Premkala Ramesh
Director, System Integration Test | Advanced Development Center
- Role
- Director, System Integration Test at Intellian Technologies
- Location
- Fairfax, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Premkala Ramesh
25 years experience in Telecom / Satcom industry* Well versed with software development life cycle and best practices in various stages of the product from early integration to site acceptance* Experience with Scrum, Kanban and SaFe Agile methods of software development and release delivery * Donned multiple roles over the course of my career : Software Test Engineer, Tier4 Support Engineer, Project Lead, Site acceptance Lead, Product Owner, Product Manager, Technical Manager and Department Lead* Effectively led teams through organizational and process changes * Experienced in building teams from scratch and establishing test practices* Led teams in both start-up and process mature organizations* Excellent communication, organizational and documentation skills* Can do attitude and highly dependable for feature/release deliveries without losing focus on software quality and customer satisfaction
Experience
Director, System Integration Test
Feb 2026 — Present · Rockville, MD, US
Strategic Focus: Lead the end-to-end System Integration Testing (SIT) organization, scaling testing operations to support a growing portfolio of flat-panel satellite products.Operational Leadership: Manage a high-performing SIT team responsible for the full product lifecycle: from early integration, pairwise testing, and OTA validation to customer acceptance testing and GA/LA support.Product Quality & Release: Oversee critical validation phases including new feature validation, regression testing, and rigorous acceptance testing with global satellite partners to ensure flawless field deployment.Team Development: Drive talent strategy by hiring, training, and mentoring engineers to build subject matter expertise in satellite integration and testing methodologies.Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as a key stakeholder for Product Management, Program Management, and Engineering leadership to align testing roadmaps with aggressive schedules and technical requirements.
Education
University of Madras
BS, Electronics & Communication
1996 — 2000
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