Ajitha Chinnappan

Experience

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  M/S Eurotherm DEL India Ltd.

  Jun 2003 - Aug 2003

  Undergraduate Intern

  Undergone training and had good exposure in testing, operation and calibration of industrial standard Thyristors, Drives, Controllers and Recorders.

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  Fichtner Consulting Engineers India (P) Ltd.

  Jul 2007 - Apr 2009

  Design Engineer, C&I

  Worked as part of a team for projects in areas like Thermal Power Plants, Combined Cycle Power Plants, Offsite utilities such as Coal handling plant, Ash handling plant, DM plant, etc. and performed the Review and Detailed Engineering for DCS, PLC, Field Instrumentation, Control Valves, etc.

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  Scalable Systems Research Labs Inc.

  May 2016 - Sept 2016

  ASIC Design Engineer Intern
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  Juniper Networks

  Nov 2017 - Feb 2024

  Software Engineer

  Conducted analysis and testing of optics/interface features and submitted bug reports.Constructed test network topologies to validate functionality, platform validation, performance, stability, and scalability across multiple platforms on optical transceivers from 1G to 400G. Collaborated on various Juniper platforms and tested various L3 protocols like BGP and OSPF along with other features, including using QSA adapters for 1G and 10G, FEC, BER, and PRBS, and provided expertise in performance monitoring for 400G.Oversaw test plans and executed test cases for Juniper and third-party optics qualification for platforms across the release cycle.Proficient in using traffic generators, including Ixia and Spirent, and acquired hands-on experience with testing ISSU and interoperability testing for interface and fiberoptics with Juniper, Junos, and Junos Evolved platforms.Automated test cases are relevant for future software releases using Toby/Robot.Engaged with the SW team to identify root cause issues, resolved bugs, and tracked them to closure.Led debugging and troubleshooting, performed test root cause analysis, and developed automation to ensure timely delivery.Participated in test plan reviews and provided inputs to help enhance and achieve comprehensive coverage. Show less

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  Oracle

  Oct 2024 - now

  Senior Member of Technical Staff