Vinoot Handiganoor
Senior Staff Engineer @Samsung Semiconductor
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Staff Engineer @Samsung Semiconductor
Bengaluru, IN
Team Building & Leadership1. Leading 10-engineer Software Qualification Engineering team across 4 domains: Custom AI SoC, Automotive IVI SoC, Image Sensor, and Mobile AP Multimedia2.Built Automotive IVI SoC validation team entirely from scratch; deployed 60-setup test bed infrastructure for stability and performance testing from zero3. Built Mobile AP Software Multimedia testing team from scratch; team actively delivering across Audio, Camera, Display, NPU, and Graphics feature validation milestones4. Newly formed and leading Custom AI SoC validation team for Samsung\'s Physical AI chip; currently in requirements understanding and test strategy ramp-up phaseAutomotive IVI SoC1. Drove end-to-end SQE for Automotive IVI SoC programs; team actively contributing to milestones2. Achieved ASPICE CL2 certification in SWE.6 domain — initiative owned and driven personally end-to-end3. Drove automation coverage from 47% to 70% target via Aura Tool Framework integration with 20% customer issue reduction4. Established full traceability governance: Requirements → Test Cases → Results → Defects with zero audit gaps5. Certified Automotive Cyber Security Practitioner for Samsung\'s Automotive SOC.6. Robot ScriptingMobile AP Multimedia1. Guided team to build AP Software Multimedia testing tool from scratch covering Audio, Camera, Display, NPU, and Graphics domains for mobile SoC2. Team actively delivering milestone-level validation with full Jira/ALM hygiene and issue analysis governanceCustom AI SoC (Physical AI)1. Formed and leading validation team for Samsung\'s custom on-device AI SoC purpose-built for Physical AI edge applications2. Defining test strategy, requirements analysis, and OS-agnostic automation architecture for upcoming milestone cycle3. Architecting AI agent-based validation workflows using local LLM deployment for defect triage and coverage analysis
EDUCATION
Basaveshwar Engineering College Bagalkot
B.E, E&CE
SKILLS
ABOUT VINOOT HANDIGANOOR
I am leading Software Qualification Engineering activities at Samsung Semiconductor across three of the most technically demanding chip domains in the industry — Automotive IVI SoC, Mobile AP Multimedia, and a newly formed Custom AI SoC validation team under Samsung Leadership TeamTwo of these I built entirely from scratch.For Automotive IVI, I stood up the entire validation team and deployed a 60-setup test bed infrastructure for stability and performance testing from zero. drove the programme to ASPICE CL2 certification in the SWE.6 domain — an end-to-end initiative owned personally. Today the team actively contributes to milestone execution across cycles with structured traceability, automation coverage, and customer issue governance.For Mobile AP Multimedia, Helped team in designing and built the testing tool from scratch covering Audio, Camera, Display, NPU, and Graphics domains for mobile SoC. The team is fully operational, delivering automation integration and rigorous issue analysis across multimedia feature validation milestones.Most recently I have taken on ownership of Samsung\'s Custom AI SoC validation — a newly formed team at the start of its qualification journey for a chip purpose-built for Physical AI at the edge. Standing this up is the next chapter, and it is the kind of zero-to-one challenge I have done before.On the technical side I architect OS-agnostic automation frameworks in Python and Robot Framework, drive traceability standards from Requirements through to Defects.As a Software Development Manager at Stellantis, I lead a team of 25 outstanding engineers who develop service-oriented architecture (SOA) for high-performance computing (HPC) electronic control units (ECU). I have over 5 years of experience in managing and delivering complex software projects in the automotive domain, with a focus on Classic AUTOSAR, Adaptive Autosar, QNX OS, and QEMU.I am also a Certified SAFe Agilist, who fosters a culture of innovation, collaboration, and quality within my team. I have successfully mentored my team members to file 5 patents, improve time to market with automation testing techniques, and partner with external stakeholders to integrate and verify the Autosar platform for Audi HPC4 Gateway ECU. My mission is to leverage my technical and leadership skills to create cutting-edge software solutions that enhance the safety, performance, and user experience of vehicles.
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