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SHILPA CHITAWADAGI

SHILPA CHITAWADAGI

Bengaluru

Summary

  • 18+ years of experience in embedded software development processes in automotive domain RADAR based ADAS
  • 10+ years are into Leadership roles (Software Test Manager/Software Project Manager/Technical Project Manager)Strong experience in ADAS. Strong experience in SW Development Life Cycle (Preferable V-Model).
  • Good knowledge on automotive standards (ASPICE, AUTOSAR and ISO26262 etc).
  • Sound experience with effort estimation and project planning.
  • Good experience in MS Project Planning, DOOR's, Configuration management and Life cycle management tools (Jira, PTC integrity).
  • Knowledge on SW development processes (CMMI/ISO etc.).
  • Strong Analytical and problem-solving skills. Strong team player with good interpersonal and communication skills; able to manage diverse teams.
  • Good experience in Nurturing teamwork, cooperation, and relationship building. Escalations management and negotiation skills. Assistance/Autonomous (L1, L2, L3) and Navigation systems, Developed, empowered and coached the teams, with teams being international and also virtual teams for different functional teams as Systems
  • Application software and Basis SW for Driver Assistance Systems and Navigation systems. Agile approach and mindset,BURCH

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Technical Project Manager

Bosch Global Software Technologies
05.2023 - Current
  • Technical project management for radar, video, ultrasonic and central compute software, hardware and system for a large NA based OEM
  • Technical coordination of international, interdisciplinary project teams including systems, HW, SW, SW integration, System integration, validation and verification
  • Responsible for planning, tracking and execution of development projects for our customer in the automotive industry
  • Lead software and system development activities including work package definition and tracking, release planning, resource planning, and quality assessments/audits according to Bosch process landscape
  • Responsible for ensuring the product performance and the fulfillment of the system requirements (including safety, security requirements when available)
  • Ensure development, validation, and delivery are according to guidelines and processes such as ISO26262 and ASPICE
  • Agreement of project targets with customer and regular reporting of project status to customer and management
  • Accountable for the alignment across software, component and enabling technology workstreams, management of dependencies, and enforcement of deliverables to achieve a system level performance at each aligned software/system/hardware deliverable with the customer
  • Establish and support efficient workflows in accordance with defined methods & processes, inside the team and across all teams in collaboration with the program leadership team
  • Organizing and facilitating administrative activities to ensure that each system delivery is on-spec, on-quality, and on-time per the aligned scope

Software Project Manager

Bosch Global Software Technologies
04.2018 - 04.2023
  • Company Overview: Company involved in developing and managing software projects for advanced driver assistance systems with a focus on RADAR-based technologies at both L2 and L3 scaling internationally
  • Led RADAR-based ADAS software projects, managing platforms for L2/L3 driver assistance features
  • Directed CAN, UDS requirements engineering and functional testing activities
  • Managed software tests from software-in-the-loop to vehicle level, ensuring timely execution and issue resolution
  • Established traceability matrix linking requirements to implementation and testing
  • Collaborated with international teams and stakeholders through all project phases from initiation to closing
  • Executed risk management strategies, including planning, mitigation, and contingency
  • Aligned software delivery with plant and product milestones, managed quality gates
  • Handled OEM sub-supplier integration challenges, ensuring successful software integration
  • Company involved in developing and managing software projects for advanced driver assistance systems with a focus on RADAR-based technologies at both L2 and L3 scaling internationally

Software Test Manager

Bosch Global Software Technologies
04.2015 - 03.2018
  • Software Test Manager overseeing system performance and testing for Radar Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
  • Design and specify tests for Radar ADAS
  • Develop and implement Test Strategy
  • Plan and manage test environments
  • Coordinate with project manager on software concepts
  • Conduct system testing and report defects
  • Generate QA metrics for system and module tests

Senior Software Engineer

Bosch Global Software Technologies
10.2012 - 03.2015
  • Test Automation Engineer for Radar ADAS, focusing on automated testing and system integration for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
  • Collaborate with product owner, developers, and test managers
  • Estimate acceptance criteria and automate tests
  • Develop test strategy compliant with project processes
  • Plan, execute manual and automated tests, draft reports
  • Evaluate test results; assist in error resolution
  • Build, maintain automated tests in continuous integration

Software Engineer

Bosch Global Software Technologies
12.2009 - 09.2012
  • Role: Test Engineer for Radar ADAS
  • Design and Specify SW Tests for Verification Radar ADAS based automotive features like ACC, PEBS, UDS, CAN
  • Automate the tests in the framework
  • Ensuring quality through reviews
  • Support the test execution and discussion of the test results
  • Improve the testing process
  • Assist in the creation of SW requests (e.g
  • Reviews)
  • Support the development in debugging also by creation of special test scenarios
  • Diagnostic Testing & Reporting the Defects, Preparation of Customer Specific Diagnostic Test Report
  • Component, Module Testing & Reporting the Defects, Preparation of Customer Specific Component Test Report
  • Static Analysis: QAC, MISRA, Complier warnings, Code coverage Analysis by QAC tools
  • Dynamic Analysis: Division by Zero, Out of boundary Check, Non Initialized variable check using Polyspace tool & Sending Delivery Mail to Responsible

Research And Development Engineer

Advanced Electronics Systems
09.2006 - 11.2009
  • Role: Product owner for Embedded Products Projects: ECHM/PCS/AEU/PIC/CONTROL AND MONITORING SYSTEM Client: IGCAR KALPPKAM/ECIL HYDERABAD/ MICO BOSCH/BEL BANGALORE
  • Environment: Keil uvision2 compiler, SILABS IDE, CCS Compiler, MPLAB 7.5 VER IDE, Image Craft CCV7AVR
  • Languages: Assembly, Embedded C
  • Microcontroller: ATMEL AT89C51ED2, CYGNAL C8051F120, PIC18F8680, PIC16F877, AT mega 128
  • Designing of Hardware
  • Development of Schematics
  • PCB and components placement review
  • Development of Application software
  • Development of test software to test the designed hardware

Information Technology Lecturer

S.T.S.K.K. Polytechnic College
06.2005 - 08.2006
  • Diploma college Lecturer for Digital & Power Electronics

Education

Research And Development Engineer -

Advanced Electronics Systems
11.2009

Information Technology Lecturer - Digital & Power Electronics

S.T.S.K.K. Polytechnic College
08.2006

Bachelor of Engineering - BE - Electronics and Communications Engineering

Visvesvaraya Technological University
01.2005

Skills

  • Technical Project Management
  • Risk Management
  • Requirement Management
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Cost Management
  • Cross Functional Team Leadership

Certification

  • RBEI Nipun: Master's in Machine Learning, Simplilearn
  • PMQ-E, Bosch Global Software Technologies

Accomplishments

  • Led technical teams to achieve 95% on-time delivery rate in software projects.
  • Increased product performance by 20% by optimizing test strategies and defect tracking.
  • Successfully managed a 15-member international team, achieving 100% project milestones on schedule.
  • Implemented ISO26262 standards, improving safety compliance by 30% in ADAS projects.

Timeline

Technical Project Manager

Bosch Global Software Technologies
05.2023 - Current

Software Project Manager

Bosch Global Software Technologies
04.2018 - 04.2023

Software Test Manager

Bosch Global Software Technologies
04.2015 - 03.2018

Senior Software Engineer

Bosch Global Software Technologies
10.2012 - 03.2015

Software Engineer

Bosch Global Software Technologies
12.2009 - 09.2012

Research And Development Engineer

Advanced Electronics Systems
09.2006 - 11.2009

Information Technology Lecturer

S.T.S.K.K. Polytechnic College
06.2005 - 08.2006

Research And Development Engineer -

Advanced Electronics Systems

Information Technology Lecturer - Digital & Power Electronics

S.T.S.K.K. Polytechnic College

Bachelor of Engineering - BE - Electronics and Communications Engineering

Visvesvaraya Technological University
SHILPA CHITAWADAGI