Dinesh Kumar

Automation and Validation Engineer with 1.3 years of experience in automotive system validation. Specialized in manual and automated testing of safety-critical modules using Vector CANoe/CANalyzer and CAPL scripting. Proven expertise in CAN, LIN, and UDS protocols, requirement analysis, and hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) debugging. Adept at cross-functional collaboration to deliver high-quality validation results under tight project timelines.

Automation and Validation Engineer at TATA ELXSI (2024-12 – Present)

• Performed manual testing of electric vehicle infotainment and telematics modules through USB software flashing, utilizing Vector HIL bench setup, lab car, and test vehicles with CAN tools.
• Conducted telematics validation by verifying payloads published by the TCU and ensuring successful reception by subscribers.
• Executed smoke, regression, and functional tests, reporting defects in JIRA to enhance software stability and user experience.
• Analyzed requirements from Polarion documents, developed corresponding test cases, and automated them using CAPL scripting in the CANoe tool.
• Executed automated test scripts on the Vector HIL bench setup to validate communication as per requirements and ensure slave nodes responded with expected results.
• Investigated test failures, identified defects, and reported issues to the software team using JIRA.

Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication – Kongu Engineering College