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Rüdiger Stoll

Consultant for Functional Safety: I3 Confirmation Reviews according to ISO 26262:2018

Rüdiger Stoll
Mühlacker, Germany

Experience

May 2022 - Present
3 years 10 months
Germany
Remote

Consultant for Functional Safety: I3 Confirmation Reviews according to ISO 26262:2018

VW

  • Conducting I3 confirmation reviews for all work products at the item (system) level that require I3 review, according to ISO 26262:2018: impact analysis, safety plan, functional safety concept, technical safety concept, FMEA, FTA, DFA, integration and test strategy, safety validation specification, safety case

  • Creating/updating review criteria for I3/I2 confirmation reviews of all work products based on ISO 26262:2018

  • Discussing findings with specialist departments as needed

  • Coordinating findings and review criteria with the responsible customer department

  • Training new internal employees in performing I3 confirmation reviews

  • ISO 26262

  • Requirements Analysis

  • Failure Analysis (FTA, FMEA, DFA)

  • Microsoft Office

  • Jira

  • Confluence DevStack

  • Document Management System (DMS)

Jul 2020 - Dec 2020
6 months
Karlsruhe, Germany

Functional Safety Manager

Swoboda Schorndorf KG

  • Evaluating and clarifying functional safety requirements regarding hardware and software (including direct communication with customers)

  • Developing measures to achieve the required ASIL level

  • Creating the technical safety concept, considering the system architecture and customer stakeholder requirements, as well as safety manuals from the sensor chip and microcontroller

  • Creating the HW-SW interface specification (HSIS)

  • Planning functional safety activities

  • Determining sensor fit rates

  • Creating templates and documents required for functional safety

  • Supporting and guiding employees in implementing functional safety-specific measures

  • ISO 26262

  • Requirements Analysis

  • Failure Analysis

  • Polarion

  • D-FMEA

Feb 2020 - Present
6 years 1 month
Germany

System Architect (Functional Safety)

CARIAD

  • Supporting the rollout of the CARIAD process "Functional Safety according to ISO 26262" in Ingenuity as a pilot project for the functional safety team

  • Assisting in optimizing the CARIAD "Functional Safety" process

  • Supporting the creation of items for Ingenuity according to ISO 26262

  • Assisting in coordinating and conducting hazard and risk analysis to determine ASIL classification and derive safety goals for Ingenuity

  • Supporting planning of all safety activities and creating the safety plan for Ingenuity

  • Supporting the development of the functional safety concept for Ingenuity

  • Supporting the development of the technical safety concept for Ingenuity

  • Supporting system, software, and hardware teams in implementing functional safety requirements

  • Assisting in conducting and moderating confirmation and verification reviews

  • Supporting the preparation of process compliance evidence (safety case)

  • Providing transparency on ongoing activities

  • Taking inventory of existing PMTs

  • Identifying issues and actions for problem resolution and harmonization

  • Ensuring tools and technologies are ready for use

  • Supporting the application of tools and processes

  • Assisting in building up product owners

  • Stakeholder management

  • ISO 26262

  • Requirements Analysis

  • Failure Analysis

  • Jira

  • Azure DevOps

  • Azure Platform

  • Confluence DevStack

  • SAFE

  • Magic Draw

May 2017 - Jun 2020
3 years 2 months
Karlsruhe, Germany

Functional Safety Manager

Visteon

  • Safety management for instrument clusters to ensure functional safety

  • Creating safety concepts for instrument clusters

  • Aligning functional safety specification with OEM

  • Developing technical safety concept in DOORS

  • Creating safety plans

  • Drafting the safety case

  • Tool qualification: reviewing the Software Tool Criteria Evaluation Report and the Software Tool Qualification Report

  • Preparing reviews and test evidence for the safety concepts

  • Moderating and defining FMEDA metrics

  • Supporting DFMEA

  • Analyzing and assessing change requests for safety relevance and estimating effort for implementation

  • Coordinating the DIA with the customer; planning and delivering work products

  • Functional Safety ISO 26262

  • Requirements Management

  • DOORS

  • IBM Rational Team Concert

  • EnterProj

Feb 2016 - Jun 2017
1 year 5 months
Stuttgart, Germany

Functional Owner: Power Management, Performance Management, Security

Alpine electronics

  • Communicating and coordinating with end customers, development partners, and expert teams across international development sites

  • Analyzing and aligning product and customer-specific system requirements

  • Supporting product and system design

  • Developing and maintaining product and system specifications

  • Processing and evaluating change requests

  • Conducting system tests based on the requirement catalog and documenting results

  • Coordinating, analyzing, and tracking defects

  • Reporting project status to the customer and project manager

  • ASpice

  • Requirements Management

  • Security

  • Embedded SW

  • QNX

  • CAN

  • Ethernet

  • RSTP

  • UART

  • Firewall

  • User Management

  • DOORS

  • IBM Rational

  • CANoe

  • Vector Informatik

  • SVN

  • TortoiseSVN

  • Team Forge

  • CollabNet, Inc.

  • Redmine

May 2015 - Dec 2015
8 months
Weissach, Germany

Functional Safety Manager

Porsche Engineering Services GmbH

  • Safety management for chassis components (front and rear steering) to ensure functional safety

  • Conduct and control safety analyses (e.g., hazard and risk analysis), including preparation and follow-up

  • Develop safety concepts for chassis components

  • Prepare reviews and test evidence for the safety concepts

  • Align functional safety requirements with suppliers

  • Conduct vehicle tests to assess controllability

  • ISO 26262

  • Functional Safety

  • DOORS

  • Dimensions

  • RPlan

  • CANape

Sep 2014 - Apr 2015
8 months
Karlsbad, Germany

System Program Manager Car Audio Systems

Harman/Becker Automotive Systems GmbH

  • Project management for implementing audio programs and systems

  • Managing international project teams

  • Scheduling, product costs, budget, quality

  • Coordinating commercial and technical topics with departments

  • Responsible for the change management process (including internal/external Change Control Boards)

  • Technical interface to an OEM customer for all aspects of technical status, program workflow and product direction

  • Responsible for the transition from prototype to production

  • Reporting to management

  • Windows 7

  • Procom

  • STAR

  • SQSM

  • ELVIS

  • SAP

  • MS Office

  • MS Project

  • MS Visio

Jan 2014 - Jul 2014
7 months
Weissach, Germany

Software Quality Assurance

Porsche AG

  • Perform software quality assurance for chassis control units for the end customer

  • Ensure compliance with release schedules

  • Monitor bug and change management

  • Align test strategy with suppliers

  • Review software development processes (ASPICE) and test strategy with customers and suppliers

  • Conduct code reviews with suppliers

  • Review software architecture with suppliers

  • Conduct software kickoffs with suppliers

  • Automotive SPICE

  • ISO/IEC 12207

  • Windows 7

  • IBM Rational DOORS

  • Serena Dimensions

  • PFIF

  • Cleverle

Feb 2012 - Jan 2014
2 years
Friedrichshafen, Germany

System Engineering Consultant, focus on functional safety

MTU

  • Support the safety manager

  • Create safety plans for multiple projects (based on IEC 61508, ISO 12100 adapted to MIL-STD-882D)

  • Moderate reviews of safety plans and approvals according to internal release process

  • Model the safety process according to internal procedures (based on IEC 61508, ISO 12100) and project-specific requirements per MIL-STD-882D, considering quality gates, milestones and company processes

  • Support hazard analysis and risk assessment (HARA)

  • Track actions from the hazard and risk analysis for implementation and ensure availability of evidence/test reports/certificates

  • Review the safety assessment plan

  • Quality gate reviews: safety-related topics

  • Support the definition of the development process and product concept

  • Create a template for the product concept

  • MIL-STD-882D/E

  • ISO 26262

  • IEC 61508

  • ISO 12100

  • Windows 7

  • MS Office

  • MS Visio

Jul 2011 - Jan 2012
7 months
Braunschweig, Germany

System Engineer, focus on functional safety (ISO 26262)

VW

  • Requirement management at system level

  • Support the safety manager in implementing ISO 26262 at the system level

  • Adapt the safety plan from IEC 61508 to ISO 26262

  • ISO 26262

  • IEC 61508

  • DOORS

  • RM-Tool

  • Rational Change

  • Rational Synergy

  • Visio

  • Excel

  • Word

  • Outlook

Jul 2010 - Jun 2011
1 year
Karlsruhe, Germany

System/Requirements Engineer / Interim Software Coordinator

Johnson Controls (Borg Instruments)

  • Coordination of the software team in Bulgaria

  • Alignment and review of the specification with the customer

  • Effort estimation for software changes

  • Planning of software releases

  • Migration of the existing Requisite Pro database to DOORS

  • Replacement of the CMI tool Test Track with Serena Team Track

  • Specification of software changes

  • Participation in SCRUM (the agile software development model)

  • Interim Scrum Master

  • Analysis of the customer requirements specification, identifying safety requirements

  • Creation of system requirements

  • Creation of the TeSiKo

  • Requirements engineering

  • Embedded software development processes

  • V-model

  • C

  • Assembly

  • ISO 26262

  • Functional safety

  • Windows XP

  • PVCS

  • TeamTrack

  • DOORS

  • CANoe

  • Candela

  • Excel

  • Word

Jan 2010 - Jun 2010
6 months
Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany

System/Requirements Engineer

Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH

  • Creation of the functional specification for UDS diagnostics, considering the customer requirements specification and related customer documents

  • Creation of the functional specification for CAN, LIN and FlexRay, considering the customer requirements specification and related customer documents

  • Defining use cases and creating use case diagrams (UML)

  • Defining a concept to ensure the best possible traceability when customer specifications are not managed in DOORS

  • Migration of an existing project

  • Requirements engineering

  • Embedded software development processes

  • V-model

  • C

  • Assembly

  • UML

  • Windows XP

  • Serena Dimension CM

  • Statemate

  • DOORS

  • CANoe

  • Candela

  • Excel

  • Word

Jul 2009 - Dec 2009
6 months
Baden, Switzerland

Business Analyst, System Engineer

Alstom

  • Analysis of the current workflow for power plant planning, material ordering and tracking at two different sites (Switzerland and France)

  • Defining the workflow for the creation of the Material Take Off (MTO) using the new COMOS engineering database

  • Writing white papers

  • Writing requirements

  • Reviews

  • Visual Basic

  • Requirements engineering

  • Power plant planning processes

  • Windows XP

  • COMOS

  • PDMS

  • Excel

  • Word

Jan 2008 - Jun 2009
1 year 6 months
Karlsruhe, Germany

System/Requirements Engineer

Johnson Controls (Borg Instruments)

  • SW Change Manager: tracking changes, bugs and enhancements in the software

  • Support for the SW project leader in creating documents according to the software development process

  • Introduction of a new system requirements concept (pilot project)

  • Writing system requirements based on the customer requirements specification and related documentation

  • Cross-project support for other development teams in introducing system requirements and DOORS

  • Alignment of requirements with the customer (requirements specification review)

  • Alignment of SW requirements with software developers and validation (Bulgaria)

  • Involvement in assembling the basic software (SLP9 enhanced, AUTOSAR-compatible)

  • Identification and selection of components/drivers

  • Participation in a workshop at Vector Informatik on configuration (FBL, OSEK, DBKom, FRFM, CANdesc, RTE)

  • Participation in an in-house DaVinci training

  • Support in setting up the software development tool chain (NEC V850 compiler, debugger/emulator, QAC)

  • Bus simulation with CANoe

  • Requirements engineering

  • Embedded software development processes

  • V-model

  • C

  • Assembly

  • Windows XP

  • PVCS

  • TeamTrack

  • DOORS

  • CANoe

  • Candela

  • Excel

  • Word

Jun 2007 - Dec 2007
7 months
Karlsruhe, Germany

Software Coordinator

Johnson Controls (Borg Instruments)

  • SW Change Manager: tracking changes, bugs and enhancements in the software

  • Support for the SW project leader in creating documents according to the software development process

  • Writing software requirements based on the requirements specification and related documentation

  • Alignment of requirements with the customer

  • Entering requirements into the functional specification using Requisite Pro

  • Testing at the customer site/in the vehicle

  • Alignment of requirements with software developers and validation (Bulgaria)

  • Checking functions with CANoe

  • Requirements engineering

  • Embedded software development processes

  • V-model

  • C

  • Assembly

  • Windows XP

  • Visual SourceSafe

  • TestTrack Pro

  • Rational Requisite Pro

  • Rational Rose

  • CANoe

  • Excel

  • Word

May 2006 - May 2007
1 year 1 month
Gärtringen, Germany

Embedded Software Developer

Sitronic

  • Architecture and design of the basic software

  • Design and implementation of start-up code in assembler for NEC V850

  • Design and implementation of the HAL (A/D converter, serial EEPROM interface, digital I/O, watchdog, timer)

  • Design and implementation of the driver layer (filtering measurements, EEPROM functions, debounce function, PWM control, PID speed control)

  • Design and implementation of diagnostics by evaluating the status pins of the FETs

  • Design and implementation of the EEPROM handler

  • Planning of Power-OSEK resources

  • Configuration of Power-OSEK

  • Requirement engineering

  • Development processes "Embedded SW"

  • V-model

  • C

  • Assembler

  • NEC V850ES/FG2

  • Windows XP

  • PowerOSEK

  • Green Hills Compiler

  • iSystems ic3000 Debugger

  • WinCVS

  • Excel

  • Word

Feb 2005 - Apr 2006
1 year 3 months
Karlsruhe, Germany

Software Coordinator/Requirements Engineer

Johnson Controls (Borg Instruments)

  • Creating software requirements based on the requirements specification and accompanying assignment documents

  • Coordination of requirements with the customer

  • Entering requirements into the functional specification with Requisite Pro

  • Tracking changes, bugs and enhancements in the software with TestTrack PRO

  • Testing at the customer's site/in the vehicle

  • Coordination of requirements with the software developers/validation in Sofia/Bulgaria

  • Testing the functions with CANoe

  • Requirement engineering

  • Development processes "Embedded SW"

  • V-model

  • C

  • Windows 2000

  • Visual SourceSafe

  • TestTrack Pro

  • Rational Requisite Pro

  • Rational Rose

  • CANoe

  • Excel

  • Word

Jun 2003 - Feb 2005
1 year 9 months
Leonberg, Germany

Software Developer

Robert Bosch GmbH

  • Development of embedded software in C and assembler under the real-time OS PowerOSEK

  • Reimplementation and testing of the system diagnosis according to KWP2000

  • Creating specifications and requirements in DOORS

  • Module testing with rest-bus simulation via CANoe

  • Runtime measurements with logic analyzers to optimize task execution times

  • Variant information: software configuration based on CAN signals during startup

  • Rework of EEPROM handler/manager

  • Documentation: created sequence diagrams with Rational Rose

  • Code review: developing checklists and performing reviews in SDT

  • Requirement engineering

  • Development processes "Embedded SW"

  • V-model

  • C++

  • C

  • Assembler

  • Motorola PowerPC MGT 5200

  • Metrowerks CodeWarrior

  • Abatron BDI2000

  • Lauterbach Trace32

  • MKS

  • DOORS

  • QAC

  • Rational Rose

  • Vector CANalyzer / CANoe / CANape

  • Agilent logic analyzer

May 2001 - Jun 2003
2 years 2 months
Schwieberdingen, Germany

System Integrator

Robert Bosch, Motorsteuerung GmbH

  • Integration of software for engine management

  • Correction of faulty software modules

  • Configuration management and customer-specific customization

  • Configuration of all I/Os: ADC, digital I/O and PWM

  • System tests in the 'LabCar' simulation environment and in the vehicle

  • Low-level driver programming in C and assembler under ErcoSek

  • BIOS integration

  • Resource management: optimization of runtime and memory usage

  • Extension of a standardized test procedure

  • Functional and code reviews

  • Assignment abroad at customer site (USA/Farmington Hills)

  • Development processes "Embedded SW"

  • V-model

  • C

  • Assembler

  • Motorola 32-bit PowerPC 564

  • Windows NT/2000

  • Etas LabCar

  • CodeWright IDE

  • DAMOS

  • INCA

  • NESTOR

  • ICE Trace32

Industries Experience

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Experienced in Automotive (22 years), Aerospace and Defense (2 years), Manufacturing (1.5 years), and Energy (0.5 years).

Automotive
Aerospace and Defense
Manufacturing
Energy

Business Areas Experience

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Experienced in Product Development (24 years), Quality Assurance (19 years), Project Management (8 years), Information Technology (1.5 years), and Operations (0.5 years).

Product Development
Quality Assurance
Project Management
Information Technology
Operations

Skills

  • Standard Mil-std-882d,e > 2 Years

  • Standard Iso 26262 > 15 Years

  • Standard Iec-61508 > 2 Years

  • Standard Iso 8800

  • Aspice: Based On Iso/iec 15504 (Spice)

  • Requirements Management

  • Security

  • Embedded Sw Development

  • Doors

  • Magic Draw

  • Polarion

  • Microsoft Office

  • Jira

  • Confluence Devstack

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Elementary

Education

University of Stuttgart

Dipl.-Ing. Electrical Engineering · Electrical Engineering · Stuttgart, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Road Vehicles – Safety And Artifical Intelligence, ISO PAS 8800

ISO 21448 Basic Training – Essentials To Achieve The Safety Of The Intended Function (SOTIF)

SGS-TÜV Saar, Sulzbach

Functional Safety Professional

TÜV SÜD Augsburg

System Safety Level 1

FH Campus Wien, TÜV Austria Akademie GmbH

Certified Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)

Scrum.org

Certified Professional For Requirements Engineering, Foundation Level (CPRE)

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Where is Rüdiger based?

Rüdiger is based in Mühlacker, Germany.

What languages does Rüdiger speak?

Rüdiger speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Rüdiger have?

Rüdiger has at least 24 years of experience. During this time, Rüdiger has worked in at least 16 different roles and for 15 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 3 months. Note that Rüdiger may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Rüdiger be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Rüdiger would be well-suited for roles such as: Consultant for Functional Safety: I3 Confirmation Reviews according to ISO 26262:2018, Functional Safety Manager, System Architect (Functional Safety).

What is Rüdiger's latest experience?

Rüdiger's most recent position is Consultant for Functional Safety: I3 Confirmation Reviews according to ISO 26262:2018 at VW.

What companies has Rüdiger worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Rüdiger has worked for VW and CARIAD.

Which industries is Rüdiger most experienced in?

Rüdiger is most experienced in industries like Automotive, Aerospace and Defense, and Manufacturing. Rüdiger also has some experience in Energy.

Which business areas is Rüdiger most experienced in?

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

Which industries has Rüdiger worked in recently?

Rüdiger has recently worked in industries like Automotive.

Which business areas has Rüdiger worked in recently?

Rüdiger has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Quality Assurance (QA), and Project Management.

What is Rüdiger's education?

Rüdiger holds a Master in Electrical Engineering from University of Stuttgart.

Does Rüdiger have any certificates?

Rüdiger has 6 certificates. Among them, these include: Road Vehicles – Safety And Artifical Intelligence, ISO PAS 8800, ISO 21448 Basic Training – Essentials To Achieve The Safety Of The Intended Function (SOTIF), and Functional Safety Professional.

What is the availability of Rüdiger?

Rüdiger will be available full-time from April 2026.

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