Experienced Techno-Managerial Professional with 10+ years of experience in the Indian Navy and the electronics industry. Expertise in Quality Assurance, Testing and Evaluation, System Engineering, and more. Recognized for ensuring impeccable quality standards in highly regulated environments. Proficient in testing and evaluating diverse electromechanical systems, embedded systems, communication systems, and more. Demonstrated leadership skills in managing teams and coordinating projects. Solid experience in analog, digital, and mixed-signal hardware design. Recognized with awards and certifications. Completed various training programs and workshops. Completed projects in both professional and academic settings.
Hi, I’m
Jagadeesh Kundrapu
Senior Quality Engineer
Visakhapatnam,Andhra Pradesh
Summary
Overview
11
years of professional experience
6
Certifications
Work History
Naval Armament Inspection (INDIAN NAVY)
Foreman (Gazetted)
6 2015 - Current
Job overview
- Naval Armament Testing and Inspection: Conducted thorough testing and inspection of naval armaments installed on Indian Naval Ships and Submarines, ensuring their functionality and compliance with safety standards
- Diverse Equipment Expertise: Proficiently tested and inspected a wide range of electrical, electronic, and electromechanical equipment and subsystems, including Active, Passive, Wake homing systems, Fire control systems, fibre optic wire guidance systems, gyros, Actuation systems, Batteries, Motors, Power distribution systems, Recording systems, weapon recovery systems, Embedded systems, propulsion systems and explosives of armaments
- Post-Firing Analysis: Demonstrated expertise in Active, Passive, and Wake Homing analysis of USSR torpedoes and Indigenous torpedoes, contributing to naval defense capabilities
- Quality Policy Development: Played a key role in preparing the Quality policy document for the R&D Organization, setting high-quality standards and guidelines
- Compliance Assurance: Ensured compliance with MIL-STD 461G for EMI/EMC testing and MIL-STD 810H for Environmental testing, adhering to stringent quality and safety standards
- Quality Improvement: Continuously recommended and executed quality improvements for product design and quality assurance processes, enhancing overall product quality
- Project Coordination: Successfully planned, coordinated, and assigned manpower for projects related to Quality Assurance, meeting aggressive production schedules
- Materials Assessment: Assessed materials, parts, and products to ensure they met quality control requirements and technical specifications, maintaining high-quality standards
- Training and Mentoring: Provided training to newly hired employees, explaining quality procedures and job duties, ensuring a skilled and knowledgeable workforce
- Nonconformity Resolution: Promptly documented and addressed nonconformities, recommending effective techniques for their resolution, and minimizing disruptions
- Record Management: Maintained proper inspection records and quality assurance documents, ensuring organized and accessible documentation
- Reporting: Compiled inspection information and generated reports for dissemination to management, facilitating data-driven decision-making
- Issue Resolution: Identified and effectively resolved quality issues, escalating critical problems to supervisors when necessary, ensuring product integrity
- QA Plan Review: Reviewed and approved the Mechanical, Electrical & and Electronic Quality Assurance Plans for various projects, ensuring alignment with quality policies
- Technical Verification: Conducted verification of Bill of Material, Engineering Drawings, PCB Schematics, Netlist, and Gerber Files, verifying technical accuracy
- Sea Trials and Reviews: Provided inspection support for Technical, User Associated, and evaluation sea trials of Underwater armaments
- Actively participated in various reviews, including Trail Readiness Reviews, Flight Readiness Reviews, Failure Analysis, Waiver, Test Article Review Boards, Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, and Standing Design Review Committees
- Vendor Inspection: Conducted inspections at vendor premises, ensuring quality control from raw material to dispatch clearance stage
- Ensured the Form-Fit-Functionality at Consignee Premises
- Static Trials: Successfully conducted static trials for the Indigenous Homing head in the Nagarjuna Sagar Lake test facility, contributing to the development and validation of critical components.
ESSEN Electronic Systems Pvt Ltd
Hardware Design Engineer
07.2013 - 05.2015
Job overview
- Electronic Hardware Design: Specialized in designing electronic hardware, encompassing Analog, Digital, and Mixed Signal components, ensuring the development of high-quality electronic systems
- Test Equipment Utilization: Proficiently operated various test equipment such as Digital Multimeter, Meggar, Oscilloscope, Spectrum Analyzer, Function Generator, and more, for precise testing and measurements
- Schematic and Layout Development: Played a crucial role in the creation of schematics, layout drawings, and detailed specifications, facilitating the prototyping and evaluation testing process
- Utilized software tools like Cadence OrCAD and Proteus for accurate design
- Soldering and Rework: Demonstrated expertise in soldering and performing rework on printed circuit boards (PCBs), ensuring the integrity of electronic components and connections
- Troubleshooting: Conducted systematic troubleshooting at system and component levels, effectively identifying and resolving electronic hardware issues, and contributing to the functionality of electronic systems
- Knowledge Sharing: Actively shared information and innovative ideas with colleagues, fostering a collaborative work environment and enhancing the efficiency of the team
- Failure Analysis and Corrective Actions: Collaborated with colleagues to analyze common failures in electronic systems and implemented corrective actions, ensuring continuous improvement and reliability
- Application-Oriented Circuit Realization: Successfully translated technical specifications and requirements into application-oriented electronic circuits, utilizing datasheets as valuable references, and contributing to the practical implementation of electronic solutions.
Education
J.N.T.U
Bachelor of Technology from Electronics and Communication Engineering
University Overview
Andhra Polytechnic
Diploma from Electronics and Communication Engineering
University Overview
Skills
Cadence OrCAD
Certification
Six Sigma Greenbelt
Personal Information
Personal Information
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Indian
Projects
Projects
Ventilator Power Supply Unit and Programmable Timer Device, M/s BrahMos Aerospace (Hyderabad), Responsible for hardware designing, testing, and troubleshooting Level Sensor, M/s Vizag Steel Plant (Visakhapatnam) Processor-Based Advanced Exercise Mine, Naval Armament Depot (Visakhapatnam) Muzzle Velocity and Discharge Pressure Measurement, Controllerate of Naval Armament Inspection (Visakhapatnam) Synchronization system in a DSSS Receiver, Designed a Synchronization system in a DSSS Receiver using Verilog HDL and Xilinx ISE simulator. The system included components like the matched filter, detector, loop filter, DLL, and NCO, enhancing DSSS receiver performance. Embedded-based Rigging-free Wireless Electronic Voting Machine, Developed an Embedded-based Rigging-free Wireless Electronic Voting Machine using Keil μVision and Proteus. The project aimed to ensure secure voting by assigning a unique password to each citizen, eliminating the possibility of rigging.
Training
Training
- IPC-A-610H (Acceptance of Electronic Assemblies) at M/s IPC India Institute, Bangalore
- CO2 Welding training at ATI Sion, Mumbai
- MPT & DPT training at NDT Institute, Trichy
- Workshop at AKAI TV assembling unit in Noida, Uttar Pradesh
- Participation in Science Expo at NSTL, Visakhapatnam during academic level
- Project work at Electronics Corporation of India Ltd. (ECIL), Hyderabad
- Inplant training in Telecom Technologies at Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, Srikakulam
- Attendance at a 3-day 'Android' Workshop at NIT, Warangal
- Participation in a 3-day 'Sixth Sense Robotics' Workshop at Osmania University, Hyderabad
- Seminar on 'Role of RADARS in Atmospheric and Ionospheric Studies' at KL University, Vijayawada
- Presentations on 'Automatic railway gate control and Track switching' at National Institute of Technology, Warangal, and Osmania University, Hyderabad
- Presentation on 'Brain Fingerprint Technology' at ANITS, Visakhapatnam
- Participation in the 'Circutrix' event conducted by NIT, Warangal
- Attendance at a District-level Science exhibition at the Primary School level
- Active involvement as a member of Jawahar Knowledge Centre, Indian Society for Technical Education, and Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, participating in various technical competitions and activities
Languages
Telugu
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)
Hindi
Upper intermediate (B2)
German
Beginner (A1)
Timeline
Hardware Design Engineer
ESSEN Electronic Systems Pvt Ltd
07.2013 - 05.2015
Foreman (Gazetted)
Naval Armament Inspection (INDIAN NAVY)
6 2015 - Current
J.N.T.U
Bachelor of Technology from Electronics and Communication Engineering
2013.04
Andhra Polytechnic
Diploma from Electronics and Communication Engineering
2010.04
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