Innovative Senior Technical Lead with expertise in networking defect analysis and firmware development, enhancing automotive Ethernet protocol solutions. Proven track record in stakeholder engagement and team direction.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Technical Lead
Mercedes Benz R&D India Pvt.Ltd
Bangalore
04.2023 - Current
Directed In-Vehicle Networking Team to identify and analyze networking defects in development vehicles.
Developed Physical Layer Test Tool for evaluating signal integrity in development vehicles.
Facilitated meetings to align project goals and timelines with stakeholders.
Senior Engineer
Mercedes Benz R&D India Pvt.Ltd
Bangalore
04.2019 - 03.2023
Developed firmware applications to check the interoperability of various automotive Ethernet switches (100BASE-T1).
Worked on the proof of concept to standardize wakeup over the data line into AUTOSAR standards.
Developed a tool using CANoe to validate the selective wakeup feature of CAN/CAN FD transceivers.
Engineer
Mercedes Benz R&D India Pvt.Ltd
Bangalore
06.2015 - 03.2019
Developed firmware and GUI applications to validate interoperability of automotive Ethernet PHYs (100BASE-T1 & 1000BASE-T1).
Created firmware and GUI applications to assess EMI/EMC performance of automotive Ethernet PHYs (100BASE-T1 & 1000BASE-T1).
Education
Electrical & Electronics
PES Institute of Technology
Bangalore
04-2015
Skills
Signal integrity analysis
Firmware development
Automotive Ethernet protocols
Test tool development
Networking defect analysis
Stakeholder engagement
Technical leadership
Accomplishments
Innovation Award 2025 for filing a patent on the In-Vehicle Networking Physical Layer Test Tool.
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