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ANUPRIYA CHALUKYA

Springfield

Summary

Results-driven and detail-oriented professional with 8+ years of experience in avionics and embedded software development, specializing in Flight Management Systems (FMS) for major aerospace programs. Strong foundation in Aerospace Engineering and full software development life cycle (SDLC), with hands-on expertise in systems integration and mission-critical solution delivery. Currently pursuing a Master’s in Management Information Systems in the U.S. to enhance cross-functional leadership and business strategy skills. Adept at bridging technical and managerial domains, with a systems-oriented mindset and a passion for innovation. Actively seeking senior engineering or technical program/product management roles at the intersection of aviation and technology.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Engineer – Avionics Software

Thales India
12.2022 - 08.2024
  • Worked on development and testing of Datalink Software component - (ATC/AOC/ADS), Flight Planning, and Human Machine interface for the FMS PureFlyt Product for Airbus A320/330/350
  • Collaborated with cross-site teams (France) to define requirements and testing.


Lead Software Engineer

Collins Aerospace India
09.2019 - 12.2022
  • 18 months of onsite experience in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (United States) for L2 Master features Requirements formal testing on Rigs for AW609 and VWB Programs
  • Led a team of six to perform the complete integration testing for the Performance and Flight Planning features on the MH65E program
  • Worked on software development for different features of the flight management systems on the CPF, FMF, NAV and IO components using ADA for CL650 and C295 programs
  • Worked on utilities for setting up NDO connections for the simulated host for testing High-level requirements on the CSE for C-130 AMP program and tests for Input/output utilities and Flight Management Function (FMF) with RBT using Lua, VCL (Vista Code Library), and Python scripting; Performed Model Coverage Analysis (MCA) for the A220 program for the FUI component of FMSA

Software Engineer - Avionics

Collins Aerospace India
01.2018 - 08.2019
  • Led a team of 6 to perform High-Level Requirements Development and testing for various features of the International P-3 and French AWACS program
  • Worked on Software development for the Navigation Database Server (NDS) component of the Flight Management System Applications for Helipad, Arresting Gear and SBAS Channel features using ADA programming
  • Worked on software testing for the Flight Planning Graphical Pages for the Pilot Vehicle Interface application for Search and Rescue (SAR) Patterns using Python
  • Performed testing in javascript for the system-level requirements for the Mission Flight Management Function (MFMF) using the FSDK
  • Developed Low-Level Requirements, performed Low-Level Testing and Structural Coverage Analysis (SCA) using VectorCAST

Associate Software Engineer - Avionics

Collins Aerospace India
01.2017 - 12.2017
  • High level Requirements development and testing for various features of the CAAS/Flight2 architecture for various programs: Special Operations Aircraft (SOA), CH53K, CH53G, MH65E, Mission Enhanced Little Bird (MELB), French AEWACS
  • Mostly involved in Integrated Flight Manager (IFM) and Flight Plan Server (FPS) Applications

Trainee Engineer

Collins Aerospace India
06.2016 - 12.2016
  • Started with High Level Requirements Testing using Python for the Pilot Vehicle Interface Application of the Flight Management System
  • Performed integration testing on simulated environment for the Flight planning pages of the Pilot Vehicle Interface Application

Education

Master of Science - Management Information Systems

University of Illinois
Springfield, IL
12-2025

Bachelor of Technology - Aerospace Engineering

Amity University
06-2016

Skills

  • Flight Management Systems (FMS)
  • Programming languages - ADA, Python, C/C
  • Requirements Analysis & Verification (DO-178B/C, ARP4754A)
  • Agile & SDLC Methodologies
  • Systems Integration & Performance Testing
  • Avionics Protocols: ARINC 661/653/429/424, AFDX, MIL-STD-1553B
  • Tools: VectorCAST, JAMA, DOORS, GNAT, GPS, SVN, GIT, FSDK
  • ALM Tools: JIRA, Confluence, CrucibleFisheye
  • Model & Structural Coverage Analysis (MCA, SCA)
  • Team Leadership & Project Coordination
  • Data Analytics & Visualization (Power BI, Tableau)
  • Database Management (SQL, ER Modeling)
  • Business Intelligence & Reporting
  • Enterprise Systems (eg, ERP, SAP)
  • Cloud Technologies (AWS, Azure)
  • IT Project & Change Management

Certification

  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
  • PMP (in progress)
  • SAFe Agilist

Projects

  • Integrated Test Range, DRDO, Chandipur, Odisha, India : Minor project on Modelling and simulation of quadcopter
  • Hindustan Aeronautic Limited, Bangalore: Helicopter and its Systems
  • MIS Graduate Research (In Progress): Analysis of impact of AI on student learning behavior

Leadership And Achievements

  • Recipient of Collins Aerospace “Pat on the back” and "Spot Award"
  • Recipient of Thales' "Bright Spot" award for
  • Graduate Research Assistant (UIS): Research based on impact of AI in education
  • High-Impact Practice Development Grant

Timeline

Senior Engineer – Avionics Software

Thales India
12.2022 - 08.2024

Lead Software Engineer

Collins Aerospace India
09.2019 - 12.2022

Software Engineer - Avionics

Collins Aerospace India
01.2018 - 08.2019

Associate Software Engineer - Avionics

Collins Aerospace India
01.2017 - 12.2017

Trainee Engineer

Collins Aerospace India
06.2016 - 12.2016

Master of Science - Management Information Systems

University of Illinois

Bachelor of Technology - Aerospace Engineering

Amity University
ANUPRIYA CHALUKYA