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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

16
16
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages

Work History

PRINCIPAL WIRELESS VALIDATION ENGINEER

Fulltime With Delart , Onsite Meta
2022.10 - 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
2014.10 - 2022.10
  • 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
2013.10 - 2014.10
  • 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
2007.10 - 2013.10
  • 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

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Timeline

PRINCIPAL WIRELESS VALIDATION ENGINEER

Fulltime With Delart , Onsite Meta
2022.10 - Current

R&D SOFTWARE QUALITY 4

Broadcom
2014.10 - 2022.10

DEV QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER II

Fortinet
2013.10 - 2014.10

ENGINEER

Qualcomm
2007.10 - 2013.10

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

Bharathidasan University
KARTHICK ARUMUGAMPrincipal Wireless Validation Engineer