Automotive Functional Safety Expert / Automotive Cybersecurity professional

3/2022 – 7/2022

Supporting the development of an ASIL D integrated electronic braking system for Daimler/Mercedes as a functional safety engineer. The customer of Alten GmbH is ZF/TRW, who are developing this braking system for Daimler. The activities involve the execution of FMEA's, FTA's, deriving functional safety concept and technical safety concept.

Automotive functional safety expert (AFSE)

8/2019 – 2/2022

Functional safety consultancy
Providing templates for various ISO 26262 work products.
Reviewing various work products, for example item definition, safety plan, HARA, DIA, FTA’s and technical safety concepts.

Automotive functional safety expert (AFSE)

4/2017 – 2/2022

Training & organizational safety management (improvement of existing processes and methods for ISO 26262 compliance).
Functional safety management in the DT1 project for Tata Motors: development of a conventional Double Clutch Transmission, ASIL C.
Functional safety management in the DT2 project for Stellantis: development of hybrid double clutch transmissions with safety reqs up to ASIL D. In this project I had to lead ±10 safety engineers. 400 Employees, 12 Agile R&D teams and 2 production locations were involved in the project. I was leading recurring meetings with 6 suppliers of safety critical components and with the safety manager from the customer. Weekly alignments with the cybersecurity team. We successfully executed functional safety audit and assessments with the external safety assessor (SGS-TUV) and with the customer

Automotive functional safety expert (AFSE), Cyber Security

1/2017 – 12/2019

ISO 26262 training for the management team.
Functional safety management in a “safety element out of context development” of an airsuspension system with ASIL C.

Automotive functional safety expert (AFSE)

11/2016 – 1/2017

Fault tree analysis for a short range radar system for Audi (ASIL B).

Automotive functional safety expert (AFSE)

10/2016 – 11/2019

ISO 26262 training for HW and SW engineers.
Functional safety management in a project for VB Airsuspension, which involved the development of an Air suspension ECU with ASIL C.

Automotive functional safety expert (AFSE)

6/2015 – 7/2016

• Functional safety management support at the organizational level.
• Safety management in sun roof projects for Honda and Daimler (ASIL A).
• ISO 26262 training for Management and Engineers.

Automotive functional safety professional (AFSP), Fahrzeugelektronik /-elektrik, Fahrzeugentwicklung, Fahrzeugtechnik, Training - Coaching-Kompetenzen

7/2014 – 1/2015

• Functional safety management support at the organizational level.
• Functional safety management in a project for Audi, Porsche and VW;
this involves the development of a door control module with top level technical safety requirements up to ASIL B.

Automotive functional safety professional (AFSP)

8/2012 – 4/2015

• Training and coaching of the required skills; this involved a system FMEA of an electric wheel motor.
• ISO 26262 training en workshop for Management and Engineers.
• Functional safety management support in a pilot project; this concerns a “safety element out of context development” of an electric driveline for heavy duty vehicles with electric wheel motors and safety goals up to ASIL C.

Fahrzeugtechnik, Fahrzeugsicherheit, Automotive functional safety professional (AFSP), Fahrzeugentwicklung, Training - Coaching-Kompetenzen

4/2012 – 12/2016

•Functional safety management support at the organizational level.
•Functional safety management in 4 projects for VW, Audi and Porsche; this involves the development of steering column switching modules (direction indicator, windscreen wiper, cruise control, etc.) and a steering angle sensor, with top level technical safety requirements up to ASIL D.
•Functional safety management in a project for BMW; this involves the development of a Gear Shift Selector Switch (shift-by wire), with top level technical safety requirements up to ASIL B.
• Improvement of existing methods (requirements management, safety plan, FMEDA, tool qualification, management of evidence for the safety case, etc.).
• Introduction of new methods (Software-FMEA, qualitative fault tree analysis at system level, structured ASIL decomposition, dependent failure analysis, impact analysis, assessments of the production, etc.).

Fahrzeugsicherheit, Automotive functional safety professional (AFSP), Fahrzeugentwicklung, Fahrzeugelektronik /-elektrik, Training - Coaching-Kompetenzen

2/2011 – 12/2011

For 8-12 hours per week hired as a consultant by ATC, a cluster organization for the Dutch Automotive Industry. Responsibilities:
1. Stimulate national and international cooperation.
2. Stimulate the exchange of knowledge and technology.
3. Initiation of innovation projects with industrial clusters.
These responsibilities were achieved through networking, workshops, publications and participation in international trade missions. With this activity the network of KASES in the automotive industry was significantly increased.

Fahrzeugtechnik, Hybridantrieb / Hybridauto, Automobil-Leichtbau, Fahrzeugentwicklung, Fahrzeugelektronik /-elektrik, Technisches Projektmanagement

2/2011 – 5/2011

Tasks and Responsibilities:
1. Initiate innovation projects in the automotive industry.
2. Investigation of technology trends.
3. Program management of ongoing innovation and pilot projects.
The contract with HTAS was terminated in May 2011 because the government subsidy for this innovation program was stopped. In 2012 HTAS and ATC integrated into AutomotiveNL.

Fahrzeugtechnik, Hybridantrieb / Hybridauto, Fahrzeugsicherheit, Automobil-Leichtbau, Fahrzeugentwicklung, Fahrzeugelektronik /-elektrik, Technisches Projektmanagement

5/2010 – 1/2011

For more information see -Hyperlink entfernt-. Responsible for the requirements specification of future generations of diagnosis systems, which will be used for service and repair of all trucks and engines produced by [...], but also for end-of-line programming and testing at all [...] production plants worldwide and for vehicle integration testing during the development of trucks.

Fahrzeugtechnik, Fahrzeugentwicklung, Fahrzeugelektronik /-elektrik

2/2006 – 12/2009

As a technical project manager involved with the development of vehicles with an autonomous steering system (SIL 4), automatic safety braking (SIL 4), hybrid electric power train (SIL 3) and power operated doors (SIL 2). The system had to be approved according EN 50126, EN 50128 and EN 50129. During this project I had the following tasks and responsibilities:
• Leading an international team of 10-15 engineers.
• Project planning and monitoring project progress.
• Responsible for the development of hardware and software for an Advanced Driver Assistance Steering System (SIL 4) and several other safety relevant systems.
• Requirements specification (including safety requirements).
• Defining safety concepts in collaboration with the design team.
• Hazard and safety analysis.

Fahrzeugtechnik, Hybridantrieb / Hybridauto, Fahrzeugsicherheit, Automobil-Leichtbau, Fahrzeugentwicklung, Fahrzeugelektronik /-elektrik

2/2001 – 1/2006

Leading an international team of 5-15 engineers with the development of a new generation of guided vehicles for public transport. Responsible for testing, homologation and type certification. Acquisition of government subsidies for additional project budgets.

Fahrzeugtechnik, Hybridantrieb / Hybridauto, Automobil-Leichtbau, Fahrzeugentwicklung, Fahrzeugelektronik /-elektrik, Technisches Projektmanagement

8/1995 – 1/2001

Market research on public transport rolling stock and bus rapid transit. Conceptual design of new type bus rapid transit (guided articulated bus). Foundation of a new company: Advanced Public Transport Systems BV. Writing a winning bid for a tender for a project of 40 million Euros.

Fahrzeugtechnik, Fahrzeugentwicklung, Raumfahrzeugbau

1/1992 – 12/1993

Designer for [...] GmbH, Germany, -Hyperlink entfernt-
• Design of low drag, fast-flying, pressurized single-engine airplane, the [...] (still on the market, upgraded with turboprop and renamed [...]).
• Aerodynamic design of Flaps (excellent performance shown in wind tunnel).
• Integration of the propulsion system into the composite body.
• 3D modeling of the [...] (published in Jane's All The World Aircraft).
• 3D modeling for the positive mould of composite fuselage.

Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik (allg.)

1/1992 – 11/1992

• Design of multi purpose frame for mounting instruments in a Cessna Citation.
• Structural design, strength analysis, drawings and process instructions.
• Technical advice on modifications to the aircraft.

Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik (allg.)

1/1992 – 6/1992

Design of software for calculation of thermal stresses in thin graphite sheets with a coating of silicon carbide. This software has been used for years by Xycarb.

Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik (allg.)

1/1990 – 10/1990

For [...]:
Design of a concept for downwards deflecting of spray materials under a crop dusting helicopter, to prevent uncontrolled spreads of the chemicals by the rotor vortex. One of the concepts was successfully tested and is now being applied.

For more info: -Hyperlink entfernt-

Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik (allg.)