Sussumita Ravindranath

Planned and executed complex automotive projects by creating charters, task breakdowns, milestone schedules, and critical path tracking in MS Project and Jira, ensuring on-time delivery across multi-brand stakeholders (Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini, Bentley). Led Jira/CCB workflows and KPI defect triage, improving supplier coordination for timely software/hardware fixes. Implemented risk and quality management frameworks (ASPICE Level 3, ISO 26262, FMEA, V-Model) ensuring OEM standards compliance and 100% certification readiness. Directed system, integration, and acceptance testing using Vector CANoe/CANalyzer, dSPACE, and Jira Xray, achieving OEM gates adherence. Managed project budgets (€2M+), coordinated Tier-1 vendors, and delivered governance reporting to steering committees.

Led cross-functional Scrum teams of 25+ engineers delivering PECU, OBC, and DCDC software for BMW’s 6th Gen Electric Powertrain. Directed full Agile lifecycle (planning, backlog grooming, risk management, change control, and release planning) using Jira and Confluence, improving delivery velocity by 20%. Spearheaded ISO 26262-compliant DCDC Safety Library development, ensuring 100% unit/integration test coverage and certification-ready artifacts. Facilitated stakeholder alignment with BMW product owners and QA teams through regular governance ceremonies.

Executed QA strategy aligned to ISO 26262, ASIL, and QMS. Supported V&V (MC/DC coverage, fault injection, regression testing), strengthening FuSa compliance. Coordinated KAP, Jira, QA Dashboard checks, reducing non-compliance by 30%. Delivered audit-ready documentation and resolved escalations through RCA & corrective actions.