Kapil Raje

• Owns the software responsibility for the Body Control Module of Ather's electric two-wheeler.
• Contributed to the requirements, designs, coding, and testing cycle for multiple smart features.
• Defined technical requirements, along with system engineers, for smart features.
• Coordinated with other teams to align with the teams handling other Electronic Control Units for the Battery Monitoring System, Dashboard, Cloud, and Motor Controller for defining data flow and handshake.
• Implemented automated testing frameworks to quickly identify and resolve firmware issues during development cycles.
• Increased product stability by conducting thorough root cause analysis on reported bugs, leading to targeted fixes and improvements in subsequent releases.
• Patent filed around smart features in electric two-wheelers, solidifying the company's position as a market leader in technology development.
• Used AI tools like Copilot and Cursor to help the team improve efficiency in coding, testing, and documentation.

Project: Electronic Control of Sunroof.

• Development and customization of firmware for different automotive original equipment manufacturer requirements from China and Europe.
• Development includes the complete life cycle of requirements, design, coding, and testing.
• Sunroof Drive, which consists of an Electronic Control Unit with a DC motor.
• Key Contribution: Root Cause Analysis, LIN communication, UDS, and development of the Diagnostic Event Manager (DEM) module using AUTOSAR specifications.
• Responsibility: Requirements, Design, Coding, Unit Testing.
• Managed multiple high-priority projects simultaneously, consistently meeting deadlines while maintaining attention to detail.
• Maintained comprehensive documentation of technical processes, facilitating knowledge sharing among team members.

Project: Steering Wheel Switch Control.

• Performed requirements analysis and development.
• The switch control module senses different switches located on the steering wheel of the car and sends them over the LIN protocol to the Body Control Module.
• Key Contribution: Preparation of Software Requirements Specifications.
• Responsibility: Analyzing customer requirements, categorizing, and translating them into technical requirements.

Project: Integrated Starter Generator (ISG)

• Integrated Starter Generator ECU controls small engines with crankshaft-mounted alternators (like those used in two-wheelers).
• ECU features idle engine start-and-stop functionality.
• This ECU also controls ignition, battery charging, and headlamp control over CAN communication.
• ECU performs analog sensor measurements, such as engine temperature sensor, battery voltage, and wheel speed sensor.
• Key Contribution: Firmware development and customization for different vehicles.
• Responsibility: Support in integrating software modules into existing systems, and root cause analysis of failed Electronic Control Units.

Project: Generator Control Unit (GCU)

• Product series customized for different clients, which comprises all generator parameter monitoring and control using FreeRTOS.
• Worked on the design and development of firmware, which has many finite state machines (FSM).
• Part of bootloader development.
• PC-based utility for communication with GCU via USB port to update firmware and configure parameters.
• Primarily contains USB, serial communication, graphical LCD display, and keypad for interacting with the device.
• Key Contribution: Complete firmware development, GUI development.
• Responsibility: Product Owner, handled customer implementations, participated in firmware design reviews, and recommended improvements; MATLAB for model-based development of a few modules.
• Part of the root cause analysis (RCA) of failed GCUs.

Project: Submarine Battery Monitoring System (BMS)

• This system is implemented over the MODBUS RTU and TCP/IP protocols, which continuously monitor battery status.
• Key Contribution: Application back-end programming in C using OS timers in a Linux-based system, socket communication with the application, firmware design, writing application logic, and data acquisition.
• Responsibility: Handled customer implementations, carried out system trials onsite, and closely worked with the hardware development team to fulfill system requirement specifications.

Project: Time and Attendance Device.

• Reading and writing of RF cards and biometric devices.
• Primarily contains Ethernet, TCP/IP, Wi-Fi, USB, SD card interfacing, LCD display, and serial communication, as well as a keypad for interacting with devices.
• Key Contribution: Firmware Development and Unit Testing.
• Responsibility: Handled customer implementations, worked from customer demonstrations to production, and provided post-release support.