Andrei Ciurdar

Senior expert in automotive industry | Helping companies in testing, process, quality topics | Oriented to achieve process excellence and customer satisfaction

Timişoara, Timiş, Romania

About

Passionate Automotive Professional with a track record of driving excellence across product testing, quality assurance, and process optimization. Core Competencies: Electrical & System Testing | Test Automation and Validation | Process Improvements and Compliance Audits | Software & Hardware Quality (ASPICE, VDA6.3) | Risk Management & Six Sigma Methodologies Problem Solving & Change Management | Launch Coordination & Customer Support Known for delivering measurable improvements in quality standards, guiding cross-functional teams, and supporting end-to-end lifecycle activities in complex automotive environments. Looking for: Leading roles such as PM, Team Lead, Test/Validation Manager, Headof Quality

Experience

  • Project Quality Leader at ZF Group
    Aug 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

    Core Responsibilities: - Overall coordination of quality activities in MHEV / PHEV / Inverters / TCUs Projects - Evaluation and approval of changes and Product Change Notifications from suppliers - Voice of the customer Technical tools: - C-Place, Codebeamer, Stages, ZVEI evaluation tool, DOORS, Python, Microsoft Office 365. Achievements: Solving requalification topic, restarting PCN process.

  • Project Quality Manager at DRÄXLMAIER Group
    Jul 2021 - Aug 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Professional Quality Manager (PQM) with hands-on experience across two major projects—EV Charge Port and Battery Management System (BMS)—from Acquisition Phase through Development to Start of Production (SOP). Core Responsibilities: - Developing and implementing comprehensive Quality Assurance Plans; - Reporting project maturity levels and provided actionable insights in Defect Management; - Deviation handling, conducted gate reviews, and led Root Cause Analyses; - Coordinated audits, PPAP activities, and ISIR sampling inspections; - Direct customer communication to monitor and close LOPs; - Actively contributed to industrialization topics and process optimization initiatives; - Coordination of SQT and SQE teams for PPAP and Risk Filter tasks; - Provided plant-level support for quality topics, testing procedures, and customer claims resolution. Technical tools: PTC Integrity, PLM Teamcenter 12, SAP, Metrics Tool, Jenkins, Astree Tortoise SVN, IQ-FMEA, Adonis. Achievements: Writing the Quality Assurance Plan with the new KPIs, valuable contribution in the automation and data generation of the measured KPIs, handling a hard HW claim from a client, contribution in ASPICE assessments.

  • Software Quality Assurance at Elektrobit (EB)
    Nov 2018 - Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    Software Quality Lead with extensive experience in process definition, audits, data analysis, and continuous improvement across the software development lifecycle, in classic AUTOSAR. Key Contributions: - Spearheaded the design and implementation of the Software Quality Assurance Plan & Reports; - Analising test logs data to assess code quality and component/module performance; - Monitored and improved KPIs through process optimization aligned with the V-Model framework; - Participation in ASPICE audits, ensuring compliance with industry standards; - Developing Python scripts for automated data collection and qualitative software checks; - Mentoring SW teams, supporting colleagues in enhancing process adherence and performance; - Initiated corrective actions in response to process deviations, reinforcing quality benchmarks; Collaborative Leadership: - Conducted regular strategic review meetings with software architects and managers; - Defined and communicated actionable guidelines, tracked issues, built trends, and drove problems to closure. Technical tools: SW Tools Used: JIRA+, KlocWork, Jenkins, CMDB, Polyspace, Python, Perl, internal tools to analyse the code and generate reports, Tortoise SVN, Git.

  • System Test Engineer - ENV Testing at HELLA
    May 2016 - Nov 2018 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Radar Sensor Qualification Engineer with hands-on expertise in designing and executing validation procedures using industry-standard tools and methodologies. Key Responsibilities: - Creation of ENV test plan and execution of qualification tests for radar sensors; - Test bench build to increase lab capacity and increasing projects demands; - Tests reporting for DV / PV and customer communication. - Adding new functionalities to the test setups. Technical tools: CETAsoft, SiMPATI, DOORS, VECTOR CANoe, PTC Integrity.

  • Senior Automation Test engineer -Electrical tests and vision systems at LEONI
    Jul 2011 - May 2016 · 4 yrs 11 mos

    Test&Automation Engineer with strong expertise in hardware/software testing methodologies, equipment integration, and automated inspection platforms. Core Responsibilities: - Designed and implemented HW/SW test methods for electrical, optical, and solder inspections; - Integrated inspection solutions on platforms including NI-PXI, Vision Systems, and Goepel Electronic; - Installation of test equipment, calibration, debugging, and preventive maintenance; - Handled spare parts procurement and coordinated annual technical servicing. - Software & Tools Proficiency: NI LabVIEW and TestStand, Microscan ESP Siemens Step7, CodeSYS, Cognex InSight Custom/dedicated testing platforms