Priyadarshani Kapre
About Priyadarshani Kapre
Priyadarshani Kapre is a HIL Test Engineer at Nikola Motor Company with extensive experience in automotive hardware-in-loop simulation testing and various testing methodologies.
Company
Priyadarshani Kapre currently works at Nikola Motor Company as a HIL Test Engineer. This position has her based in Phoenix, Arizona.
Title
Priyadarshani Kapre holds the title of HIL Test Engineer, with a specialization in Automotive Hardware-in-Loop Simulation (HILS) testing specifically for Climate Control (HVAC) and Engine Module.
Previous Employment
Priyadarshani Kapre has a diverse background in the engineering field. She previously worked as an IT Analyst and Validation Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services. Her experiences also include roles as a Programmer at Automotive Robotics Inc., and an Embedded Software Testing Engineer at BHTC. These roles have taken her to locations such as Pune, Detroit, and Chennai.
Education and Expertise
Priyadarshani studied at the University of Pennsylvania, where she completed a Certificate Course in Robotics, focusing on areas such as Aerial Robotics, Computational Motion Planning, Mobility, and Perception. She also holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunications from Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering.
Skills and Technical Proficiencies
Priyadarshani is proficient in various testing methodologies including Waterfall, V & Spiral, and Agile. She has expertise in communication protocols such as CAN, J1939, and UDS. Her skills also cover various types of testing, including Black Box, Functional, Unit, Integration, Performance, Exhaustive, Sanity, and Regression testing. She is skilled in using Vector CANoe/CANape/CANalyzer and Dspace Control Desk/Automation Desk for testing. Additionally, she develops CAPL scripts using CANoe and Python scripts with Python/DSpace Automation Desk. Tools such as JIRA, DOORS, MKS, Clear Case, and VSEM are also within her repertoire.