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NITHUN SAGAR GUNTI

Commerce Township,MI

Summary

Passionate and result-oriented Electrical and Electronics Engineer, certified DFSS Black belt holder with a strong focus on real-time Hardware-in-Loop simulation, Virtual ECU Simulation, Functional Safety analysis and development in Active Safety (ADAS) domain and over a 10years of industry experience.




Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Virtual ECU Simulation Integration Engineer,

General Motors
10.2021 - Current
  • Identify needed plant, behavioral, sensor, and actuator models for virtual vehicle system benches
  • Worked with outside organizations to obtain needed models
  • Adapted, updated, and integrated models onto virtual vehicle system benches
  • Integrated new model capabilities onto the platform
  • Integrated virtual controllers onto virtual vehicle system benches
  • Developed, integrated, and maintained serial data connectivity links (bridges) between the co-simulation platform and virtual controllers, models and tools
  • Collaborated across all areas of product development including Global Electrification, Controls, Software & Electronics, Validation, IT, Fuel Cell, Manufacturing to continuously develop platform capabilities
  • Led cross-organizational teams to develop various automated test capabilities
  • Integrated automated test capabilities onto the VHIL platform
  • Integrated various specific development and validation tests onto the VHIL platform
  • Led weekly VHIL Automation Product Development Team (PDT) meetings
  • Served as development and validation test subject matter expert within VHIL team
  • Provided live demonstrations of VHIL platform capabilities to various leadership groups and outside organizations


Lead Functional Safety Validation Engineer

General Motors Co
09.2018 - 09.2021
  • Active Safety/ Autonomous Functional Safety Validation Engineer for HIL benches
  • Lead developer of Global B SuperCruise Ethernet/LIN/CAN/CANFD Protocol tool chain Fault Injection Model
  • Assist Active Safety/Autonomous Functional Safety and Subsystem teams in creation of CANMM models for ASIL functional level testing
  • Designing gateway models for Automotive Ethernet on Canoe using CAPL Scripting
  • Analyzing documents such as Subsystem Technical Specification (SSTS), Component Technical Specification (CTS), Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), System Interface Analysis (SIFA), Safety of the Intended Function (SOTIF), Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (DFMEA) and create Test Procedures for Active Safety/Autonomous content programs
  • Automated test scripts and execute test procedures in a closed loop model environment (HIL) using Ghost automation tool
  • Program firmware on Electronic Control Unit (ECU) under test and collect data-logs for measurements using hardware tools like NeoVI, Vector & ETAS, and their corresponding software tools VehicleSpy, CANOE & INCA.

Subsystem Validation Engineer

Aerotek/ Populus, General Motors
03.2016 - 08.2018
  • Responsible for testing and validating the functionality of Active Safety features like Lane Keep Assist (LKA), SuperCruise (CSAV3), Low Speed Collision Mitigation Braking (LSCMB), Full Speed Range Adaptive Cruise Control (FSRACC) and creating validation plan accordingly
  • Evaluated the new Automation Framework (automated model generation, automated data logging & automated report generation) for efficiency improvement & correctness, by integrating it on LKA Functional Safety Model
  • Building the subsystem models on CAN, CANFD, LIN and Flexray communication to gateway modules from the vehicle to manipulate the signals and messages using MATLAB, Simulink and dSpace
  • Analysed database structures using software tools such as CANdb++, LDF Explorer & AUTOSAR Explorer, to develop C-functions for calculating checksums, and integrate into Simulink models
  • Worked within team to coordinate validation efforts for multiple Active Safety features relating to different model years, programs, modules, and systems.

Senior Developer

Tech Mahindra
03.2014 - 10.2014
  • Responsible for developing ODI scenarios & ODI automation
  • Involved in requirement analysis and feasibility analysis
  • Involved in Technical design of ODI process flow.

Developer

Tech Mahindra
04.2012 - 02.2014
  • Involved in Technical design of data migration mappings
  • Received individual appreciation award for automation of process
  • Implemented various features of ODI like SendMail, CDC.

Developer

Tech Mahindra
05.2011 - 03.2012
  • Involved in development in different stages of Data warehouse
  • Developed PL/SQL packages and procedures to load data from warehouse to data marts which are exposed to reporting layer
  • Worked with UNIX scripting to manage the files in Data Reception area

Education

Master of Science - Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Michigan

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical and Electronics Engineering

JNTU

Skills

  • TECHNICAL SKILLS/ BASIC SKILLS
  • Certification: DFSS Black Belt ( GM), DFSS Green Belt (GM) Python Data Structures (University of Michigan)
  • Scaled agile framework ( SAFe 5 Agilist ), Agile Scrum Methodologies ART
  • Programming Languages: C, Python, SQL, CAPL and PLSQL
  • Electronic Design Automation Tools: VEOS, Synopsys Virtualizer, Bus Manager, Simulink, State-Flow, INCA, Motion Desk, Model Desk
  • Algorithm Development Environment: MATLAB, LABview, Control Desk
  • Test and Measurement: Oscilloscopes, dSpace Microautobox, NEOVI, VECTORVN5640
  • Software Tools:
  • Mathcad, LT Spice, CANalyzer, Arduino, RET Screen, Vehicle Spy, Canoe
  • Concepts: CAN/CANFD protocol, Bluetooth, 80211 LAN, Wireless Systems, ISO 26262, FMEA and DFEMA, GMLAN, CANFD, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet
  • Computer Skills: MS Office Suite, Windows (All versions), MacOS
  • Test and Measurement: Oscilloscopes, Power Supplies, dSpace Microautobox, NEOVI, VECTOR VN5640
  • PCB Design: OrCAD Capture, Cadence, Allegro-PCB editor
  • IDE Web page developing Tools: Eclipse, HTML, Anaconda, SPYDER
  • Analog circuit simulation: PSpice, PSim, Multisim
  • Certification: DFSS Black Belt, DFSS Green Belt, Python Data Structures (UOM via Coursera)
  • Functional Safety Validation for various Active Safety Features like Supercruise, Adaptive Cruise Control, Lane Keep Assist, Collision Imminent Braking, Advance Park Assist
  • In depth knowledge on MATLAB/Simulink, State-Flow, P-Spice, Arduino, C, Python programming and Microsoft Office, HIL, VHIL, SIL systems, Canoe, CAPL, dSpace tools
  • Experience in Control systems, Signal processing, Micro controllers, Embedded systems
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Certification

  • DFSS Black Belt Certification, General Motors.
  • DFSS Green Belt Certification, General Motors.
  • Python Data Structures. ( University of Michigan)

Timeline

Senior Virtual ECU Simulation Integration Engineer,

General Motors
10.2021 - Current

Lead Functional Safety Validation Engineer

General Motors Co
09.2018 - 09.2021

Subsystem Validation Engineer

Aerotek/ Populus, General Motors
03.2016 - 08.2018

Senior Developer

Tech Mahindra
03.2014 - 10.2014

Developer

Tech Mahindra
04.2012 - 02.2014

Developer

Tech Mahindra
05.2011 - 03.2012

Master of Science - Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Michigan

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical and Electronics Engineering

JNTU

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