Automotive SPICE Experts in Munich

Testing and verification of high-voltage systems

• Performed integration and system tests for control units in PHEV/EV vehicles using ECU-TEST (TraceTronic), Vector CANoe, CANalyzer, ETAS INCA, Tornado, E-Sys, and EDIABAS.
• Analyzed the interaction of high-voltage control units (including CCU, BMU, inverter, IPB, and IPF) and carried out software updates and flash processes to verify new software versions.
• Worked closely with software, system, and integration teams in an agile development environment to analyze issues and verify new software versions.

Leading the end-to-end development of Edge AI-powered smart glasses for visually impaired individuals, aligning product vision with user needs and managing a cross-functional team of data scientists, Android developers, AWS engineers, and hardware specialists.

• Defined product roadmap for Edge AI smart glasses and MVP features through user research, stakeholder interviews, and competitive analysis, ensuring accessibility and real-world usability.
• Developed and validated a PoC for AI-driven cancer cell identification in PET/CT scans, collaborating with medical experts to optimize diagnostic accuracy and clinical relevance.
• Built and scaled a multidisciplinary team of 75+ engineers, interns, and designers across Germany and India, driving cross-border collaboration and iterative prototyping.
• Established strategic partnerships with NGOs, healthcare providers, and advocacy groups to embed inclusivity and patient feedback into product design.
• Drove hands-on hardware-software integration using Raspberry Pi and Jetson Nano of AI models. Initiated and nurtured relationships with suppliers, manufacturers, and ecosystem players to build scalable go-to-market plans.
• Owned critical product decisions, from prototype development to funding strategy, applying a data-informed and impact-driven mindset.
• Fostered a learning-focused culture by facilitating brainstorming sessions and continuous feedback loops between engineering and product.

Achievements:

• Public speaker: Auto.Ai 2025 (Berlin), Wearable technologies 2025 (Munich and Bangalore), MEDICA 2024 (Dusseldorf)
• WMF, Bologna, Italy (June 2024): Only AI startup to be selected from Germany as EBV hero to represent sprhava on global platform
• Medica, Germany (2024): Delivered a speech on AI smart glasses in world's largest Healthcare event.
• Wearable Technologies, Bengaluru, India (Dec 2024): I was a speaker presenting sprhava and its product.
• Venturise Global Challenge (GIM 2025, Bengaluru Palace, Karnataka): sprhava was selected as one of the 16 top startups (ESDM) to present on this global platform
• Wearable Technologies Conference 2025 EUROPE, Munich, Germany (May 2025): Delivered a talk on Edge AI at the Europe's biggest wearable tech event.
• InsurNext Köln, Germany (2025): sprhava was honoured with a booth from Cologne administration.

As the Solution Architect for Agentic AI in auto claims processing, I led global customer delivery implementations, encompassing solution design and detailing, multi-tenancy, process flows, integration with third-party solutions, and localization requirements.

• Architectural Analysis: Conducted in-depth analysis of business requirements, managing requirements and creating detailed specifications.
• Service Definition: Developed comprehensive technical definitions for services and integration contracts.
• AI Process Management: Automated AI process management, focusing on analysis, optimization, and continuous improvement.
• Requirements Gathering: Facilitated requirement-gathering sessions and analyzed business processes to identify optimization opportunities.
• Agile Collaboration: Employed agile methodologies, working closely with stakeholders to ensure alignment and responsiveness.
• Technical Support: Assisted senior management with technical analyses and deliverability assessments.

REPSEM/REPKON-Energetic (Mechanical Engineering) – General Manager. Start-up company. Setting up the company and its structure. Creating processes, preparing document templates, planning workflows, hiring employees to meet company goals. Training employees and introducing them to the first company project. Project acquisition, meetings about projects with companies. Expanding company goals and strategy. Visiting companies for partnerships. Leading the first company project together with the PM.

• Increased product-related work time by 20% by introducing agile routines, clear task clarification, and improved coordination processes
• Built and led a 25-member multiplier network to broadly embed the new collaboration model
• Worked closely with department heads, steering committee, and governance board to continuously guide and secure the transformation
• Transformation approach was adopted internally as a blueprint and rolled out to other areas

• Developed and operationalized a digitalization strategy to ensure a seamless value chain across all business areas in coordination with executive management
• Implemented a process management standard and led the process organization
• Program management: directed the design, implementation and coordination of the rollout across all value-adding business units
• Reported on the program to stakeholders and executive management
• Supplier management: selected, contracted and managed suppliers within the digitalization program
• Redesigned the process organization, defined new process standards and developed training programs

• Leading the Systems Engineering department with over 30 employees in 3 teams
• Providing operational support in defining and implementing SE processes
• Analyzing existing approaches and identifying improvement potentials
• Planning resources and determining additional staffing needs
• Preparing process and role descriptions
• Coordinating collaboration with other departments
• Planning and coordinating employee training (MBSE, RE, DOORS)
• Systematically developing goals and templates to implement efficient requirement-based systems engineering for new development projects
• Building and maintaining model structures in DOORS
• Creating RM plan and user documentation
• Implementing specific approaches with DXL
• Environment and tools: DOORS, Excel, Power BI

• Development and implementation of test strategies and test plans based on ISO-29119-2/3 for Porsche and Audi ISO-26262 compliant projects (functional, integration, system & regression tests).
• Leading cross-functional teams across multiple locations, including resource planning, coordination, and milestone tracking.
• Responsibility for defect management, root cause analyses, and process improvements to improve quality and efficiency.
• Technical analysis of test results and creation of structured test reports and KPIs for stakeholders.
• Reviewing specifications and architecture to validate test readiness and requirement compliance.
• Controlling & monitoring test progress using appropriate metrics.
• Communicating evaluated test results as input for function approvals to function project owners.
• Practical vehicle testing, ECU flashing, and troubleshooting – on-board diagnostics and live tracing.

Applied qualifications:

• SW requirements analysis
• Jira X-Ray
• SOME-IP
• ViWI
• Confluence
• Defect management – KPM
• ODIS
• E-SYS
• Agile methodologies

• Pre-assessments and review of functional safety status for ADAS ECUs and body controller components
• Conduct functional safety audits
• Review the functional safety status of the E3 1.2 in a pre-assessment
• Document interviews
• Document findings and generate internal reports

Methods:

• ISO26262
• Automotive SPICE Level 2, 3
• Agile methods, SAFe

Tools:

• DOORS
• Enterprise Architect
• JIRA & Confluence
• IQ-FMEA
• Isograph

• Successfully integrated the Vector Flash Bootloader (FBL) for both NXP and TI SoCs within the Ford FNV3 and FNV4 audio amplifier projects.

• Achieved complete bootloader bring-up and ensured reliable operation, enabling secure and efficient firmware update capabilities.

• Developed a valid approach for running the Vector FBL entirely from RAM on the TI SoC, addressing unique architectural and memory handling challenges.

• Debugged and optimized NXP MCAL and TI MCAL configurations to ensure proper low-level hardware initialization.

• Managed specific constraints of DDR-only bootloader execution on TI SoC, including memory mapping and execution flow.

• Tools: Vector DaVinci Configurator, Vector CANoe

• Languages: C, Python

• Standards: AUTOSAR

• Experienced project and product manager with strong technical expertise and a special strength in managing technological innovations and complex projects. • Specialized in leading digital development and transformation projects, including change management and process optimizations.

• Project coordination: Managed timelines, deliverables, change requests (CRs) and resources, combining maturity gate reviews and program increments.
• Stakeholder management: Building strong relationships with both internal teams and external customers.
• BMW programs: BCP, BDC, MIC Next, IDC Evo, covering functional validation (including functional safety), product validation, homologation and compliance.
• Risk management: Proactively identified and resolved critical risks in software/product releases through cross-functional coordination to keep projects on track.

• Technical control, planning, and coordination of safety-related development activities for an embedded battery management system (ASIL-B to ASIL-D) across all project and series phases
• Coordination of interdisciplinary work packages between hardware, software, and system development as well as external suppliers for module and series management
• Management of development, evaluation, and maturity level assurance of safety mechanisms (diagnosis, monitoring, degradation) for series release
• Active risk, problem, and escalation management when facing target conflicts between safety, cost, schedules, and series readiness
• Stable, release-ready series safety architecture with no major findings
• Significantly increased planning and decision-making security in module and release committees
• Sustainable improvement of coordination and control processes between system, HW, and SW teams

• Tested passenger car opening handle at system level integrating hardware, software and mechanics
• Built and provided complete test equipment for system testers using Arduino boards, Saleae Logic analyser, oscilloscope, multimeter, RLC meter, programmable power supplies and function generators
• Developed system testing concepts and constructed manual system test bench
• Supported system testers with hardware and software tools
• Products: BMW XNF, Rolls Royce, Audi eRing, JLR (Jaguar-Land-Rover)