I'm Mihaela Brancu, a provisional ASPICE assessor certified Software Quality Manager with over 10 years in the automotive industry. I specialize in guiding ASPICE assessment preparation, providing technical oversight across processes, and driving continuous improvement to ensure compliance and quality across complex projects. I value knowledge sharing, data-driven decision making, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver robust software and system quality. In my current role at Magna Electronics Spyrosoft, I lead risk and compliance activities, support lessons learned, and help define and automate reporting and processes for newly formed teams. I’ve contributed to TISAX preparation at Spyrosoft Timisoara and actively coordinate with stakeholders to maintain high standards of security, quality, and delivery.

Mihaela Brancu

I'm Mihaela Brancu, a provisional ASPICE assessor certified Software Quality Manager with over 10 years in the automotive industry. I specialize in guiding ASPICE assessment preparation, providing technical oversight across processes, and driving continuous improvement to ensure compliance and quality across complex projects. I value knowledge sharing, data-driven decision making, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver robust software and system quality. In my current role at Magna Electronics Spyrosoft, I lead risk and compliance activities, support lessons learned, and help define and automate reporting and processes for newly formed teams. I’ve contributed to TISAX preparation at Spyrosoft Timisoara and actively coordinate with stakeholders to maintain high standards of security, quality, and delivery.

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I’m Mihaela Brancu, a provisional ASPICE assessor certified Software Quality Manager with over 10 years in the automotive industry. I specialize in guiding ASPICE assessment preparation, providing technical oversight across processes, and driving continuous improvement to ensure compliance and quality across complex projects. I value knowledge sharing, data-driven decision making, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver robust software and system quality.

In my current role at Magna Electronics Spyrosoft, I lead risk and compliance activities, support lessons learned, and help define and automate reporting and processes for newly formed teams. I’ve contributed to TISAX preparation at Spyrosoft Timisoara and actively coordinate with stakeholders to maintain high standards of security, quality, and delivery.

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Work Experience

Senior Quality Engineer at Magna Electronics Spyrosoft
November 1, 2022 - Present
Provide ASPICE assessment guidance across multiple projects, perform technical oversight and gap analysis for ASPICE compliance, report KPIs and project status, lead Lessons Learned initiatives, facilitate problem-solving (8D), contribute to organizational process improvements (Review Management and MAN.3), define workflows for new teams, support report automation, and coordinate TISAX location preparation and risk-based compliance activities at Spyrosoft Timisoara.
Software Quality Engineer at Continental
January 1, 2015 - November 1, 2022
Actively participated in ASPICE assessments (co-assessor/auditee), reviewed release content, evaluated project maturity against plans and milestones, conducted process deployment assessments, monitored corrective actions, coached teams on quality processes, performed spot checks and milestones reviews, and developed/maintained the Quality Assurance Plan to ensure robust quality oversight.
Quality Planner Engineer at HELLA
September 1, 2013 - December 1, 2014
Prepared quality plans and risk assessments from customer requirements, ensured application of quality tools, defined test strategies and capacities, coordinated initial sample inspections, implemented corrective actions, conducted regular project audits and process/document reviews, and managed customer-facing quality activities prior to SOP.
Supplier Quality Engineer at HELLA
August 1, 2011 - August 1, 2013
Led supplier audits as lead auditor (VDA 6.3), managed supplier quality throughout the project lifecycle, defined quality requirements via APQP, verified ISIR/PPAP, managed changes, supported quality claims, tracked supplier performance and escalation, and produced monthly supplier Q-reports.
Supplier Quality Assurance at Valeo
January 1, 2011 - August 1, 2011
acted as the interface between Valeo's suppliers and Quality, resolved on-line quality issues, opened incidents in the SRM system, and contributed to QR-driven PDCA cycles.

Education

Multimedia Technologies, Master at Universitatea Politehnica din Timișoara
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2011
Bachelor of Telecommunications, Telecommunications Engineering at Universitatea Politehnica din Timișoara
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2009

Qualifications

Intacs Provisional Assessor Automotive SPICE - VDA
March 1, 2022 - April 1, 2028

Industry Experience

Manufacturing, Software & Internet, Professional Services