Pavan Raj Kalapala

About Pavan Raj Kalapala

Dedicated, driven multilingual Electrical Engineer with the academic qualifications, industry experience at FORD motor Company, and project practice to develop tailored control and embedded systems for industry leaders. Exceptional analytical skills, with the ability to examine and understand technical needs and deliver innovative projects and solutions that exceed all expectations. Demonstrated cross-functional expertise with automation, algorithms, and cybersecurity showcased throughout project experience. Accustomed to managing multiple competing deadlines simultaneously while emphasizing quality and on-time delivery. Exceptional academic qualifications include a Master of Science Candidacy in Electrical Engineering at Michigan Technological University.I look forward to meeting you! You can reach me at p•••••••@mtu.edu or +19•••••••90.

Experience

1. Systems Test Engineer - Infotainment Dev Qa

   General Motors

   Mar 2021 — Present · Warren, MI, US

   Acted as a component lead and worked as a team member on multiple features. Assembled a HIL bench setup for testing vehicle sub-systems, involving infotainment, telematics, rear view camera.Tested android system using ADB commands for UI/UX features of the infotainment system, and for calibrating the device configurations. Intercepting APIs to monitor the traffic between multiple modules of the infotainment system using VehicleSpy. Developed a test script for automated testing (Sanity and Regression) for end-to-end feature testing, using python scripting for automating tools involving Vehicle simulator and Vehicle SPY. Tested, Verified and Validated various features, while working with cross-functional teams (internal). Tested, Verified and Validated infotainment features that involved ECUs, VCUs, microprocessors, and HMI, Cluster screens of future electric vehicles. Tested, Verified and Validated various features using HIL bench testing, and different hardware setups, using tools like Vehicle simulator, Vehicle SPY, Vector Canoe. Performed functional, Regression, system and Sanity tests according to established verification plan in Agile test environment.Created test cases based on requirements and updating the same using Excel and JIRA. Tracking and updating the test results, linking them to the test cases using JIRA.Leading development and implementation of controls designs for complex low-voltage related features using either model-based coding (MATLAB/Simulink) or hand coding in C. Working cross-functionally with System Engineers, Software Engineers, Architects, Calibrators, Scrum Manager/Scrum Leader to ensure robust design. Collaborating with other teams to define and integrate components, check functionality on the bench, and in the vehicle.Verifying functional performance of controls designs through support of BTS development, testing (Unit, HIL, SIL, Vehicle), data analysis, and verification of acceptance criteria.

Education

• Michigan Technological University

  Master's degree, Electrical Engineering

  2017 — 2019