VIVEK HERAKAL
Certified SAFe 6 Product Owner/Product Manager
Bangalore
Summary
Dynamic and results-driven Product Owner with 11.5 years of experience in the automotive industry. Expertise in embedded software development, system and component-level verification and validation, and delivering high-quality solutions for both OEM and service-based companies. Proven track record of working with diverse global customers and driving customer success through effective leadership, collaboration, and strategic problem-solving. Skilled at managing cross-functional teams and aligning product strategies with business objectives to deliver solutions on time and with quality.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
SENIOR TECHNICAL LEAD ( PRODUCT OWNER)
Continental Automotive
Bengaluru
10.2023 - Current
- Led a team of 10 as a SAFe Agile Product Owner, overseeing the development and testing of AUTOSAR BSW SWC for NVM, diagnostics, and RTC, supporting high-performance control ECUs with virtualization in the electric vehicle architecture for VW
- Creating stories with DOR, DOD and acceptance criteria by analyzing epics & capabilities
- Tracking all KPIs and collaboration with cross functional teams.
- Deriving strategy and solution along with BOs
- Analyzing and providing solution for customer/internal PRs
- Handling business requirements and project requirements
- ASPICE process, reviewing work products from SWE.1 to SWE.6
- Analysis of functional safety and security requirements.
Lead Embedded Software Engineer (Product Owner)
Volvo Group India Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru
10.2021 - 10.2023
- Leading group of 20 engineers for embedded development and testing for infotainment cluster
- Project scope analysis, Resource management, and technical feasibility studies
- Risk, budget estimation and supplier handling, SIPD cost review, PCR creation
- Software development release planning and execution software test strategy planning and execution
- Issue analysis from customer, production plant and aftermarket.
- Traveled Lyon france for SOP and customer discussion.
Senior Software Verification Engineer
Volvo Group India Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru
12.2015 - 10.2021
- Extensive knowledge of designing, developing and testing embedded Software
- Experience in requirements gathering and transforming them into use cases
- As test automation lead, planned and estimated system test automation for Volvo trucks and construction equipment
- Experienced in TRIP HIL Rig, dSPACE rigs testing and CAPL Scripting
- Automated Instrument Cluster testing using Image processing and CAPL scripting
- Experienced in vehicle- level tests and system testing
- Traveled to Germany & Sweden for vehicle testing.
Software Test Engineer
KPIT Technologies
Bengaluru
10.2013 - 12.2015
- Functional & Non-Functional testing for instrument cluster
- Developing and reviewing test Plans, test Procedures, test cases for customer requirements specification.
- Executing diagnostic test cases in dSPACE HIL rig
- Diagnostics, Track and Truck Applications expert at KPIT DENSO ODC.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering Electronics & Communication -
B.V. Bhoomraddi College of Engineering Technology
Hubli 09.2009 - 07.2013
Skills
Agile product management
Project Management, Tak force management
Supplier management
Autosar Memstack, Diagnostic
CAN, J1939, UDS, CANOe, CAPL
System testing & component testing
IBM Doors, Enterprise architecture
JIRA, Git and confluence
HIL system rigs – dSPACE, TRIP
Power BI, Python, and Grafana
Cyber security, Functional safety
Volvo tools - ET, SE, CT studio and others
Bug/error management
Certification
SAFe 6 Product Owner/Product manager
Timeline
SAFe 6 Product Owner/Product manager
07-2024
SENIOR TECHNICAL LEAD ( PRODUCT OWNER)
Continental Automotive
10.2023 - Current
Lead Embedded Software Engineer (Product Owner)
Volvo Group India Pvt Ltd
10.2021 - 10.2023
Senior Software Verification Engineer
Volvo Group India Pvt Ltd
12.2015 - 10.2021
ISTQB Foundation Level
02-2014
Software Test Engineer
KPIT Technologies
10.2013 - 12.2015
Bachelor of Engineering Electronics & Communication -
B.V. Bhoomraddi College of Engineering Technology
09.2009 - 07.2013
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