Harsha Dabhade
Pune,Maharashtra
Summary
Results-driven Automotive Engineer with over 9 years of experience specializing in testing and validation of automotive electronic components. Demonstrated expertise in spearheading validation efforts for critical ECUs such as Display Units, Vehicle Controller, and Electro Hydraulics systems for Earthmoving Equipment, ABS, CCM, BCM, and PEPS. Proficient in system requirement analysis, automated test design, test automation, failure analysis, and verification to ensure reliability and compliance with industry standards. Extensive hands-on experience in manual bench testing, SIL, HIL, and LABCAR testing environments. Proactive team player with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excelling in driving test efficiency, optimizing validation processes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver top-notch automotive solutions.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Validation Engineer
Delta IoT
07.2020 - 04.2025
- Established clear communication channels with stakeholders throughout the organization, promoting transparency during all phases of the validation lifecycle.
- Conducted comprehensive training sessions on validation techniques and best practices, elevating the skillsets of internal resources and contributing to the overall success of the organization.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop robust test protocols and methodologies for new product introduction.
- Assessed current validation methods, recommending improvements to streamline processes while maintaining quality standards.
- Performed detailed reviews of validation reports, identifying potential gaps or inconsistencies that could impact product quality or compliance.
- Developed and maintained comprehensive validation documentation, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
- Mentored junior engineers, providing guidance on best practices in validation engineering and fostering professional growth.
- Conducted regression testing, analyzed results, and submitted observations to development team.
- Identified and tracked software defects and supported developers in resolving problems by completing additional tests.
- Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.
- Reviewed requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback.
- Participated in available trainings to improve software knowledge.
Sr. Validation Engineer
Continental Automotive India
04.2019 - 03.2020
- Performed Manual Bench testing of ABS/ESC (Anti-lock Braking System/Electronic Stability Control) ECU's.
- Test Plan creation in MS Excel
- Analysis of the changes in the requirements to create a detailed test plan and cover all the requirements.
- Managed ECU Validation for OEMs like Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Suzuki.
- Validation includes CAN testing, basic functionality testing, change point analysis, diagnostic testing.
- Detecting issues and logging them in the defect tracking system.
- Identified opportunities to automate routine tasks within the validation process, increasing productivity without sacrificing accuracy or quality control measures.
Sr Engineer
Tata Elxsi
09.2015 - 04.2019
- CCM Validation
- Thorough analysis of system requirements such as functional requirements, IVN Requirements for Climate control module controller
- Creating methodical test plans as per the requirements.
- Creation of traceability matrix to cover all the requirements for CCM
- Segregation of test cases according to their applicability the test environment
- Testing the software on HIL and IVN
- Detection of defects
- Logging defects
- Analyzing failures with software team
- Accelerated product development cycles by employing Agile methodologies and fostering a collaborative work environment.
- Reduced production downtime by developing maintenance plans and preventive measures.
Education
M.Tech -
Savitribai Phule University
06.2015
B.Tech - undefined
College of Engineering
07.2013
Skills
- Defect Management Tools (JIRA, Rally, ADO)
- Test Management Tools (IBM Doors, SVN)
- Python
- CAPL
- Test Design Techniques
- Simulation tools (Canoe, Canalyzer, Vehicle-Spy)
- Test Automation
- Automation test design (Python)
- NI LabVIEW
- ETAS HIL
- SIL (Software - In Loop)
- CAN, LIN, CAN-FD
- UDS
- GIT
- Functional testing
- Manual and automated testing
- Black box testing
- Test plan creation
- System testing
- Quality assurance
- Software development lifecycles
- Test planning
- Root-cause analysis
- Bug tracking
- Requirements analysis
- Defect tracking
- Automation script writing
- Time management
- Excellent communication
- Critical thinking
Certification
ISTQB Foundation Level
Knowledge On Standards
- ISO-26262
- ISO-14229
- ISO-11898
- ISO-15765-2
Timeline
Sr. Validation Engineer
Delta IoT
07.2020 - 04.2025
Sr. Validation Engineer
Continental Automotive India
04.2019 - 03.2020
Sr Engineer
Tata Elxsi
09.2015 - 04.2019
B.Tech - undefined
College of Engineering
M.Tech -
Savitribai Phule University
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