Sathishkumar arul on Tal
Headline
Principal Engineer II at Harman International
About
Principal Engineer with 18+ years of experience delivering system‑level quality, validation strategy, and release confidence across Automotive Cockpit (IVI & Digital Cluster), Connected Vehicle (V2X/C‑ITS), and networking platforms. Currently at Harman International, I provide technical leadership for a Ready Upgrade cockpit product, guiding test strategy, automation direction, and CI/CD‑driven release readiness. I bring a strong track record of building scalable quality frameworks, optimizing regression and release cycles, and enabling AI‑driven HMI automation (AskUI) to improve coverage, stability, and time‑to‑market. My role consistently bridges engineering teams, customers, and program stakeholders, ensuring alignment from requirements through production delivery. Previously, I served as Product Owner (Test) for V2X Safety Applications, owning test governance, PI/Sprint execution, and ETSI C‑ITS (CAM/DENM) compliance, conformance, and interoperability across complex, safety‑critical systems. I have directly represented organizations at international plugfest and interoperability forums in France, Germany, and Spain, collaborating with OEMs, Tier‑1s, and standards bodies to validate real‑world readiness. Earlier in my career, I built deep networking and protocol expertise across enterprises such as Juniper Networks, Brocade, Tellabs, Huawei, and HCL, shaping a strong system‑thinking mindset that continues to influence my leadership approach in automotive software validation. I am passionate about driving quality as a strategic differentiator, leading high‑impact programs, and delivering production‑ready, standards‑compliant platforms at global scale.
Location
Greater Bengaluru Area
Work experience
Principal Engineer II at HARMAN International, Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Principal Engineer I at HARMAN International, Jun 2021 - Mar 2024 · 2 yrs 10 mos, On-site
Staff Engineer at Savari Inc., Apr 2020 - Jun 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos
Team Lead at Savari Inc., Apr 2019 - Apr 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo, Greater Bengaluru Area
Senior Software Engineer at Savari Inc., Jun 2018 - Apr 2019 · 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Software Engineer at Juniper Networks, Mar 2016 - Mar 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Software Test Engineer at Brocade, Apr 2013 - Mar 2016 · 3 yrs, Bangalore Area, India
Engineer at Tellabs, May 2011 - Apr 2013 · 2 yrs, bangalore
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Computer Science, Anna University Chennai
