I am an accomplished software tester with more than 15 years of experience across automotive, aerospace, and technology sectors. I specialize in test planning, requirements-based testing, test case design, system and real-time testing, defect management, regression testing, and collaboration with developers to deliver reliable software.

Lakshmi Bhandari

I am an accomplished software tester with more than 15 years of experience across automotive, aerospace, and technology sectors. I specialize in test planning, requirements-based testing, test case design, system and real-time testing, defect management, regression testing, and collaboration with developers to deliver reliable software.

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I am an accomplished software tester with more than 15 years of experience across automotive, aerospace, and technology sectors. I specialize in test planning, requirements-based testing, test case design, system and real-time testing, defect management, regression testing, and collaboration with developers to deliver reliable software.

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Experience Level

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Intermediate

Work Experience

Software Tester at Valeo Siemens eAutomotive
November 1, 2018 - Present
Plan and design positive, negative, boundary, exploratory, and regression test scenarios and cases based on requirements and test plans. Set up and validate development, staging, and QA environments, perform smoke testing, execute manual and automated tests, compare actual and expected results, and report defects. Collaborate with developers to reproduce and clarify issues, suggest alternative test scenarios, and perform retesting and regression testing after fixes.
Software Tester at Bosch
November 1, 2017 - October 1, 2018
Supported automotive project execution at the Bosch Bangalore client site and executed high-level system integration testing against requirements to ensure consistent test coverage.
Software Test Engineer at HCL Technologies
January 1, 2015 - July 1, 2017
Created test cases for listed requirements during test preparation, reviewed pull requests, and contributed to software quality assurance and requirements-based testing activities.
Software Test Engineer at Rockwell Collins
December 1, 2012 - December 1, 2014
Performed requirement-based testing for the DS-6000 Display System. Analyzed high-level requirements, created test cases, used MATLAB and Simulink for testing, and raised problem reports for code and requirement mismatches.
Lead Engineer at HCL Technologies
June 1, 2012 - October 1, 2017
Executed HSIT testing against high-level requirements and supported automotive and aerospace software verification activities. Created requirement-based test cases, reviewed pull requests for requirements alignment and quality, developed test procedures and scripts, performed dry runs and formal execution, and generated verification and failure reports. Used RTC for script delivery and supported requirements traceability and defect reporting.
Software Test Engineer at Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), Ministry of Defense India
September 1, 2010 - May 1, 2012
Worked on the LCA TEJAS project, including flight data analysis and investigation of pilot-reported problems. Performed unit testing using the RTRT tool by writing test cases and executing test scripts.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Computer Science at Visveswaraiah Technological University, Belgaum, Karnataka
January 11, 2030 - August 24, 2026

Qualifications

ISTQB Tester Foundation Level
January 11, 2030 - August 24, 2026
Basics of Torque Safety for HV Traction Inverter
January 11, 2030 - August 24, 2026
Training on Working of Inverter
January 11, 2030 - August 24, 2026
Training on Electric Traction Drive
January 11, 2030 - August 24, 2026
Safety Methodology ISO 26262 Compliant
January 11, 2030 - August 24, 2026
MIL-STD-1553B Compliance
January 11, 2030 - August 24, 2026
DO-178B Certification Knowledge
January 11, 2030 - August 24, 2026

Industry Experience

Computers & Electronics, Transportation & Logistics, Manufacturing, Software & Internet, Government