Malaikannan Ramraj
Cybersecurity Specialist | Automotive Cyber-Physical Systems
Singapore
Summary
With over 12 years of experience in Research & Development focused on Automotive Systems, I bring a comprehensive skill set to the table. Specializing in test strategy development, planning, and execution, I thrive on leveraging technology to drive innovation and efficiency.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Specialist, Cybersecurity
Continental Automotive
06.2024 - Current
- Company Overview: Continental Automotive Singapore
- Responsibilities related to designing and maintaining security test architectures and strategies
- Design comprehensive and scalable Security Test Architecture, ensuring that address new threats
- Create detailed security test strategies and plans based on assessments
- Implement frameworks for automated and manual security testing
- Review of Generic Test Solutions and update security testing strategies and Architectures regularly
- Experience in security testing of CAN, CAN FD, Ethernet, WiFi, and Bluetooth protocols, identifying vulnerabilities and ensuring secure communication in automotive systems
Subject-Matter Expert
Continental Automotive
07.2023 - 06.2024
- Company Overview: Continental Automotive Singapore
- Subject-matter expert in System Bench Test and Customer Joint Test, Test Planning / In-Vehicle
- Review the test case of engineers and Brief the Test design with Customer
- Handling the Customer field issues from vehicle
- Review and improve the regression test based on the SW fix and impacted analysis
- Provide leadership, training and mentoring to team for achieving on successful completion of Customer test and SOP Delivery
- Continental Automotive Singapore
System Test Architect
Continental Automotive
05.2020 - 07.2023
- Company Overview: Continental Automotive Singapore
- Crafting system-level test designs and facilitating comprehensive test design reviews for meticulous scrutiny
- Conducting thorough feasibility analyses for test automation, including the design of mocks for test automation and overseeing code reviews for test automation
- Leading the architecture design and implementation of test environments, ensuring seamless integration and functionality
- Engaging in cross-functional collaboration with Test Architects and Test Leads to proactively assess current processes and practices, and define enhancements for test strategy, frameworks, infrastructure, tools, and test coverage
- Inspiring and empowering your team to achieve their maximum potential, continuously raising the bar for quality standards
- Conducting rigorous 5 Whys and Escape Analysis to identify root causes and implement improvements for Customer Escape PRs, driving continuous improvement initiatives
- Continental Automotive Singapore
Test Development Lead | Industrial Automation
Rockwell Automation
09.2019 - 05.2020
- Company Overview: Rockwell Automation Singapore
- Leading as the Product Owner for Product Teams, dedicated to fostering continuous improvement in team performance
- Proactively identifying and mitigating impediments by comprehensively understanding control and release processes
- Enhancing both internal and external communication channels, ensuring heightened transparency and dissemination of vital information
- Collaborating on the prioritization and resolution of software defects, ensuring efficient workflow
- Taking charge of task delivery and management, ensuring adherence to timelines and objectives
- Tracking and effectively communicating team velocity and sprint/release progress to all relevant teams and management stakeholders
- Spearheading the development of Test Automation using tools like PyCharm and RATools for feature functional testing, enhancing efficiency and reliability
- Rockwell Automation Singapore
Vehicle Test Specialist
Continental Automotive
11.2017 - 09.2019
- Company Overview: Continental Automotive Singapore
- Skillfully overseeing all aspects of Telematics Product Validation throughout its lifecycle, ensuring thoroughness and accuracy at every stage
- Engaging collaboratively with various stakeholders, including Business Owners (BO's), Technical Project Leads and other software product owners, to align milestone delivery items with the roadmap
- Vigilantly monitoring and communicating the progress of test execution, ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality work products
- Establishing close partnerships with customers to address critical escalation issues, adeptly analyzing and interpreting provided data
- Offering initial insights to the R&D Technical team for further analysis and resolution
- Participating in Structural Impact Analysis, providing valuable technical inputs to both software and validation teams
- Taking the lead in conducting '5 Why' analyses from a validation perspective, offering valuable insights into systematic root causes and recommending improvement actions for implementation
- Continental Automotive Singapore
System Test Engineer
Continental Automotive
08.2015 - 11.2017
- Company Overview: Continental Automotive Singapore
- Performing System Validation in Telematics control unit (TCU) under client server environment WCAR
- Performing various sanity and detailed daily build tests on Radio network quality by triggering network events of SMS, Voice call, Modem, FOTA by controlling TCU and Android modem dynamic configuration
- Involving in Customer joint integration tests with Subaru Customers at customer site and made successful
- Continental Automotive Singapore
Software Engineer
HCL Technologies
10.2010 - 05.2013
- Company Overview: Validation Engineer of the system testing team
- Developing System Test plan, Test cases based on customer requirements
- Testing of most complex and critical modules in the project namely Pulse oximeter, Patient Data Log and PruComm
- Maintenance of several modules in the project namely NIBP, Diagnostics, Event logger, analog and digital I/O drivers
- Responsible for performing NI Teststand LabVIEW scripting and test protocol development and implementation of new change requests and unit and regression testing
- Defect management and working with agile Team
- Validation Engineer of the system testing team
Education
Bachelor's degree - Electronics and Communication
Anna University
01.2006 - 12.2010
Master's degree - Embedded System Technologies
Kalasalingam University
01.2013 - 12.2015
Certificate - Application And Reason For Security
Nanyang Technological University
08.2024 - 12.2025
Skills
- TestPlan and Strategies
- Reporting , Review Process , Agile process
- JIRA ,ASPICE
- System Testing, Joint Integration Test , Cyberattack Testing
- Communication Protocols Validation
- Temppo
- Doors NG , ETM
- CAN Simulation, CAN DB, VTest
Certification
SAFe 4 Certified Practitioner, Scaled Agile, Inc.
Publications
- Development of Real Time Monitoring System under Smart Grid Environment, ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Science, VOL. 10, NO. 5, 02/01/15, 1819-6608
- Filed: GB2213943 - MEDIA SHARING SYSTEM IN A VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF, 2021E07963 SG, Filed through Continental
Awards
- University Level Rank Holder, in M.Tech
- Subject Matter Expert Award, in Telematics Test from Continental Automotive Singapore
- AOE Award, received for SBR T19P, T23 handling customer on de-escalating issues, received recognition from Subaru Customer.
Timeline
Certificate - Application And Reason For Security
Nanyang Technological University
08.2024 - 12.2025
Specialist, Cybersecurity
Continental Automotive
06.2024 - Current
Subject-Matter Expert
Continental Automotive
07.2023 - 06.2024
System Test Architect
Continental Automotive
05.2020 - 07.2023
Test Development Lead | Industrial Automation
Rockwell Automation
09.2019 - 05.2020
Vehicle Test Specialist
Continental Automotive
11.2017 - 09.2019
System Test Engineer
Continental Automotive
08.2015 - 11.2017
Master's degree - Embedded System Technologies
Kalasalingam University
01.2013 - 12.2015
Software Engineer
HCL Technologies
10.2010 - 05.2013
Bachelor's degree - Electronics and Communication
Anna University
01.2006 - 12.2010
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