KARTHICK ARUMUGAM

Principal Wireless Validation Engineer

Cupertino,CA

Summary

System Validation Engineer with 16+ years of experience in wireless and automation Quality Engineering. Qualified Wireless Validation Engineer with extensive experience assessing software systems for alignment with specifications and project goals. Enthusiastic professional with focus on effectively designing , executing , reporting and analyzing the wireless system tests.

Overview

years of professional experience

Languages

Work History

PRINCIPAL WIRELESS VALIDATION ENGINEER

Fulltime With Delart , Onsite Meta

10.2022 - Current

Design, Build , Execute and report system tests focused on characterizing power consumption behavior of 802.11ax Wireless, BT Classic and Bluetooth Low energy sub-systems used in smart glasses.
Design , Build and Execute Rate vs Range automated wireless performance tests on smart glasses.
Involved in Real world Wireless Link Budget evaluation tests on smart glasses.
Extensive use of both Wireless and Bluetooth protocol analyzers for qualifying product against requirements
Extensive use of Python and Shell scripts for all Wireless and BT test activity
Streamlined revalidation process by identifying opportunities for consolidation or elimination where appropriate.
Established strong working relationships with vendors ensuring smooth communication during project deployment.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to resolve complex issues, resulting in reduced downtime and increased production output.

R&D SOFTWARE QUALITY 4

Broadcom

10.2014 - 10.2022

Involved in leading and executing end-to-end WLAN testing activity
Test requirement planning, test plan design and development
Test Automation design and development using python
Deploy Automated test execution in test setup
Bug Review Board participation before Firmware release
Failure Analysis and bug reporting activity
Test cases & Test script development on WLAN features like Concurrency, Debugability and Peer to Peer tests
Test development, test script maintenance and test execution for Wi-Fi Aware networking [Neighborhood Awareness Networking / NAN]
Test development, Test script maintenance and execution for several WLAN Mobile STA features including Airplay, Airdrop and performance test suites.

DEV QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER II

Fortinet

10.2013 - 10.2014

Involved in WFA SIGMA Automation and test execution for WFA VHT, 11n, PMF and WMM-PS certification tests
Build and Execute the Pre-Certification tests internally
Qualifying the AP products in the external WFA certification labs
Performance and Stress tests on Fortinet AP products using Veriwave.

ENGINEER

Qualcomm

10.2007 - 10.2013

Involved in testing 802.11 standards, Beginning from 802.11b/a to 802.11n & 802.11ac
Designed, verified and validated the functional aspects of the WLAN M2M, Home Automation and the Internet of Things
Wi-Fi Alliance pre-certification tests on 1
Protected Management frame, 2
Wi-Fi Protected Setup, 3
WMM - Admission Control and 4
Voice over Wi-Fi Enterprise interoperability test suites
Test case execution on the some of the areas like WPS2.0, Soft AP and Power Consumption for low memory & low power WLAN modules.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

Bharathidasan University

India

Skills

Test Languages : Python, Linux - Shell

Wireless Test Areas: Power measurements, Performance, Roaming, Stress, Airdrop / Airplay, WiFi NAN [Neighborhood Awareness Networking], Security, Firmware Debuggability Infrastructure, WFA 11N / 11AC, WFA PMF / Cert Tests

Testing protocols : 80211ax / ac / n

Data Management

Troubleshooting

Analytical and Critical Thinking

Research

Timeline