Bernhard (Dipl.-ing.) Trier

Risk Management/ ISO26262

Oberkochen, Germany

Experience

Oct 2023 - Feb 2025
1 year 5 months
Soest, Germany

Risk Management/ ISO26262

Delta

  • FTA analysis and TSR of SW and HW according to ISO 26262 requirements
  • FMEDAs of HW according to ISO 26262 requirements
  • P-FMEA and optimization of electronics manufacturing in Bangkok, Thailand
Oct 2023 - Dec 2025
1 year 3 months
Dinslaken, Germany
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Pintsch

  • Creating FMECA and MTTF calculations with Isograph SW
  • Statistical process control
  • HW safety according to ISO 61709 for railway systems
Jun 2022 - Oct 2023
1 year 5 months
Warsaw, Poland
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Wamtechnik

  • Optimizing process flows in electronics and battery production
  • Welding battery boxes, measuring and approval in series production
  • Statistical evaluation for optimized design
  • Battery production project
Jan 2021 - Feb 2023
1 year 2 months
Romania
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Yazaki Romania

  • Advanced quality planning and improved project management
  • Best design of circuit boards for production and assembly
  • Risk management (FMEA, FMEDA, ISO 26262) for the OBC project
Feb 2021 - Dec 2021
11 months
Oberkochen, Germany

Supplier management

Carl Zeiss SMT

  • Supplier support for precision mechanics and optical components
  • Optimizing supplier production for quality and cost
  • Focus on IR heating heads
May 2019 - Feb 2021
1 year 10 months
Soest, Germany
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Delta

  • Design optimization for production and testing (EOL, function, CCTV…)
  • Best circuit board design for production and assembly
  • Moderation of multiple design/production FMEAs for various OEMs
  • Products: DC/DC converter, OBC, charging station
Jan 2019 - May 2019
5 months
Munich, Germany
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Infineon

  • Risk management per ISO 26262 for pressure sensors
  • System analysis of µChips
  • Focus on sensor chips
Jul 2018 - Dec 2019
6 months
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Thyssenkrupp Aufzugbau

  • Optimizing production, especially laser cutting and welding of cabins
  • Measuring cabins and fitting trim
Jan 2015 - Mar 2017
1 year 3 months
Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany
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Deutsche ACCUC Motive

  • Implementing a process to integrate passive and active safety analyses with customer requirements into system-FMEA, SW-FMEA
  • Optimizing welded battery housing for cooling and weight
  • Focus on e-mobility batteries
May 2015 - Sep 2015
5 months
Japan
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Renesas

  • Auditing microchip production at multiple Renesas sites
  • Auditing front- and backend production
Feb 2015 - Jul 2018
3 years 6 months
Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Germany
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Valeo-Siemens

  • System-FMEA design for converters/electric motors in e-mobility
  • Production optimization for motor housings and sheet metal packages
  • Safety management for electric motors and power converters in e-mobility
  • Focus on e-mobility
Sep 2014 - Mar 2015
7 months
Lüdenscheid, Germany
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Kostal

  • Auditing chip suppliers per VDA 6.3, handling 8Ds electronically
  • Analyzing electronic components per JEDEC and AEC-Q100
  • Focus on supply chain management
Jan 2013 - Apr 2014
1 year 4 months
Sankt Georgen im Schwarzwald, Germany

Project manager

ebm-papst

  • Project management “ASTW Motor” (active steering) for Takata
  • Qualification of motor and angle measurement system
  • Reducing product costs by optimizing manufacturing (patent filed)
  • Focus on motors
Jan 2010 - Jan 2013
2 years 1 month
Ludwigshafen, Germany

Project leader

Sensus ESAAP

  • “Freshwater” (electronic water meter with radio transmission)
  • Budget and resource management
  • Leading international development teams
  • Optimizing product qualification via DOE
  • Minimizing product costs through value analysis and FMEA
  • Developing bonding and potting technology for wet environments
  • Focus on water meters
Oct 2010 - Dec 2010
3 months
Watertown, United States
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New York Air Brake

  • Analysis of SW and HW issues
  • Developing a process model for error avoidance in future global railway projects
  • Work commissioned by Knorr-Bremse
Nov 2009 - Dec 2010
1 year 2 months
Frickenhausen, Germany
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Flextronics Automotive

  • Advanced quality planning for all FORD projects (interior lamps/optical displays)
  • Supplier quality management for FORD projects
  • Quality support of production line in Sárvár, Hungary
  • Focus on LED lighting
Nov 2008 - Oct 2009
1 year
Jena, Germany
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Wacker Scott Solar GmbH

  • Assisting in setting up SunWave2 production (silicon ingots)
  • Writing work instructions with Xeri SW for documentation management
  • Matrix analysis and FMEA moderation with SCIO software
Jun 2007 - Mar 2015
7 years 10 months
Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany
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Valeo

  • Production planning and FMEA compilation at Wemding plant
  • Supporting and moderating FMEAs for BMW, Audi
  • Preventing errors in development and production (optimization)
  • Restructuring the knowledge database, handling special criteria and optimizing FMEA compilation through development
Jun 2007 - Jun 1999
-8 years -11 months
Oberkochen, Germany
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Carl Zeiss

  • Project and team management for wafer stage in the EU-funded Medea project to develop a 12″ stepper for serial production (interferometry, control and precision tooling)
Jun 2006 - Jun 2007
1 year 1 month
Böblingen, Germany
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Erwin-Behr-Automotives

  • Advanced quality planning for “Passat” project using VW QPN software and VW BEON system
  • Optimizing production of wood trim parts
  • Supplier management for “Passat” project
Jan 2003 - Nov 2005
2 years 11 months
Böblingen, Germany
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Lear

  • Integrating and eliminating FMEAs within projects
  • Customer-focused FMEAs for Porsche and DC
Jan 1999 - Feb 2009
9 years 2 months
Milan, Italy
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Webasto Thermo Systems International

  • Setting up DualTop production at WPI (Webasto Italy, Milan)
  • Responsible for quality planning and management of Business Unit Truck
  • Risk assessments per EN 1050:1996 “Safety of machinery” guideline
Jun 1999 - Jul 2002
3 years 2 months
Heidelberg, Germany
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Haldex Brake Products

  • Project management of ECAM project (electronically controlled air management for truck brakes), including cost and deadline responsibility
Jun 1999 - Jul 2002
3 years 2 months
Regensburg, Germany
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Infineon AG

  • Developing a new chip card setup, co-developing a flexible bistable display in a German-funded project, conducting reliability tests
  • Designing, assembling and commissioning special machinery for assembling displays and chip cards
Jun 1997 - Mar 2025
27 years 10 months
Oberkochen, Germany

Founder

IBT (Ingenieurbüro Trier)

  • Founding IBT (Ingenieurbüro Trier)
Apr 1997 - Jun 1997
3 months
Bonn, Germany
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Novo Map Technology

  • Developing a new production line for contactless chip cards, responsible for production
Sep 1995 - Mar 1997
1 year 7 months
Munich, Germany
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ODS R. Oldenburg Data Systems

  • Management and administration of Safety and Quality
May 1994 - Aug 1995
1 year 4 months
Munich, Germany

Lead auditor

TÜV-Product Service

  • Lead auditor and marketing of DIN EN ISO 9001 certificates
  • Setting up two EMC labs (Hong Kong and San Diego)
Nov 1988 - May 1994
5 years 7 months
Munich, Germany
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TÜV Bavaria

  • Energy management section, inspection and ISB of nuclear facilities
  • Safety analyses and safety-related assessments
  • Responsible for quality in Installation and Environmental Engineering

Summary

Customer- and results-oriented graduate engineer (TU) with cross-industry, national and international experience; many years in project management, process optimization, quality management, development and cost reduction; integrative leadership experience Experienced in leading project and development teams to deliver sustainable solutions, backed by 30 years of working with people, project plans, scopes, objectives, timelines, budgets, resource allocation and software optimization to create value through technology and process improvements. Over 10 years with best-practice processes like drinking water treatment, cleanliness and chemical purity. Extensive knowledge of various process technologies (best-practice processes, chemicals, plastic injection molding, electronic components, soldering, welding, electrical engineering, mechatronics, precision engineering, optics, mechanical engineering). More than 20 years in supplier development and oversight, including integrating purchasing aspects into product development, cost-side evaluation of technical changes or new developments. Skilled at presenting technical topics clearly and concisely without missing key points. Creating and delivering tailored training with effective materials, using lively examples to support technical content. My expert work ensures legally precise language. Solid experience preparing FMEA, FMEDA and FTA, as well as risk assessments per ISO 26262 (>10 years), IEC 61508 and other risk analyses. Understanding quality incidents and risks and implementing mitigation measures per the required Q control cycle. Experience overseeing electrical work and verifying results. Thirty years in the workforce bring composure to achieve results in fast-paced settings and handle multiple tasks under time pressure. SAP/PM in SAP (>5 y), IQ-FMEA (>20 y), MS Office (>30 y), JIRA/PM in JIRA, MS Project,…

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 1981 - Jun 1988

TU Munich

Diplom-Ingenieur, focus on power engineering and power plant technology · General Electrical Engineering · Munich, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Agile Structures in Management

TeamP Academy

Auditor Training per VDA 6.3

TÜV Süd

Black Belt Lean Six Sigma

Firebrand

Change Manager and Facilitator

TeamP Academy

FMEA Facilitator

Webasto

Functional Safety C1 per ISO 26262

TÜV Süd

Functional Safety C2 per ISO 26262

TÜV Süd

Internal Auditor ISO/TS 16949

Webasto

Lead Auditor ISO 9000

TÜV Süd

Product Liability

Webasto

Product Lifecycle Management

Webasto

Project Manager

TÜV Süd

SCIO Control Plan

PLATO AG

SCIO Matrix

PLATO AG

SCIO-FMEA

PLATO AG

Systematic Business Trainer and Facilitator

TeamP Academy

VDA 6.3 Auditor

TÜV

VDA 6.3 Upgrade Training

TÜV