Shefali S. - Consultant - Functional Safety and Cybersecurity

Waterloo, Canada

Experience

Jun 2023 - Present

2 years 6 months

Work on the functional safety concept including requirements
Manage the development of the test cases and test plan for the hardware software integration activity
Lead the discussion with the customer related to responsibilities in terms of DIA (Development Interface Agreement)
Perform HARA and create the associated safety goals, FSRs for the safety concept
Lead the audit activities for the safety certification
Responsible for the safety work product timeline management of the project
Responsible for the safety plan and safety case development
Work on the cybersecurity concept including requirements
Work on the test cases and test plan for the cybersecurity validation activity as per the lifecycle development
Lead the discussion with the customer related to responsibilities in terms of CIA (Cybersecurity Interface Agreement)
Support engineers with the development of safety and security requirements and evaluation of new technologies
Perform HARA and create the associated safety goals, FSRs for the safety concept
Develop, integrate, and maintain TARA tools consistent with security and automotive industry risk assessment best practices and ISO 21434

Aug 2021 - Jun 2023

1 year 11 months

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Perform the gap assessment to understand the current state of the SoC IP project aimed at ISO 26262 certification for automotive FPGA IP
Develop hardware and software lifecycle processes as per ISO 26262 Part 11
Perform FMEDA, DIA, DFA, safety manual, safety concept
Support engineers with the development of safety requirements and evaluation of new technologies
Prepare tool qualification report to get the tool qualified as per the TCL
Work with engineering teams to enforce safe development standards and policies for the Robo Taxi ADAS system
Prioritize, communicate, and track security issues with the engineering team
Provide guidance in the interpretation of hardware and software development lifecycle process and governance of standards
Perform FMEDA, DIA, FTA, FMEA, CIA
Support engineers with the development of safety and security requirements and evaluation of new technologies
Develop, integrate, and maintain TARA tools consistent with security and automotive industry risk assessment best practices and ISO 21434

Feb 2021 - Aug 2021

7 months

Support the analysis with safety work products such as safety concept, item definition, safety goals, TSRs and HSRs
Execute and analyze FMEDA, FTA, D-FMEA, DCA
Responsible for functional and technical safety within the project
Ensure project compliance with ISO 26262, demonstrate risks along product development and lifecycle
Collaborate with hardware, software, and systems teams to ensure implementation of safety goals
Collaborate with the functional safety manager in the development of the Development Interface Agreement (DIA) with the customer

Jul 2018 - Feb 2021

2 years 8 months

Waterloo, Canada

Plan and post process all activities of the ISO 26262 safety lifecycle
Responsible for functional and technical safety within the project
Support and execute safety analysis (hazard risk analysis, FMEA, diagnostics coverage analysis, fault tree analysis)
Support the project with functional safety and cybersecurity requirements
Execute V&V plans to demonstrate correct implementation of safety measures
Create safety concepts and analysis (FMEA, FTA, FMEDA, HARA, TARA)

May 2017 - Jun 2018

1 year 2 months

Waterloo, Canada

Present functional safety and cybersecurity analysis at CES 2018 in Las Vegas, USA
Present paper at STAMP 2018 workshop at MIT, Boston, USA
Present paper at DATE conference in Florence, Italy
Perform functional safety and security analysis of autonomous vehicle systems
Analyze and manage all functional safety aspects in software development projects
Help create and drive a software development process that meets ISO 26262 and IEC 61508 requirements
Lead hazard analysis and safety concept development activities for the AEB project presented at CES 2018
Develop and document functional safety requirements and gap analysis for existing architectures
Lead ISO 26262 functional safety assessment and documentation, including system safety program plans, safety concept reports, hazard analysis reports, and safety cases
Perform competitive analysis and maintain knowledge of emerging technologies in the dependability field
Develop technical solutions and collaborate with hardware and software engineers for implementations
Execute safety analysis (HARA, FMEAs, FMEDA, FTA) for the treadmill network project
Define functional and technical safety requirements and concepts
Develop test plans for safety verification and validation
Plan and track work packages and activities in the ISO 26262 safety lifecycle
Perform security analysis (attack tree, threat analysis)
Create documentation and support functional safety audits and assessments

Jul 2014 - Apr 2017

2 years 10 months

India

Manage project-specific safety engineering according to internal functional safety management guidelines
Perform functional safety analysis as per ISO 26262 during concept, product development, and production phases, including HARA, ASIL identification, DFMEA, FMEDA, qualitative and quantitative FTA, common cause analysis, and event tree analysis
Teach functional and technical safety concepts and safety architectures to ensure compliance with ISO 26262
Ensure technical specifications and other work products are prepared, stored correctly, and revisions are managed and released in a timely manner