
Simona Nedel
Senior QA Engineer | Test Automation
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Timișoara, Romania
Freelance, open to permanent contract
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About me
Intro
QA Engineer with 25+ years of software testing expertise across automotive and telecom industries. Proven track record in manual/automated testing, API validation, and test automation using Java, Selenium, and Robot Framework. Specialized in automotive systems testing with strong skills in CANoe, JIRA, and SQL - delivering quality solutions for complex projects.
Work experience
Professional development
Career Break
Nov 2024 - Present
2 years
Timișoara, Romania
Professional Development Strengthening web testing capabilities (manual and automated) through specialized training at the Wantsome academy, covering UI/UX testing, API testing, SQL validation, and automation using Java, Selenium, and Cucumber. Project work versioned in GitLab. Actively pursuing new opportunities in Web Software Testing, with a focus on both manual testing and test automation.
Software System Test Engineer
Emposo Romania
May 2022 - Oct 2024
2 years 6 months
Timișoara, Romania
Automotive testing • Test the Park Assist functionality available in VW vehicles: • Acquire knowledge of the project from the German colleagues: • System architecture, configuration, hardware test racks, testing tools (CANoe and proprietary tools for traces and CR’s record). • V-Cycle project management methodology. • JIRA used for task follow up. • DOORS to obtain the requirements. • Active role in implementing and respect of the TISAX rules on site. • Active role in the transfer from Germany to Timisoara of the test activity that had to be performed on test bench. • Studied and refined test cases based on technical requirements. • Conducted: black box testing – interactive (panels) and automated(macros), functional and regression testing. • Analyzed customer-reported issues. • Provided training for new team members.
Software Validation Engineer
Yazaki Component Technology Romania
Jul 2013 - May 2022
8 years 11 months
Timișoara, Romania
Automotive testing • Test the functionalities for the Modular Cluster PSA/GM – Stellantis (Telltales, Diagnose, simulation update, regression tests) • Conducted black box testing - system testing: interactive (panels) and automated with Robot Framework, functional testing and regression testing for various carlines: Thermic, Hybrid, and Electric models. • V-Cycle project management methodology; Version control tools PTC Integrity (MKS) and Git. • Developed test cases in ROBOT Framework based on functional requirements (managed in PTC Integrity) and continuously improved them considering the updated technical specifications. • Follow up the customers reported issues. • Proactively suggested improvements for testing activities and provided training for new team members. • Familiar with AGILE methodology.
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
Jan 1998 - Mar 2013
15 years 3 months
Timișoara, Romania
Project Engineer Pre-Sales - Bid Manager Services
Jan 2009 - Mar 2013
4 years 3 months
Timișoara, Romania
Project Engineer Pre-Sales – Services o Build the maintenance technical part for: - Services contracts (new or renewal) - New installation contracts with services part. - Complex offers with multicultural contributors from the EMEA region. (Ex: Serbia, Macedonia, ORANGE, Croatia) - Relate with the external contractors for the B2B agreements. - Elaborate the costs and the final price.
Project Quality Manager - Telecom projects
Aug 2004 - Dec 2008
4 years 5 months
Timișoara, Romania
- Assess the quality level achieved within the Telecom projects against the quality policy and quality objectives. - Review and approve the system documentation to ensure consistency with the Quality Plan and all the documents required by the projects. - Update the team with the changes in the QMS and trained the new comers. - Actions for quality improvement (checklist improvement, new tests to be done)
Software Test Engineer - Telecomunication
Jan 1998 - Aug 2004
6 years 8 months
Timișoara, Romania
- Black box testing of the different software packages. - V-Cycle project management method. - Develop, test, and deliver a second version of a project that improves the acceptance testing on site. - Improved the acceptance book format and the test tracking. - Assisting of the Technical Project Managers in solving the acceptance problems
Software Development Engineer
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
Oct 1993 - Dec 1996
3 years 3 months
Timisoara Metropolitan Area · On-site
- Developed and tested new software functionalities. - Perform – Software unit testing and integration testing. - V-Cycle project management method. - Update the SW in case of customer issues reported.
Education
Wantsome Friendly IT Academy
Web Testing
2025 - 2025
4 months
Activities and societies: Manual Testing and Automation Web Testing Course
Ecole Superieure D'Electronique de L'Ouest Angers France
Atestation
1992 - 1993
1 year 1 month
Technical University « Traian Vuia » Timisoara
Graduate Engineer
1987 - 1992
5 years 1 month