Roland Rathmann - Support in current project

Q: Where is Roland based?

Roland is based in Vierkirchen, Germany and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Roland speak?

Roland speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary) .

Q: How many years of experience does Roland have?

Roland has at least 36 years of experience. During this time, Roland has worked in at least 20 different roles and for 21 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 8 months . Note that Roland may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Roland's latest experience?

Roland's most recent position is Support in current project at Automotive supplier .

Q: What companies has Roland worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Roland has worked for Automotive supplier , Maximator-Hydrogen , TTTech-Auto (on behalf of Sthree / Computer Future) , Bosch , and FEV / EVA Vehicle Technology .

Q: Which industries is Roland most experienced in?

Roland is most experienced in industries like Automotive , Energy , and Manufacturing .

Q: Which business areas is Roland most experienced in?

Roland is most experienced in business areas like Product Development , Research and Development (R&D) , and Information Technology (IT) . Roland also has some experience in Quality Assurance (QA) , Project Management , and Operations .

Q: Which industries has Roland worked in recently?

Roland has recently worked in industries like Automotive and Energy .

Q: Which business areas has Roland worked in recently?

Roland has recently worked in business areas like Quality Assurance (QA) , Product Development , and Operations .

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Vierkirchen, Germany

Experience

Jan 2024 - Jun 2024

6 months

Support in current project

Automotive supplier

Closing the safety case
Creation of meaningful traceability matrices and targeted expansion of tests
Transferring requirements to other database systems
Structuring requirements, evaluating and ensuring completeness including defining new test cases based on use case-based test strategies and results from internal traceability matrices
Partial automation of tasks within a requirements assessment tool
Tools and languages: MS Teams, reqIF, Enterprise Architect, Codebeamer, proprietary tools for generating and evaluating traceability matrices (scale approx. 1000 x 1000)

Mar 2023 - Jun 2023

4 months

Process upgrades for functional safety

Maximator-Hydrogen

Process upgrades for functional safety and self-certification of filling stations
Correction of failure rate formulas and creation of a concept for process change
Support in expanding safety processes and coordinating safety standards (including DIN EN 61508, DIN EN 61511, VDI 2180)
Developing appropriate formulas for (in)homogeneously redundant MooN architectures for SIL-dependent PFD calculation
SIL reduction and tool qualification
Coordination and cooperation with RAMS management
Tools and languages: MS Teams, Visio, MindManager, Functional Safety Suite, proprietary tools

Jul 2022 - Dec 2022

6 months

Concept for an autonomous driving platform, SAE Level 4

TTTech-Auto (on behalf of Sthree / Computer Future)

Optimization and evaluation of diversity in the redundant architecture
Conducting FMEA, DFA and concept support
Various analyses, including Markov chain analyses and goal-structure notations
Incorporation of cybersecurity
Tools and languages: MS Teams, Confluence, Enterprise Architect, PRISM, GitHub, use of proprietary tools

Mar 2022 - Jul 2022

5 months

Requirements assessment

Bosch

Creation of a safety manual for a computing platform (SEooC)
Achieved success through an improved version of the safety manual
Conducting a requirements analysis and review of safety manuals
Risk assessments during implementation
Evaluation of a DFA and creation of a DFA template
Revision of the safety manual together with functional safety
Tools and languages: MS Teams, DOORS ("Jazz"), GitHub, use of proprietary tools

Sep 2021 - Jan 2022

5 months

Functional Safety Engineering

FEV / EVA Vehicle Technology

Homologation and renewed safety release of a technically modified Li-ion energy storage (after sales safety for BMW)
Conducting impact analysis and creating all resulting work products
Creation of the verification and validation plan, safety case update and safety argumentation
Highlighting differences and similarities between homologation tests (UN ECE R100), transport standard UN 38.3 and GB 38031:2020 (Chinese standard)
Developing appropriate test plans
Completion of analyses and safety planning for closing the safety case
Tools and languages: MS Teams, DOORS, Confluence, Tortoise, GitHub, cell simulation (fault injection simulation), fault tree analysis, event tree analysis (ETA)

Nov 2020 - Dec 2021

1 year 2 months

Vienna, Austria

Functional Safety Support for driver assistance systems

TTTech

Middleware platform for autonomous driving, operating system and safety services as SEooC development
Support and advice for the agile feature development regarding functional safety, safety case and safety argumentation
Conducting a software integration design FMEA as well as a process FMEA according to VDA guidelines with security considered
Participation in reviews and carrying out confirmation reviews for D-FMEA and P-FMEA
Supporting safety management and deriving corresponding requirements from the FMEAs
Tools and languages: MS Teams, Windchill PTS, Confluence, Collaborator

Jan 2019 - Oct 2020

1 year 10 months

Unterschleißheim, Germany

Functional Safety Engineering

Center for Autonomous Driving (BMW)

Support and advice for the agile development work of feature teams regarding functional safety
Developing workflows for software safety analyses, such as DFA (Dependent Failure Analysis)
Supporting SOTIF topics and automating steps for more efficient SW FMEA execution
Semi-automation of analyses by extracting information from the build process and Magic Draw content
Developing a prototype for a SOTIF scenario generator
Python scripting for SW analysis and management of DFA results
Identification of residual risks in adaptive AUTOSAR
Tools and languages: Python + JSON, Magic Draw, Bazel, model design for a fault propagation simulator (proprietary), tool for generating and evaluating SOTIF scenarios (proprietary)

Apr 2017 - Dec 2018

1 year 9 months

Functional Safety Management

Autoliv/Veoneer

Standards-compliant coordination of work products for functional safety according to ISO 26262
Hazard analysis with risk assessment for an emergency braking system and ACC with follow mode, ASIL B(D)
Definition of a safety concept (Safety-out-of-Context)
Creation of safety plans, a functional safety concept and the technical safety concept
Conducting FMEAs as well as coordination and alignment in distributed development (Sweden, Germany)
Consulting and involvement in setting up an ASIL B compatible development process for model-based software development
Item definition for the pilot for highways and autonomous parking in public parking lots
Development of safety goals and requirements for autonomous driving according to SAE Level 3
Tools and languages: Telelogic DOORS, in-house tool for editing GSN diagrams (Goal Structuring Notation), Traceability Browser, Enterprise Architect, JIRA

Jan 2017 - Apr 2017

4 months

Functional Safety Management for fail-safe power supply of an autonomous vehicle

South German automotive supplier

Standards-compliant coordination of work products for functional safety according to ISO 26262
Definition of the safety plan and a Development Interface Agreement (DIA) with the OEM
Integration of safety activities into the project plan
Identifying the extra scope of requirements from ISO 26262 compared to project work according to ASPICE
Creation of safety plans and project plans
Identification of gaps and development of deltas between ASPICE and ISO 26262
Tools and languages: Polarion, Mind Map, Microsoft Project (MSP), Interfacing Mind Map to MSP

Oct 2015 - Dec 2016

1 year 3 months

Functional Safety Management for steering power assist systems

Thyssen Krupp

Standards-compliant coordination of work products for functional safety according to ISO 26262
Hazard analysis with risk assessment for power steering (ASIL D), automatic parking function (ASIL D) and calculation of the absolute steering angle (ASIL B)
Creation of safety plans and a functional safety concept
Identification of gaps at functional and system levels
Improvement of audit results
Tools and languages: Telelogic DOORS, in-house tool for editing GSN diagrams (Goal Structuring Notation), IBM Change, Enterprise Architect

Mar 2014 - Sep 2015

1 year 7 months

Functional Safety Support

Porsche Engineering and Porsche AG

Standards-compliant creation of a functional safety concept (ISO 26262) for the power distribution network (high voltage, 12 V and 48 V) and a 7.2 kW on-board charger (OBC)
Hazard analysis with risk assessment and process-oriented work
Creating safety plans and a functional safety concept for plug-in charging
Defining safety goals and performing the hazard and risk analysis (HARA)
Preparing and participating in FMEA and FTA
Obtaining safety approval for the developed OBC component
Tools and languages: Telelogic DOORS, Dimensions, APIS software, custom tool for editing GSN diagrams (Goal Structuring Notation)

May 2011 - Feb 2012

10 months

Electrical and functional safety of a high-voltage heater

Webasto

Standards-compliant hazard and risk analysis (ISO 26262) and electrical safety
Developing a concept for electrical safety and insulation coordination according to ISO 6469-3 and 60664-X
Creating a comprehensive safety concept in collaboration with TÜV SÜD
Deriving requirements from safety goals and supporting software development at ASIL B
Creating a tool to handle HARA deltas from functional changes
Developing prototype software with Infineon microcontroller TLE9832
Tools and languages: Excel with macros, Keil µVision, Serena PVCS, PRQA static quality analysis (MISRA), National Rhapsody, DOORS, MindManager, Vector CANape for XCP debugging

Aug 2010 - May 2011

10 months

Electrical and functional safety for high-voltage systems

TÜV SÜD Automotive

Assessing concepts and chargers for standards compliance and electrical safety
Evaluating projects in the field of hybrid drives and on-board chargers against ISO 60664, EN 6469, IEC 61851, IEC 61508, and ISO 26262
Sizing high-voltage insulation coordination
Assisting in creating test plans (DVPs) for a TÜV SÜD quality mark
Tools and languages: FMEA support tools, Office tools, MindManager

May 2009 - Mar 2010

11 months

Development of a BMS for lithium-ion batteries

Litec Battery GmbH

Developing a BMS system (hardware and software) for industrial storage and electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles
Building a complete battery simulator including aging model, thermal model, and power prediction
Optimizing active cell balancing
Conducting a lecture series on BMS basics and balancing strategies
Expanding the simulator into a HiL BMS test system with a virtual battery
Integrating MATLAB models into the simulator interface using LabVIEW 9.0
Creating concepts for cell safety stabilization and cell balancing
Filing two patent proposals
Tools and languages: Infineon 164 XE, XC2267, XC888, LabVIEW V8.6/9.0, MATLAB, MS Office, OPEN Project

Apr 2007 - Jul 2007

4 months

Function development for supercap storage and lithium-ion battery

SVDO

Building prototypes (A samples) of supercapacitor storage and Li-ion high-voltage batteries
Developing functions and deriving formulas for microcontroller programming
Model-based development of a high-efficiency balancing method for supercap storage
Developing computational models for battery self-discharge and aging
Building simulators for supercap and lithium-ion storage with power prediction and driving cycle application (e.g., NEDC)
Tools and languages: LabVIEW V8.2, Microsoft Office tools

Oct 2005 - Feb 2006

5 months

Requirement tests for airbag control unit

Conti/Temic

C programming for an airbag control unit and implementation of customer requirements
Creating requirement test specifications for the airbag safety concept with redundant controller monitoring
Executing tests and creating test reports
Participating in code reviews and working according to the V-model
Tools and languages: IAR development system, C, MISRA rules, EasyCase, PVCS, TestTrackPro, Motorola Star-12 processor, i-system ic4000 emulator, serial UART communication

Mar 2005 - Sep 2005

7 months

Firmware for confocal microscope "Quasar"

Leica microsystems

Developing firmware for the internal control of lasers, mirrors, shutters, and apertures
Developing a functional interface for CAN bus-based functions for stepper motor control
Expanding verification tests on a C# test bench under Windows XP
Troubleshooting image transfer from FPGA to PC over USB 2.0
Tools and languages: MS Visual Studio C#, .NET Framework V1.1, Keil uVision 3, Cypress EZ-USB FX2, Microchip 18FXXX CAN controller, MCP 2515, I2C, Dallas OneWire bus, FPGA Spartan III

Jul 2004 - Sep 2004

3 months

Verification of an ASIC for battery level indicator

mikron AG

Creating a WINAPI application for analysis, verification, and demonstration of a sensor chip for lithium-ion cells
Independently running the project, including compensating on-chip bugs through software
Implementing security measures against software tampering and copying
Tools and languages: WINAPI, MS Visual C/C++ V6, Arcom I/O card, Xilinx FPGA, OneWire bus, mci

Nov 2002 - Jun 2003

8 months

Stuttgart, Germany

Test monitor - support for chip series testing

microtec GmbH Stuttgart

Developing part of a series test program for ASIC testing on the DUO 176-S
Designing and implementing an assembly program to support production testing of an ASIC with an embedded 8051 µC
Characterizing an integrated 8-bit A/D converter and performing trim routines
Calculating the temperature guard band based on CPK values
Tools and languages: GCC, GNU tools, 8051 assembler

Jan 1993 - Dec 2003

11 years

Hybrid

Hardware and software development, design, and QA

Battery systems (various projects)

Developing a microcontroller-based battery management system (BMS) for hybrid buses, including cell internal resistance measurement
Developing a battery development and test system with 16-bit measurements for consumer electronics and automotive
Implementing driver software and test programs for production test equipment of battery modules
Developing firmware for the intelligent Accuron battery based on 0.6 µm chip technology, including bootloader design
Developing load-dependent algorithms to calculate remaining runtime for mobile phones
Leading projects and developing prototypes based on lithium-ion technology
Conducting audits and QA management as a quality representative according to ISO 9001
Tools and languages: PIC assembler, Borland C/C++, SMBus, CAN bus

Jan 1981 - Dec 2003

23 years

Munich, Germany

Development of CAD/CAM Tools and Simulators

BMW / Munich

Development of CAD/CAM tools for the design and testing of microelectronic circuits such as ASICs and printed circuit boards
Development of mixed-mode logic simulators and fault simulators in Assembly and C
Implementation of automatic test pattern generation and autorouting functions
Development of a tool database for the BMW body shop using Oracle SQL Forms
Implementation of a SQL Forms control for daily data backup in the BMW Munich development center
Assistance in developing a driving simulator for real-time display of measurement data on test tracks

Industries Experience

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Experienced in Automotive (35 years), Energy (12 years), and Manufacturing (11.5 years).

Automotive

Energy

Manufacturing

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Product Development (35 years), Research and Development (24 years), Information Technology (23 years), Quality Assurance (22.5 years), Project Management (11 years), and Operations (0.5 years).

Product Development

Research and Development

Information Technology

Quality Assurance

Project Management

Operations

Summary

Low-level software development
Conceptualization, development, documentation and tests according to CMMI or ASPICE, developments following ISO 26262
Battery technology: about 18 years of experience (Smart Battery Concept, charging regimes, battery management, BMS firmware models from coulomb counting to thermal monitoring and power prediction, storage, energy management, cell balancing, system communication and diagnostics, simulation including aging in fast-forward mode/ extraction of stress profiles in near real-time, safety analyses of HV systems, Markov chain simulation)
Functional safety; safety engineering and safety management since 2010

Skills

Operating Systems**
Real-time Operating Systems Such As Ercos
Unix (Linux)
Windows 10
Hardware**
Digital Signal Processors
Embedded Systems
Emulators
Measuring Devices, Measurement And Testing Technology
Microcontrollers, Hc12 Derivatives ("Star 12"), Pic Families, Cypress Ez-usb, Fx2, Mpc555x, Msp430, Infineon164me, Tms570, Aurix, Etc.
Data Communication**
Usb 2.0 And Fieldbuses Such As I2c, Smbus, Can, Lin, Spi, Onewire
Rs232, Rs485, Tcp/ip, Uucp, Xcp (Ccp), Smbus
Programming Languages**
Various Assemblers
C (Excellent Knowledge And Experience, > 20 Years)
C++ And C# (At Least 2 Years)
Fortran, Algol, Pascal
Python + Json, Unix Shell, Uml-2 Modeling Language
Tools**
Codebeamer, Confluence
Unix Tools Make/makefile, Bazel
Sccs, Serena Pvcs
Labview Version 6–12
Matlab/simulink/targetlink V3.0
Itemsoft (Functional Safety, Fmeda, Fta)
Enterprise Architect
Medini Analyzer (Functional Safety)
Provetech:ta
Ascet 4.2, Inca
Mks [3 Years], Doors [> 6 Years], Polarion [0.25 Year]
Pycharm/python – Development Environment
Windchill Pts, Rhapsody (Introduction), Ptc, Jira, Rhapsody
Codewarrior
Isystem Ice 4000, Lauterbach Debugger
Mplab
Ms Visual C/c++ V6
Keil / Μvision
Merant Error Tracker
Easycase
Ibm Change
Canoe/canape/canalyzer/diadem
Database Systems**
Dbase, Ingres, Ms Access, Oracle Including Sql-forms, Doors, Windchill
Others**
Development Of Software Products That Are On The Market In Consumer Electronics Battery Management (Example "Accuron")
Battery Consulting For Oems, Battery Users, Battery Manufacturers And Tüv Süd
Firmware Developer For The World's First Smart Battery With Sbs-compliant Charging System
Patent Holder For Algorithms In Smart Batteries
Inventor And Developer Of Own Tools And Methods In The Field Of Battery And Safety Engineering

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Spanish

Elementary

Education

TU Munich

Diploma in Physics · Physics · Munich, Germany

Certifications & licenses

TÜV SÜD Functional Safety Level 2

TÜV SÜD

Profile

Created

October 2025

Last Update

January 2026

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is Roland based?

Roland is based in Vierkirchen, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Roland speak?

Roland speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Roland have?

Roland has at least 36 years of experience. During this time, Roland has worked in at least 20 different roles and for 21 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 8 months. Note that Roland may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Roland be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Roland would be well-suited for roles such as: Support in current project, Process upgrades for functional safety, Concept for an autonomous driving platform, SAE Level 4.

What is Roland's latest experience?

Roland's most recent position is Support in current project at Automotive supplier.

What companies has Roland worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Roland has worked for Automotive supplier, Maximator-Hydrogen, TTTech-Auto (on behalf of Sthree / Computer Future), Bosch, and FEV / EVA Vehicle Technology.

Which industries is Roland most experienced in?

Roland is most experienced in industries like Automotive, Energy, and Manufacturing.

Which business areas is Roland most experienced in?

Roland is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Research and Development (R&D), and Information Technology (IT). Roland also has some experience in Quality Assurance (QA), Project Management, and Operations.

Which industries has Roland worked in recently?

Roland has recently worked in industries like Automotive and Energy.

Which business areas has Roland worked in recently?

Roland has recently worked in business areas like Quality Assurance (QA), Product Development, and Operations.

What is Roland's education?

Roland attended TU Munich for Physics.

Does Roland have any certificates?

Roland has 1 certificate: TÜV SÜD Functional Safety Level 2.

What is the availability of Roland?

Roland is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Roland?

Roland's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.