w.r.t
  • All engineering topics
  • Coordination and lead of technical project team (ECU-PCM, SW-PCM, Appl-PCM, Mech-PM, System Tester, System Engineer)
  • Contract the engineering project team
  • Report status to Line-Management (PRC Level 3 or Key Project Review)
  • Setup and Maintain Project Feature Plan
  • Ensure availability of ECU w/ SW and Calibration AND external sensors for System Testing
  • Schedule & track product verification using TTS & Rqmt based verification tracking
  • Coordinate creation of Technical Customer Documentation (TCD)
  • Take over process role Configuration Manager
  • Perform change management
  • Defect monitoring, tracking and management on product
  • Technical input to required risk assessments (for Management Releases)
  • Report technical status to customer
  • Align product verification plan with customer
  • Perform project team meetings (TPMe)
  • Participate in PjMe (if planned)
  • Tracking and maintenance of project budget, incl
  • Reporting to PjM and line management
  • Tracking of PPC, initiation of measures in case of deviations (worksplit with ECU-PCM can be individually agreed in the project team)
  • Report risks to the PjM
  • Knowledge of product life cycle
  • Communication to customer
  • Knowledge of product engineering process (PEP)
  • Knowledge of CC-PS specific processes: PM, SAM, EST, CM, ChM, REQM, DAR, Defect Management and ECM process

System Safety Manager

Robert Bosch Engineering Solutions Limited
  • Develop and maintain the DIA, Safety plan, Safety schedule and ensure that functional safety schedule is always aligned with the overall project plan
  • Coordinate and support the engineering competencies to perform the safety analysis (FMEA, FTA, FMEDA)
  • Analyze customer safety requirements and prepared the Technical Safety Concept and Technical Safety Requirements
  • Define and coordinate on confirmation/verification review with product team to ensure functional safety standard are being met throughout product development life cycle
  • Ensure that risk and issues which impact timing, quality and costs are communicated to the management
  • Provide technical guidance in testing the software as defined in iso26262

Configuration Management Process Expert

Robert Bosch Engineering Solutions Limited
  • Member of the Process Expert Board (PEB as Process CCB)
  • Evaluation of submitted PITs for the respective Process Area; source: associates, 8D, QSV/CDQ-changes, process conformance check, LL, audits, customer
  • Authority to reject PITs (rejection)
  • Implementation of minor PITs (Process Description, Guideline, Template/Checklists, Role Description, Lookup Tables, Training Slides etc)
  • Presentation of submitted major PITs in the PSK (Proc
  • Resp.)
  • Collaboration in the 8D-D7-step
  • Maintenance of the respective Process representation in Stages
  • Maintenance of the PIT list
  • Process Area Trainer/Presenter
  • Contact person for CDQ and QSV, if necessary initiation of Waivers for the product unit
  • Support in Gap-Analysis against standards and regulations
  • Principal for Tool-Support
  • Principal for maintenance of process documents
  • Review of Process Improvement Tasks and QC-questionnaire on completeness, efficiency and applicability
  • Acknowledgement of Process-Waivers incl
  • Risk disclosure statement
  • Draft the concept for Major Process Changes
  • Release of Process changes to Stages
  • Involve the mirror PEX during the Process changes and inform the changes before the release

Software Project Co-Ordinator

Robert Bosch China
02.2017 - 01.2020
  • Worked for Mainstream Platform development for China region to fulfill all the OEM's of china
  • Setup SW Project Structure according to SW project targets
  • Manage SW Requirement from analysis to acceptance
  • Plan and ensure delivery of SW work packages
  • Control the SW Cost according to the SW Project Budget
  • Ensure SW Quality and compliance with SW Development Process
  • Inform SW project status and escalate for SW Project barriers
  • Ensure achievement of the SW project targets
  • Analysis of Reqm based verification tracking results (SW)
  • Reporting of SW-Project Status to Management in PRC-Level4
  • Authority to approve SW Requirement
  • Authority to determine SW Project Planning
  • Authority to apply for SW Project Budget
  • Authority to approve SW Quality Ensurance measures
  • Authority to approve SW Process Compliance measures
  • Developed comprehensive project plans, outlining scopes, timelines, deliverables, and milestones.
  • Kept projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows.

Software Integrator

Robert Bosch Engineering And Business Solutions
04.2012 - 04.2016
  • Worked as Software integrator for North American and European Customer's
  • Optimized existing solutions through continuous improvement initiatives, enhancing performance and overall effectiveness.
  • Provided post-implementation support, resolving technical issues promptly and minimizing disruption to business operations.
  • Coordinated testing efforts to validate solution functionality and ensure adherence to quality standards before deployment.

Education

B.Tech - Electronics and Communication Engineering

Ghousia College of Engineering

Skills

Certification

PMP Certified, 3276214, 2028

Father'sname

K.H.Basavarajaah

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 07/25/89
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Adress : D004 Vedant Vayun Begur Koppa Road Akshyanagar 560068

Profile Snapshot

A result-oriented person with 12.5 years of experience in Automotive industries with knowledge and work experiences on System Engineering, Product and Program Management, software configuration & release managements, change management, Test Management. Additionally, having expertise in stakeholder handling and escalation management, Agile environment.

Accomplishments

    ▪ Reduced R&D development cost for application projects by 40% by reducing the vehicle

    tuning activities cost and SW development time.

    ▪ Highly contributed in Key customer acquisitions resulted a business of ~15mil €./year.

    ▪ Global SW strategy lead established new Platform SW, Scalable, Configurable, reusable

    architecture for all product portfolios.

    ▪ Leading Next gen base, Innovation projects with frugal approach, leading cost reduction

    project feasibility, defined MCU and Architecture.

    ▪ Lead a business-critical Project MCU switch over due to semiconductor shortage to

    retain a customer business.

    ▪ Increased the R&D footprint by >50%, Established high competent, self-driven teams.

    ▪ Strengthened competency at location to lead the customer projects independent fast and

    flexible which resulted in strengthening the local customer engagement.

Software

Autosar Integration

CD/CI

Configuration Management

Agile Methodologies

Project Management

IBM Tools

Continuous Improvement

ECU Debugging skills

Problem Management

Timeline

Program Manager

Sterlite Technologies
09.2024 - Current
Global Bosch Certified Project Manager, RKPMQ
06-2024
PMP Certified, 3276214, 2028
08-2021

Technical Project Manager

Robert Bosch Engineering And Business Solutions
01.2020 - 04.2024
Project management Training and certification for level 1, RBEI, 2020
01-2020

Software Project Co-Ordinator

Robert Bosch China
02.2017 - 01.2020

New Gen Pilot Project Manager

Robert Bosch Engineering Solutions Limited
04.2013 - 09.2024

Software Integrator

Robert Bosch Engineering And Business Solutions
04.2012 - 04.2016

System Safety Manager

Robert Bosch Engineering Solutions Limited

Configuration Management Process Expert

Robert Bosch Engineering Solutions Limited

B.Tech - Electronics and Communication Engineering

Ghousia College of Engineering
Chethan BasavarajaiahAutomotive Program Manager | Portfolio and Project Management Expert