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Lavanya Palaniappan Raja

@lavanyapalaniappanra

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Technical Product Manager with expertise in automotive embedded systems.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek a role that fosters innovation and collaboration, allowing me to leverage my technical expertise and leadership skills to drive impactful product development.

I am a seasoned Technical Product Manager with a proven track record in the automotive industry, specializing in embedded systems. Currently, I lead product vision and strategy for Battery Management Systems at BorgWarner, where I ensure alignment with business goals and customer requirements. My experience includes driving product development, testing, and launch while applying project management principles such as Agile and ASPICE standards.

Previously, I served as a Technical Product Manager at Robert Bosch LLC, where I successfully collaborated with global teams to develop and deploy innovative features like the AUTOSAR-based Perfectly Key-less feature. My leadership in technical negotiations and customer interactions has consistently resulted in increased customer satisfaction and on-time project delivery. I am passionate about leveraging my extensive expertise in AUTOSAR and functional safety to drive successful product strategies from prototype development to production.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Product Manager

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BorgWarner

Nov 2022 - Present (2 years 10 months)

Developed Battery Management System (BMS) Inverter product vision, strategy, and roadmaps, ensuring alignment with business goals and collaborating cross-functionally to meet customer requirements. Led customer interactions and technical negotiations regarding product definition, requirements allocation, and product development, including expected behavior of the system.

Product Vision Product Strategy Roadmapping Technical Negotiations Agile ASPICE ASIL EDF Standards

Technical Product Manager

Robert Bosch LLC

Nov 2016 - Oct 2022 (5 years 11 months)

Collaborated with global teams to successfully develop and deploy the Perfectly Key-less feature (ASPICE Level 2 Process compliant) for an OEM and delivered the AUTOSAR-based Central Gateway project. Led software development team with technical directions to implement features including cybersecurity, functional Safety features, and OTA through GM SUM's modules like SSM, SOC, SSC and HSM.

ASPICE Level 2 Cybersecurity Functional Safety Sprint Planning Team Leadership Penetration Testing

Embedded Specialist

Robert Bosch LLC

Jun 2007 - Dec 2017 (10 years 6 months)

Served as customer resident engineer for a Major OEM USA. Possessed expertise knowledge on AUTOSAR modules development and porting Legacy system to AUTOSAR Standards.

Embedded Systems AIRBAGS UML Enterprise Architect

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Coimbatore Institute of Technology

Bachelor of engineering, Electronics and communication

Studied core concepts in electronics and communication engineering. Covered topics including circuit design, signal processing, and communication systems.