Ignacio Senent
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Open to new roles · Seville, Spain

Ignacio SenentFunction Owner · Technical Coordination

I coordinate teams and software features, from requirements to validation.

Project experienceBMWSEAT · Volkswagen Group

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My focus

Requirements

Review & alignment

Validation

Testing & defect follow-up

Coordination

Teams & feature readiness

A career that connects the pieces

Develop. Validate. Coordinate.

  1. Sopra Steria

    Development

    COBOL development and testing for Orange France billing.

  2. Bertrandt · SEAT

    Validation & ownership

    From infotainment testing to Function Owner for Personalization.

  3. Jember · BMW

    Technical coordination

    Connectivity, software analysis and feature tracking.

About

Technical depth. Team perspective. Automotive software · Seville, Spain

Industrial engineer bridging development and validation. Experience with BMW and SEAT / Volkswagen Group, from requirements approval to fault investigation.

Selected work

Two sides of my work Technical coordination · Hands-on investigation

01 / BMW · JemberNext generation

ICON

System Function coordination

I brought test results, Function Owners and delivery milestones into one shared view.

My contribution

Designed the tracking approach, consolidated test results and built maturity metrics against the planned timeline.

  • 8 functions
  • 10+ owners
  • Weekly reviews
Explore this work: System Function coordination · ICON

BMW · ICON · Jember

Context
Eight functions, with more than ten Function Owners, needed a consolidated view of maturity, risks and open issues.
My contribution
Created shared tracking spaces for 8 System Functions and 10+ Function Owners in ICON, the next generation of WAVE; consolidated testing results and built maturity metrics against the planned timeline.
Outcome
Enabled a shared assessment of feature maturity against the planned timeline, with consolidated test results for stakeholder reviews.
ICONSystem Functions
8System Functions
10+Function Owners
One shared workspaceTest results · Open issues · Risks
Consolidated testing
Planned milestones
Feature maturity

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02 / BMW · JemberVehicle connectivity

WAVE

Stability & Performance

I investigated BMW’s vehicle connectivity unit, from modem boot-up to fix validation.

My contribution

Analysed traces, compared modem boot-up times between software versions and worked with development teams to validate fixes.

  • DLT logs
  • Software comparison
  • Fix validation
Explore this work: Stability & Performance

BMW · WAVE · Jember · Jan 2025–Jan 2026

Context
Resets, application crashes, CPU load and modem boot-up behaviour needed investigation and follow-up.
My contribution
Analysed DLT traces to produce statistics and compare modem boot-up times between software versions; investigated diagnostic faults and validated fixes with development teams.
Outcome
Supplied technical evidence for defect investigation and validation results for proposed fixes.
WAVEVehicle connectivity
WAVEBMW vehicle connectivity unit

Compared modem boot-up times between software versions.

Trace analysis
Software comparison
Fix validation

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More experience, the same approach

Requirements · Automation · Validation · Development
03

SEAT / Volkswagen Group · Bertrandt

Function Ownership for Personalization (PSO)

From IAA testing to Personalization ownership: requirements, solutions and a two-tester team.

  • PSO · MOD
  • Functional approval
  • 2 testers
Explore this work: Function Ownership for Personalization (PSO)

SEAT / Volkswagen Group · Bertrandt · Jan 2021–Jul 2023

Context
Volkswagen Group requirements and proposed solutions needed review and functional approval for SEAT.
My contribution
Reviewed requirements, assessed development solutions and provided SEAT's functional approval. Coordinated two testers and tracked defects and feature maturity.
Outcome
Delivered functional requirement reviews and coordinated validation follow-up between stakeholders, development and testing.
04

BMW · ICON · Jember

Automated engineering reporting

Python automation for recurring Jira maturity reports.

  • Jira
  • Python
  • Excel / Confluence
Explore this work: Automated engineering reporting

BMW · ICON · Jember

Context
Reporting was either missing or prepared manually, limiting a consolidated view of feature maturity.
My contribution
Built Python scripts to extract feature maturity and prepare weekly Excel and Confluence reports.
Outcome
Introduced automated reporting where it was missing and replaced manual preparation where it existed.
05

Automotive validation · Bertrandt

Vehicle, bench and infotainment testing

Car function, rear radar and online services: hands-on validation across vehicles and test benches.

  • CAN · HMI · CANoe
  • Test drives
  • IAA · MOD
Explore this work: Vehicle, bench and infotainment testing

Bertrandt · May 2019–Dec 2020

Context
Vehicle functions needed validation across infotainment, rear-radar systems and online services.
My contribution
Started with the SEAT infotainment Car function, testing CAN, HMI and forced signals in CANoe on vehicles and interconnected hardware benches. Later tested Heckradar through test drives and fault review, contributed to Audio Management and Bluetooth validation, and moved to IAA testing in MOD.
Outcome
Built hands-on experience across vehicle and bench testing before progressing to Function Owner for Personalization (PSO).
06

Orange France · Sopra Steria

Billing software for Orange France

Orange France FFH: from functional pseudocode to developed and tested COBOL changes.

  • C · COBOL · SQL
  • Functional verification
  • French
Explore this work: Billing software for Orange France

Sopra Steria · Feb 2018–May 2019

Context
The FFH project supported billing for Orange France’s home-line services.
My contribution
Implemented and tested COBOL changes from the functional analyst’s pseudocode for Orange France’s FFH home-line billing project, working directly with the analyst.
Outcome
Turned functional change instructions into implemented and tested billing software, collaborating directly with the functional analyst in French.

Experience From software development to feature ownership

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    Jember Engineering Solutions S.L.

    BMW · WAVE / ICON

    Function Owner / System Validation

    Worked on WAVE, BMW’s vehicle connectivity unit, and coordinated System Function maturity in ICON, its next generation.

    • WAVE: Stability & Performance ownership for BMW’s vehicle connectivity unit.
    • Investigated DLT logs and diagnostic data with development teams and validated fixes.
    • Automated Jira maturity reporting into Excel and Confluence with Python.
    More about this role: Jember Engineering Solutions S.L., Function Owner / System Validation

    Coordinating maturity, investigating faults

    • Worked on WAVE, BMW’s vehicle connectivity unit, and coordinated System Function maturity in ICON, its next generation.
    • Created shared tracking spaces for 8 System Functions and 10+ Function Owners in ICON, the next generation of WAVE; consolidated testing results and built maturity metrics against the planned timeline.
    • Analysed DLT traces to produce statistics and compare modem boot-up times between software versions; investigated diagnostic faults and validated fixes with development teams.
    • Reviewed Codebeamer requirements for reuse across product generations.
    • Owned Stability & Performance from January 2025 to January 2026, alongside technical investigation and fix validation.

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    Bertrandt AG

    SEAT · Volkswagen Group

    Function Owner, Personalization (PSO)

    Reviewed and approved Volkswagen Group requirements for SEAT, assessed development solutions and coordinated two testers.

    • Managed requirements and traceability in Jira/XRay, DOORS and Confluence.
    • Worked with SEAT, Volkswagen, Audi and Škoda teams.
    More about this role: Bertrandt AG, Function Owner, Personalization (PSO)

    From IAA testing to Function Owner for PSO

    • Progressed from testing IAA in MOD to ownership of Personalization (PSO).
    • Reviewed Volkswagen Group requirements and provided SEAT's functional approval.
    • Assessed proposed development solutions against functional requirements.
    • Coordinated two testers and aligned development, validation and stakeholders across SEAT, Volkswagen, Audi and Škoda.

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    Bertrandt AG

    SEAT infotainment · Volkswagen Group / MOD

    QA Tester / Validation Engineer

    Progressed from SEAT infotainment and rear-radar testing to IAA testing in Mobile Online Dienste (MOD), before moving into Function Ownership.

    • Car function: CAN, HMI, CANoe and forced signals, on vehicles and hardware test benches.
    • Heckradar test drives and fault review; additional Audio Management and Bluetooth validation.
    • Moved into IAA testing in MOD, then Function Ownership for PSO.
    More about this role: Bertrandt AG, QA Tester / Validation Engineer

    From infotainment testing to online services

      Car function · SEAT infotainment

      Validated CAN communication and HMI behaviour, ran CANoe simulations and forced signals. Worked with both vehicles and hardware test benches made of interconnected components.

      Heckradar · Rear-radar functions

      Spent several months on test drives, reviewing faults and preparing vehicles for testing.

      Additional infotainment validation

      Also participated in Audio Management and Bluetooth validation.

      IAA · Mobile Online Dienste (MOD)

      Tested identification, login and authentication functions, before progressing to Function Owner for Personalization (PSO).

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      Sopra Steria

      Orange France · FFH

      Software Engineer

      Developed and tested COBOL billing changes for Orange France’s FFH project, working directly with the functional analyst in French.

      • Implemented COBOL changes and performed testing with direct input from the functional analyst.
      More about this role: Sopra Steria, Software Engineer

      Software engineering foundations

      • Implemented and tested COBOL changes from the functional analyst’s pseudocode for Orange France’s FFH home-line billing project, working directly with the analyst.
      • Worked directly with the functional analyst, implementing change instructions supplied as pseudocode.
      • Worked daily in French across meetings, calls, email and technical documentation.

    Skills Requirements, testing, fault analysis, automation

    • Function ownership & requirements

      • Function Ownership
      • Technical coordination
      • Requirements review
      • Feature maturity
      • Traceability
      • Codebeamer / DOORS

    • Validation & testing

      • System / regression testing
      • CAN bus & CANoe
      • GNSS / MQTT
      • Jira / XRay
      • Postman
      • Python / Pytest

    • Diagnostics & fault investigation

      • DLT log analysis
      • DTC analysis
      • UDS diagnostics
      • ODIS / iDEX
      • Wireshark
      • Fix validation

    • Automation & tools

      • Python
      • SQL
      • Git
      • Excel / Confluence reporting
      • Agile / Scrum
      • Linux fundamentals

    Reference

    Ignacio demonstrated a structured and analytical approach to his work, a strong sense of responsibility

    José Antonio MolinaTeam Lead, Connectivity Area · Jember Engineering Solutions S.L.

    Recommends him for Function Ownership · Requirements Engineering · System Validation · Technical Coordination

    Letter of 6 October 2026 · Full letter available on request.

    Education

    Education & certification Engineering background. Certified testing expertise.

    Academic background

    • 2016 – 2018

      MSc, Industrial Engineering

      Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

    • 2015 – 2016

      International Engineering Studies Programme

      Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)

    • 2011 – 2015

      BSc, Industrial Engineering (Electronics)

      Universidad de Sevilla

    Professional certification

    CTFL

    Certified Tester
    Foundation Level

    International Software Testing
    Qualifications Board

    March 2024

    Languages Spanish, English, French and German

    Spanish
    Native
    English
    C1 · Professional
    French
    Professional
    German
    B1

    Looking for

    Roles I am looking for

    Focused on Function / Feature Ownership and technical coordination, with hands-on experience in requirements and system validation.

    • Function / Feature Owner
    • Technical Coordination
    • Requirements Engineering
    • Senior System Validation (V&V)

    Contact

    Get in touch

    Looking for Function / Feature Owner and technical coordination opportunities. Based in Seville, Spain. CV and reference letter available.

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