João Pires

Experience

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  Tropimatica Lda

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2015

  Industrial Automation and Robotics

  Industrial Engineering- Development of PLC and HMI software (Siemens, Allen Bradley, Beckhoff, Omron)- Maintenance of the equipments. Analysis and identification of failures in running industrial equipments.-Project and construction of electric cabinets, equipped with PLC’s, industrial PC’s and other automation equipments.- Start-up of industrial equipment's involving in the installation of industrial machines.

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  Abbott

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2021

  Operations/Systems Engineering Group- Identify and drive process improvement strategies and activities related to product flow, yield and productivity.- Projects involve leading collaborating with cross-functional teams developing test plans, leading root cause analysis and participating in investigations. (CAPA).- Software validation for new high volume production lines (UAT/ FAT & SAT)- Support the set-up and optimization of machines/equipment/processes, supporting production and quality standards, monitoring production processes for deviations in attainment, and troubleshooting production problems.- Monitor and test equipment performance for potential bottlenecks, identify possible solutions, and implement those fixes.- Write and maintain custom software to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on any tasks. Exibir menos Freestyle Libre Engineering Support Group- Provide first line support to the Operations team.- Perform Preventive Maintenance activities, responding effectively to breakdowns, monitoring equipment performance and providing valuable input to help maintain process yields and efficiencies.- Provide assistance to the Projects Team in implementing changes to equipment.- Provide technical expertise to fault find, maintain and continually improve bespoke automated equipment and processes. Exibir menos

  • Senior Production Engineer

    Jun 2020 - Jan 2021

  • Production Engineer

    Jan 2018 - Jan 2020

  • Support Engineer

    Jan 2015 - Jul 2018
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  Bosch Security and Safety Systems

  Jan 2021 - now

  - Responsible for creating and maintaining the entire software testing function for Autonomous Robotics as per requirements. - Development and execution of test plans, test cases, and test scripts to validate new features and functionalities, ensuring traceability back to the requirements.- Active participation on writing unit tests and UI automation test for Web Browser Applications.- Test execution across the full software lifecycle including, design, integration, system, regression, user acceptance and maintenance.- Test execution on high tech products (embedded software), mobile apps, cloud, front and back end applications, as well as supported software desktop applications- Creation of detailed defect reports and working closely with the software team until resolution- Problem solving and analysis with high attention to detail, applying engineering techniques and tools. Exibir menos

  • Product Owner

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Software Tester - Video Management Systems

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Software Tester - Autonomous Lawn Mowers

    Jan 2021 - Jan 2024