Kishore Divvela
Bangalore
Summary
Dynamic Senior Manager with a proven track record at Aptiv Components India Pvt. Ltd., excelling in automotive product development and strategic leadership. Spearheaded complex software project delivery, enhancing SW engineering efficiency and driving continuous integration initiatives. Adept at team building and coaching, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Senior Manager
Aptiv Components India Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore
03.2021 - 12.2025
- Accountable for developing and managing the BSP,CoreIO and SWDL with Cybersecurity to develop or customize the BSP and provide the platform to HW bring-up activities for different variants of products.
- Managing IVI SW components like VIP, Power mode, and External interfaces.
- Managing SOA features team using Adaptive AutoSAR.
- Driving SW excellence KPIs for the Foundation org.
- Responsible for conceptualizing, formulating, and implementing strategic initiatives to align the projects and associated functions with the organization's mission and goals.
- Deliver complex IT projects while managing risk, road-mapping technology, and directing strategy to drive new initiatives.
Engineering Manager
Aptiv Components India Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore
04.2018 - 03.2021
- Accountable for developing and managing the BSP to customize the BSP for different SOC architectures.
- Managing CICD activities and Automation activities for all priority projects.
- Managing KPIs automation for all programs and Driving SW excellence practices across Software Services and systems Org.
- Customizing the Vector AutoSAR SIP package and delivering SW for one of the esteemed IVI projects.
- Responsible for implementing strategic initiatives to align the projects.
Senior Technical Manager
HCL Technologies.
Bangalore
04.2011 - 04.2018
- Development of SW modules in IVI Middleware and VIP.
- Managing a SW team of 15+ Software Engineers.
- Tracking and ensuring all business requirements are met by the product.
- Effectively implemented the Agile development (SCRUM) and followed various best practices.
- Prepare the Effort Estimation and time management.
- Prepared master test plans, environment configurations, application installations and testing schedules.
- Lead process improvement activities to identify and resolve quality-related issues across organizational boundaries.
- Track the automation requirements and develop the automation scripts for each solution implemented.
- OEM/Tier1: Panasonic Automotive, Daimler, Aptiv
Lead Engineer
MobiApps and Digi India Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore
03.2005 - 04.2011
- Development WINCE-based GUI for KSTDC Taxis.
- Development of SW features like Geo-fence, Route Deviation, GSM/GPRS/GPS data handling for Vehicle Tracking system.
- Development of filesystem drivers (FAT and EXT4) for Vehicle tracking system HW.
- Tested various failure scenarios in the product like load handling, boundaries testing.
- Performed Regression Testing for taxi dispatch system.
- Involved in the functional study of the application.
- Involved in setting up the automation testing.
- Involved in the Preparation of Test strategy & test cases.
- Designing various testing environments to test the product.
SW engineer
United Telecoms Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore
06.2003 - 03.2005
- Diagnostic various HWs in system ( EMC / Controller card /RF cards).
- System diagnostics & alarm handling.
- RTC Driver implementation.
- VCO testing with RF equipment.
- Base board HW testing.
- System testing of production units & reporting issues Bug tracking system.
- Commissioning with DoT ( Department of Telecommunication India).
Education
M.Tech - Embedded Systems And VLSI
JNTUK
12-2013
Skills
- Management and strategic leadership
- Automotive product development
- ASPICE and MISRA standards
- Automotive SDV and SVA
- Cockpit, domain, and zonal controller solutions
- SWDL/FOTA and cyber security solutions
- Operational leadership and budget management
- Planning, execution, and RFQs
- Complex software project delivery
- Software excellence and capability roadmap
- SW engineering efficiency
- Continuous integration and automation
- SOC and SW vendor collaboration
- Team building and coaching
- Critical project monitoring and reviews
- Discussions with senior leaders
Prior Work History
- Aptiv Components India Pvt Ltd., Bangalore, Karnataka, Senior Manager, 04/01/18, 12/31/25
- HCL Technologies, Bangalore, Karnataka, Senior Technical Manager, 04/01/11, 03/31/18
- MobiApps & Digi India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, Karnataka, Lead Engineer, 03/01/05, 04/30/11
- United Telecoms Limited, Bangalore, Karnataka, Software Engineer, 06/01/03, 03/31/05
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
C1
Telugu
Native
Native
Tamil
Intermediate (B1)
B1
German
Beginner
A1
Certification
Professional Scrum Master or Trainer
Accomplishments
Top Performer Award in Aptiv- 2024 - H2
Timeline
Senior Manager
Aptiv Components India Pvt. Ltd.
03.2021 - 12.2025
Engineering Manager
Aptiv Components India Pvt. Ltd.
04.2018 - 03.2021
Senior Technical Manager
HCL Technologies.
04.2011 - 04.2018
Lead Engineer
MobiApps and Digi India Pvt. Ltd.
03.2005 - 04.2011
SW engineer
United Telecoms Pvt. Ltd.
06.2003 - 03.2005
M.Tech - Embedded Systems And VLSI
JNTUK