Kirill Galkin
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Kirill Galkin

Kirill Galkin

Autonomous Vehicle Testing Specialist


Background


About

About

I am a software and hardware testing specialist for L3 and L5 Autonomous Vehicle platforms.

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • L5 Instructor / Testing Specialist, Zoox (through Manpower Engineering)

    Sep, 2022 - Present

    Executing various types of tests on VH6B platform. Conducting ongoing training of new Test Operators.

    • Supporting various in-vehicle tests including but not limited to: structured, integration, calibration, stability, durability, localization and mapping, fingerprinting, ABD/4a NCAP testing.

    • Conducting specialized VH6 testing for different teams: SDMA, RDX, NVH, Planner, EMC, and other.

    • Troubleshooting SW, FW, and HW issues in real-time in order to complete the assignment in a timely manner.

    • Creating and assisting with paperwork and documentation related to vehicle readiness and test preparation with cross-functional team collaboration.

    • Continuously participating in the training process for new operators with a focus on OxTS setup, Pseudo Planner, and Trajectory Converter tools exposure.

    • Traveling within the U.S. to support various operational locations.

  • L5 Vehicle Operator, Zoox (through Manpower Engineering)

    Mar, 2022 - Sep, 20226 months

    Supporting missions through a wide variety of roles in and out of vehicles.

    • Responsible for test execution and troubleshooting issues before, during, and after testing.

    • Providing accurate and detailed test reports to engineering teams.

    • Preparing testing equipment and vehicles in collaboration with engineering teams to be test ready.

    • Providing ad-hoc support for specifically requested scenarios.

    • Assisting with documentation and metrics capture.

  • L3 Vehicle Operator / Instructor, Zoox (through Manpower Engineering)

    Aug, 2021 - Mar, 20226 months

    Vehicle Operator and Software Operator for L3 autonomous vehicles on public roads in San Francisco.

    • Executing real-world testing according to test specifications.

    • Participating in off-site missions for mapping and geofence validation.

    • Completing timely and detailed ride reports for operations and engineering teams.

    • Adhering to and communicating all safety standards operating prototype vehicles on public roads.

    • Supporting the Mission Readiness team with basic vehicle preventative maintenance checks, services, and repairs.

    • Ongoing training of new AO operators. Answering questions, providing information, and ensuring they understand and execute their job assignments.

  • QA Test Specialist, Applause (uTest), Remote

    Jun, 2019 - Jul, 20212 years

    Black Box and Grey Box QA testing for various industries and clients.

    • Participated in more than 3000 test cycles for more than 500 different products.

    • Identified test requirements from specifications, mapped test case requirements, and designed test coverage plans.

    • Compiled and executed test cases and test plans. Wrote quality bug reports and submitted them to the clients.

    • Focused on tasks requiring automation tools such as Appium and Selenium.

    • Performed manual testing, acceptance testing, regression testing, positive and negative testing, usability testing, localization testing.

    • Utilized different mobile and desktop platforms (iOS 11+, Android 9+, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS+, Win 10+, Mac OS X 10.11+).

Skills

Skills

  • Experienced with:

    Jira

    Slack

    Confluence

    Lucid Charts

    Kibana

    TestRail

    MS Office

  • Familiar with:

    Linux (Ubuntu)

    Vim/Vi

    Git

    Bazel

    Gitlab

    Docker

  • Additional exposure:

    CANoe/CANalyzer

    Unified Diagnostic Services (UDS)

Education

Education

  • Cartography and Geographic Information Systems, Bachelor's, Saint Petersburg State University

    Aug, 2010 - Jul, 2014

  • Software Engineering (incomplete), Master's, Moscow Technological Institute

    Aug, 2014 - Apr, 2015

Certificates

Certificates

  • Data Analysis with R Specialization, Duke University (online)

    Issued on: Jun 01, 2019

References

References

  • Lionel Garcia - L5 Team Lead | Justin Clemens - L3 Team Lead

    Available upon request