# Anshu Pahadia

> Software Test Engineer & Manager | Autonomous Systems | Ensuring Safety, Reliability & Scalable Test Strategies | Risk-Driven Validation | Technical Program Management

Location: San Jose, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/anshu

As a Simulation Quality Operations Manager at Kodiak Robotics, I lead the quality assurance and testing of autonomous vehicle simulations. With over 10 years of experience in software quality assurance, I have a strong background in geomatics engineering and electronics and instrumentation engineering. I am passionate about ensuring the reliability and performance of complex systems, and I have successfully managed teams and projects across various industries. I am also certified in product management, which helps me to understand the business needs and requirements of our products. My goal is to contribute to the development of innovative and safe autonomous vehicles that can transform the future of transportation.

## Work Experience
### Simulation Quality Operations Manager @ Kodiak Robotics
Jan 2023 – Present | Mountain View, California, United States

### SWQA Manager @ AEye, Inc.
Jan 2019 – Jan 2023

### Manager, Software QA @ Quanergy
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019

### Software QA Team Lead @ Quanergy
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Sunnyvale, California

### Software Test Engineer @ Quanergy
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Sunnyvale, CA

### Product Integration Designer / Geomatics Engineer @ NovAtel
Jan 2010 – Jan 2016
Development of system integration and verification test procedures, including configuration descriptions and expected outcome.
Create ad hoc tests for special scenarios.
Create/update software tools and scripts to execute test cases for verifying receivers and IMUs.
Analyze data, check system requirements and document all results.
Perform investigations on requirement failure, debug firmware and report defects in the defect tracking tool.
Create, execute and manage test plan for firmware releases. 
Prioritize testing tasks based on project goals and risks, and ensuring that testing milestones, activities and tasks are completed as scheduled.
Day-to-day coordination and reporting of a test run, including cross-team communication, removing roadblocks and interfacing with project managers and development teams.
Train, lead and mentor more junior test staff in engineering techniques, tools and knowledge in support of effective test activities.
Investigate and debug customer found issues.


## Education
### Master’s Degree in Geomatics Engineering
University of Calgary

### Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
Shri G S Institute of Technology & Science

### High School
Choithram School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/anshupahadia

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Last updated: 2026-04-05