Mukul Singhal

Director of Engineering

Hyderabad, Telangana, India18 yrs 5 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 20 years in QA/Testing for Embedded systems.
Expert in building and leading high-performing teams.
Strong focus on diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned QA Engineering Manager in the Embedded Systems and Automotive industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Quality AssuranceEngineering LeadershipTestingWireless Protocol TestingTest Automation

Other Skills

3GPPAdvanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS)Analytical SkillsAutomotive IndustryAutomotive InfotainmentAutomotive SPICE (ASPICE)Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)DebuggingDevice DriversEmbedded SoftwareEmbedded SystemsIEEE 802.11ISO 26262InfotainmentInternet Protocol (IP)

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Engineering Manager (QA/Testing) in the Embedded domain for more than 20 years. - Building customer partnerships - SoC (Automotive/SHIELD/Laptop/AI Workstations) and Infotainment Testing - Ethernet & 802.11 PHY/RF & MAC protocol testing - Wireless protocol conformance testing - Automation of test suite using Python, shell scripting, and Perl - Designing a testbed. - Writing Test Plans and Test Cases. - Building/Leading teams and managing Projects. Specialties: Building/Leading teams, Developing Test Strategy, Writing/Reviewing Test plans and test cases, Networking, Ethernet & Wireless protocol testing (802.11, Ethernet, LTE, etc.), Automation of test suite using Python, Shell scripting, Perl Document & Process review (ASPICE/ISO26262) As part of building and leading high-performing teams, I am committed to diversity & inclusion in the workplace. I believe it is vital to put your team first and to build a culture that shares best practices and cares about the team, the business, and each other.

Experience

Nvidia

2 roles

Senior Software Engineering Manager

Promoted

May 2016 – Present · 9 yrs 10 mos · Greater Hyderabad Area · On-site

QA Manager for Nvidia Hyderabad site. Primary responsibilities include:
1. Build, lead and manage Nvidia Hyderabad QA Team that consists of manual QA Engineers as well as SDET.
2. Track and improve the quality of Autonomous Driving "DRIVE" Software
3. Setup new & improvise the existing processes to improve the productivity & quality.
4. Own modules/projects across multiple teams.

Quality ManagementTechnical LeadershipTeam BuildingTestingDebuggingTest Automation+3

Connectivity SW QA Lead

Feb 2015 – Mar 2023 · 8 yrs 1 mo · Greater Hyderabad Area · On-site

Responsible for improving the quality of connectivity (Ethernet/WiFi/BT/GPS) SW across Tegra Business Unit (DRIVE, SHIELD & Jetson) that includes products such as Android devices, Autonomous vehicles and Embedded machines.
Conduct thorough test plan reviews to fill the test gaps and improve product performance and customer feedback.
Building new test methods based on user stories/scenarios.
Perform effective RCCA/RCA to take both reactive & preventive measures.
Uses telemetry/data to align test strategy.

Quality ManagementTestingTest PlanningRCCA/RCATelemetryUser Stories+1

Qualcomm

2 roles

Sr. Engineer

Promoted

Feb 2013 – Jan 2015 · 1 yr 11 mos

Led WiFi "RF & Data" Performance Testing team.
Key contributor in debugging customer issues and improving the performance of Wireless Connectivity Chips.

WiFiWirelessDebuggingPerformance TestingWireless Protocol Testing

Engineer

Feb 2010 – Jan 2013 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Sai technology

Software Development Engineer (QA)

Nov 2008 – Jan 2010 · 1 yr 2 mos · Greater Chennai Area

Worked as a Sr. Engineer. Led (protocol) testing teams of all the wireless projects:
LTE
WiFi
WiMAX

Protocol TestingLTEWiFiWiMAXWireless Protocol Testing

Nxp semiconductors

Software Engineer

Jan 2007 – May 2008 · 1 yr 4 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

Software Engineer in 802.11 protocol test team. Did WiFi/WLAN Testing and Automation of Test suite using Shell scripting, Python and other testing tools.

WiFiWLANTest AutomationShell ScriptingPython