Rushikesh Sudhakar Nagpurkar

• Having total 5.5 years of experience and 4+ years of relevant experience in Automotive industry as a Senior Software Engineer, specialization in Infotainment, Verification and Validation of Telematics ECU, Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC).
• Body Control Module (BCM), CAN, UDS protocols.
• Experienced in utilizing Vector tools Canoe and CANalyzer, Uni-Flash tools, with expertise preparation for Lab car setup & bench-level & vehicle level testing.
• Performed functional, regression and integration testing of Telematics control unit (TCU) for automotive OEMs.
• Skilled In testing the ADAS features SVS, FCW, AEB, LDW, LKA features.
• Performed the testing of IVI features Bluetooth profiles, Multimedia audio/video playback, connectivity features, Driving settings, navigation.
• Developed test cases, test plans and validation procedures to verify critical BMS functionalities like Cell Voltage monitoring, SOC/SOH estimation, balancing and fault response.
• Strong command over communication protocols like CAN, CANFD, and Unified Diagnostic Services (UDS), Proficient in validating various Diagnostic Services.
• Executed functional, Integration and system level tests on real hardware.
• Used test tools such as Vector Canoe and python/C based automation.
• Ability to analyse CAN system logs, diagnose issues, and provide effective solutions.
• Overviewed the Component Datasheet (CDS) file to understand the I/O pin definitions for ECU hardware connections analysis for Building the bench Setup for ECU flashing.
• Performed UDS (ISO 14229) protocol testing for automotive ECU's and using tools like Vector Canoe, executed test cases for key UDS services such as 0x10, 0x11, 0x14.

1. Zoox Robotaxi : -

Test case Development & execution for the IVI functions and Test plan and test reports., Validating the functions like Media sources (FM, USB, Bluetooth, phone projection, Spotify) and in vehicle Content (Vehicle settings, Seats, Climate) and Phone projection (Apple CarPlay, Android auto). Defect verification using Jira tool and updated the comments after verifying the defect., Worked on HIL ECU testers monitoring, Bamboo job's monitoring, Tester PC imaging and bring up, endurance and regression testing, requirement gathering etc., Analysis of ECU testers, Zimbot & Logbot. Reporting the issues and recovering the testers and bots., Worked on PXE boot and ansible config recovery procedures, also worked on baseline ID's installation on zimbot and logbot., Created detailed confluence page for tester monitoring and daily job monitoring.

2. Volkswagen Virtus (Joynext Automotive, GmbH) : -

Responsible for cockpit (IVI) & system validation in HIL setup., Test case creation & execution for IVI, Destination entry, Navigation on the HIL setup., Validation of cross functional features of ECUs like IVI, BT, CarPlay functions using requirement documents., Responsible for system CAN log analysis and Defect raising & Management in tools Jira., Worked on the C development, HIL testing, CAN bus communication protocol, CAN development, stack layer and Autosar BSW., Mostly I have worked on HIL testing, Endurance, Sanity, Performance testing, HMI, Simulator, test Plan creation, CANalyzer, and Canoe tools for testing purposes., Validated CAN, LIN, and Ethernet communication between telematics modules and vehicle ECU's., Conducted network testing (2G/3G/4G/5G, GPS, wi-fi, Bluetooth) to ensure seamless connectivity., Responsible for system CAN log analysis and Defect raising & Management in tools JIRA., Performed the Diagnostics (UDS) services & DTC validation as per the PDX/ODX and ECU parameterization using Diagnostics console., Worked on analysing system logs, diagnosing issues, and providing effective solutions.

• Responsible for test case creation and test execution for IVI, based on requirement specification & HMI specification.
• Developed and executed comprehensive test plans for Telematics and infotainment systems, including functional and system integration testing.
• SW flashing Diagnostics validation.
• Test result update and test report creation for each SW release and reporting defects and tracking defects on JIRA.
• Conducted validation tests for HMI features, connectivity, and audio/video playback, navigation and telematics functionalities.
• Experienced in infotainment features like Remote controls, Car play, Android Auto, navigation, Bluetooth, Audio and media features.
• Interaction with Module owners for requirement clarification and test case review.
• Defect Management in JIRA Tools.
• Flashing the ECUs using the Uni-Flash and verification of the Diagnostics service validation using Canoe.