Sushma Yellapragada is a Senior Software Engineer with a decade of experience building safety-critical vehicle control software for the automotive industry, currently developing advanced control algorithms for hybrid and electric drivetrains at General Motors. She combines deep expertise in Model-Based Software Development, AUTOSAR, and ISO 26262 with hands-on skills translating auto-generated models into optimized C/C++ implementations and championing TDD/BDD practices. Prior roles at John Deere and Cummins show a track record of improving time-to-market and reliability through MIL/SIL/vehicle-level validation, CI/CD, and tooling automation that cut manual effort and install time substantially. Sushma is also an experienced mentor and agile practitioner who raises team delivery performance and engineers’ capabilities in controls theory and software best practices. Based in the Raleigh-Durham area, she brings a rare blend of power-electronics control research background and practical vehicle calibration experience that informs robust, performance-driven control solutions.
7 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.), Electrical Engineering, Master of Science (M.S.), Electrical Engineering at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad
SAE Certificate of Mastery Course, Contros Engineering, SAE Certificate of Mastery Course, Contros Engineering at LHPU
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Sushma Yellapragada - Senior Software Engineer at General Motors