Swarali Kshirsagar

• Lead System verification Engineer

Smith + Nephew is a leading player in the sports medicine domain. I worked in S+N AET (Arthroscopic Enabling technologies ) NPD division for new generation of coblation and resection units.

I primarily worked creating test case frameworks for most of the Arthroscopic tower devices including visualization system, coblation and mechanical resection system. I also worked on creating the detailed test protocols to test the backend communication channel between the devices.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

· Coordinating and Planning with the delivery manager regarding project issues, defects, and deliverables.

· Creating test protocols for User Interface , Embedded communications lines (RS232, RS485) , ethernet and CAN Bus.

· Designed the messages and linking of CAN message IDs with the functionality for cross-device communication.

· Ensuring S+N verification and validation SOP are followed for all the documentations.

· Perform functional and non-functional testing

· Ensuring Trace Matrix is updated.

· Classifying the defects in correct bucket of software, hardware, tester error or test protocol error and notify the appropriate team leader.

Tool Used: Cognition Cockpit, Jama, CAN Analyzer, Confluence, Sniffer tools for RS232 and 485, Hard disk Imaging tools.

Operating Systems\ Packages Known: Embedded Linux

• System Verification Engineer

GE Healthcare establishment in Salt Lake City is developing C-Arm X-ray based surgical imaging device. This device is designed to be used during surgical procedures for providing real time images.

Keystone is the latest C-Arm Surgical X-Ray Machine with State-of-the-Art Features and is compliant with the latest DICOM Standards. The surgical X-ray unit was enabled with various pre-configured X-ray profiles suited for multiple applications such as orthopedic, vascular, cardiac, and spinal surgeries. The system could also help maintain patient that were entered manually or from DICOM source like MWL or Image query.

This project was NPD (New Product Development) followed with multiple design change cycles for managing customer feedback as well as system upgrade, cybersecurity compliance and cost optimizations. All the program cycles scope included Verification and Validation of the C-Arm X-ray system with manual and automation testing.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

· Coordinating and Planning with the delivery manager regarding project issues, defects, and deliverables.

· Distribution of workload among teams as per systems availability and task/program priorities.

· Developing test protocols and execution of the build acceptance, sanity, and smoke testing.

· Working closely with feature owners to improve the quality of SSVPs. (test protocols)

· Analyzing requirement coverage and escalating the gaps to the systems team. Periodically checking the Traceability Matrix for gaps.

· Confirm the issues identified by other team members and classifying them in the correct buckets of tester error, known issues, new issues, regression, protocol issues etc.

· Perform optimization of reproduction steps for issues which are difficult to reproduce.

· Working closely with automation/reliability team to create test protocols for simplified reproduction steps of critical issues.

· Ensure GE Verification Standard operating procedures (SOPS) are followed by the entire team.

· Perform functional and non-functional testing

· Perform dry runs, partial runs and formal testing of subsystem and system test protocols.

· Reporting and Tracking Defects and performing defect verification activities.

· Comply with EHS regulations and policies.

· Performed verification activities across all subsystems including electrical, mechanical, X-ray image quality, Radiation dose, labeling, user manuals and components. Well versed with handling engineering tools such as oscilloscope, DMM’s, Audio meter, Signal Generator, Dosimeters, etc. and interactive software tools as required.

· Installation and creation of SIM for enabling features depending on the option package to be tested.

· Preparing validated systems for formal executions.

Tool Used: Quality Center (HP Application Lifecycle Management (Version: 11.0)), IBM DOORS, IBM Clear Quest, XML, Sequencer, DVTK, Oscilloscope, DMM, Signal Generators, Square Line Pair Tool (Measures the resolution of the imaging system), IQST (GE Proprietary Tool), Westmead test object (Evaluate image quality of the complete fluoroscopic system), Radical Dosimeter (Measure Dose rate), Confluence, GOLEM (GE Proprietary Automation Hardware Tool), MyWorkshop (GE Application used for document control), Imaging Phantoms

Operating Systems\ Packages Known: Windows, Linux and Android

• System Test Engineer

The systems testing team at GE Healthcare Salt Lake City is focused on carrying out systematic testing of the C-Arm X-ray based surgical imaging device.

The testing team is responsible for carrying out Manual as well as automated testing.

The tasks of the testing team mainly include the execution of test protocols and analysis of failures. Suggesting corrections in test protocols.

Install and calibrate various versions of the product.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

· Performing randomized testing to find non-systemic issues

· Performing calibration on various subsystems.

· Perform Regression Testing for identification of inaccurate code delivery

· Trying to catch high-priority failure issues during dry runs of the latest builds.

· Executing the system verification protocols.

· Run the entire protocol and suggest changes to the protocol

· Perform hardware testing.

· Checking development builds and giving quick feedback to the Feature owners as well as the Software team.

· Running investigations, devising small and accurate reproductions steps of various error cards.

Tool Used: Quality Center (HP Application Lifecycle Management (Version: 11.0)), IBM DOORS, IBM Clear Quest, XML, Sequencer, DVTK, Oscilloscope, DMM, Signal Generators, Square Line Pair Tool (Measures the resolution of the imaging system), IQST (GE Proprietary Tool), Westmead test object (Evaluate image quality of the complete fluoroscopic system), Radical Dosimeter (Measure Dose rate), Confluence, GOLEM (GE Proprietary Automation Hardware Tool), MyWorkshop (GE Application used for document control), Imaging Phantoms

Operating Systems\ Packages Known: Windows, Linux and Android

• Test Engineer

Candor solutions are a firm in Mumbai developing various embedded solutions for medium to large-scale industries. I worked on various projects including

Most of these projects included display, keyboard, and joystick controller. I performed testing for keyboard, display, and hardware testing.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

· Requirements to Test cases generation

· Generation of system tests and sub system cases.

· Maintaining the bug lists in the development phase

· Functional testing of a batch of production order

· Getting the specialized scripts developed form software engineers for end-to-end testing for almost 10 products

· Testing aspects such as Keyboards, Displays, calibration, function etc.

· Identification of various test key points in hardware for faster root cause.

· Developing test jigs for faster testing of individual features.

· Debugging of the issues to provide more information to the developers.

· Requirements Analysis and generation of test cases

· Regression Testing

· Daily verification report generation

· Maintaining the current states of priority bugs.

Tool Used: Quality Center (HP Application Lifecycle Management (Version: 11.0)), QTP, Bugzilla

Operating Systems\ Packages Known: Windows 98/XP/7, Windows Server 2008/2012, and Android