Tanvir Hussain - Functional Safety Expert

Q: Where is Tanvir based?

Tanvir is based in Mainburg, Germany .

Q: What languages does Tanvir speak?

Tanvir speaks the following languages: Bengali (Native), German (Native), English (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Tanvir have?

Tanvir has at least 17 years of experience. During this time, Tanvir has worked in at least 11 different roles and for 12 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 5 months . Note that Tanvir may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Tanvir's latest experience?

Tanvir's most recent position is Functional Safety Expert at Manitowoc Cranes .

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

In recent years, Tanvir has worked for Manitowoc Cranes , Voith HySTech , RLE International , GKN Automotive , and FlowCAD EDA-Software Vertriebs GmbH .

Q: Which industries is Tanvir most experienced in?

Tanvir is most experienced in industries like Automotive , Information Technology (IT) , and Aerospace and Defense . Tanvir also has some experience in Education , Healthcare , and Energy .

Q: Which business areas is Tanvir most experienced in?

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

Q: Which industries has Tanvir worked in recently?

Tanvir has recently worked in industries like Automotive , Information Technology (IT) , and Energy .

Q: Which business areas has Tanvir worked in recently?

Tanvir has recently worked in business areas like Quality Assurance (QA) , Project Management , and Operations .

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Mainburg, Germany

Experience

Feb 2025 - Jan 2026

1 year

Functional Safety Expert

Manitowoc Cranes

Model-based development of safety functions for mobile work machines according to ISO 13849, IEC 62061 in MATLAB/Simulink
Development and execution of unit, integration, and system tests

May 2024 - Aug 2025

1 year 4 months

Functional Safety and Quality Management Consultant

Voith HySTech

Analysis of the existing process landscape in the quality area of control unit development for the hydrogen storage system and of the associated quality management, followed by optimization and adjustment of processes to create a quality and process foundation for the hydrogen storage system control unit development, enabling the customer to achieve SOP by the end of June 2025
Execution of PFMEA, DFMEA, HARA, and other analyses
Administration of ALM tool, version and configuration management tools, development of scripts for task automation/report generation

Jun 2023 - Jul 2024

1 year 2 months

Quality and Process Management Consultant

RLE International

Analysis of existing development processes
Definition of general improvement measures according to Automotive SPICE and functional safety ISO 26262
Coaching of departments during rollout and support of the process landscape (processes, methods, tools, templates)

Jul 2020 - Mar 2023

2 years 9 months

Quality Management Consultant

GKN Automotive

Quality management for projects
Supported a powertrain series project as QM up to SOP
Assisted in preparing topics for a platform project team within assessments

Jan 2020 - Jun 2021

1 year 6 months

Functional Safety and Process Management Consultant

FlowCAD EDA-Software Vertriebs GmbH

Consulting and training for users of the tool 'Medini Analyze' for cybersecurity/functional safety management and analyses such as HARA, FMEAs, FTA, TARA

Feb 2019 - Jul 2024

5 years 6 months

Quality and Process Management Consultant

Schaeffler AG

Quality management for projects
Supported two series projects in the Chassis BU as QM up to SOP
Supported process definition, passing FuSi and ASPICE assessments, and meeting customers' quality milestones
Contributed to defining agile methods
Defined metrics and KPIs, developed tools for automatic metrics evaluation
Process architect for the E-Mobility BU
Created and maintained the process architecture and artifacts for processes, methods, tools, and templates, including relevant interfaces with functional safety and cybersecurity
Developed metrics and process support tools
Coached departments on random audits of development artifacts for compliance with development processes
Coached departments in conducting internal process reviews

Jul 2018 - Jan 2019

7 months

Regensburg, Germany

Quality Expert, Corporate Quality & Environment

Continental AG

Developed company-wide software quality goals and metrics, software development methods, and processes based on best practices and standards like ASPICE, ISO 26262, and ISO 16949
Ensured continuous, company-wide improvement of software quality and software development methods and processes
Coached and advised software process managers, software quality managers, and software development experts on software development methods and processes

Jan 2017 - Jun 2018

1 year 6 months

Regensburg, Germany

Senior Process Manager

AVL Software & Functions GmbH

Supported projects in meeting the requirements of functional safety standards (ISO 26262, IEC 61508, IEC 13849) and customer-specific development standards (VW KGAS, RNDS, BMW GS95014, etc.)
Responsible for continuous improvement of development processes (annual budget: approx. €750k, team size: 16)
Responsible for process rollout at all sites
Member of a CCB, responsible for defining, implementing, and evaluating software quality goals and metrics
Coordinated quality assurance and tool development departments to create a software development roadmap

Sep 2013 - Dec 2016

3 years 4 months

Ismaning, Germany

Senior Pilot Engineer, Function Safety

The MathWorks GmbH

Led and carried out consulting projects for safety-critical developments in the automotive industry and other sectors (standards: ISO 26262, IEC 61508, ISO 13849, ASPICE, DO-178B, PackML)
Designed and developed new features for Simulink V&V Toolbox, Simulink Test, Embedded Coder, PLC Coder, Simulink Design Verifier, and the IEC Certification Kit
Developed a new toolbox for automatic fault tree generation

May 2011 - Aug 2013

2 years 4 months

Stuttgart, Germany

Lead Consultant

Altran GmbH & Co. KG

Functional safety management of ADAS features at a German OEM, conducting FMEA, FTA, SHARD, and HARA
Project lead for park pilot system development at a German Tier-1 supplier
Led a requirements management team for airbags at a German Tier-1 supplier
Performed gap analysis and implementation of improvement measures to reach ASPICE Capability Level 1 for an ADAS project team (Tier-1 supplier)
Developed a test system for sensors to integrate into their manufacturing processes
Requirements management for ophthalmic instruments

Sep 2010 - Aug 2013

3 years

Kaiserslautern, Germany

Lecturer

TU Kaiserslautern

Lecture: Control Engineering
Lecture: Methods of Soft Control

Sep 2008 - May 2011

2 years 9 months

Kaiserslautern, Germany

Senior Engineer

Fraunhofer IESE

Led the "static analysis" group in the software quality assurance department
Co-led the subproject "Virtual and Augmented Reality for Highest Safety and Reliability of Embedded Systems"
Developed an approach for model-based testing of variant-rich systems (won the ITEA Exhibition Award and the IESE Award 2009)

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Automotive (13 years), Information Technology (7.5 years), Aerospace and Defense (3.5 years), Education (3 years), Healthcare (2.5 years), and Energy (1.5 years).

Automotive

Information Technology

Aerospace and Defense

Education

Healthcare

Energy

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 Quality Assurance (14 years), Project Management (13.5 years), Product Development (8.5 years), Operations (7 years), and Research and Development (5 years).

Quality Assurance

Project Management

Product Development

Operations

Research and Development

Languages

Bengali

Native

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

TU Kaiserslautern

PhD · Electrical and Information Engineering · Kaiserslautern, Germany

Certifications & licenses

intacs Provisional Assessor - Automotive SPICE

TÜV Functional Safety Engineer (Automotive)

ISTQB Foundation Level Tester

Profile

Created

November 2025

Last Update

December 2025

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Where is Tanvir based?

Tanvir is based in Mainburg, Germany.

What languages does Tanvir speak?

Tanvir speaks the following languages: Bengali (Native), German (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Tanvir have?

Tanvir has at least 17 years of experience. During this time, Tanvir has worked in at least 11 different roles and for 12 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 5 months. Note that Tanvir may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Tanvir be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Tanvir would be well-suited for roles such as: Functional Safety Expert, Functional Safety and Quality Management Consultant, Quality and Process Management Consultant.

What is Tanvir's latest experience?

Tanvir's most recent position is Functional Safety Expert at Manitowoc Cranes.

What companies has Tanvir worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Tanvir has worked for Manitowoc Cranes, Voith HySTech, RLE International, GKN Automotive, and FlowCAD EDA-Software Vertriebs GmbH.

Which industries is Tanvir most experienced in?

Tanvir is most experienced in industries like Automotive, Information Technology (IT), and Aerospace and Defense. Tanvir also has some experience in Education, Healthcare, and Energy.

Which business areas is Tanvir most experienced in?

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

Which industries has Tanvir worked in recently?

Tanvir has recently worked in industries like Automotive, Information Technology (IT), and Energy.

Which business areas has Tanvir worked in recently?

Tanvir has recently worked in business areas like Quality Assurance (QA), Project Management, and Operations.

What is Tanvir's education?

Tanvir holds a Doctorate in Electrical and Information Engineering from TU Kaiserslautern.

Does Tanvir have any certificates?

Tanvir has 3 certificates. These include: intacs Provisional Assessor - Automotive SPICE, TÜV Functional Safety Engineer (Automotive), and ISTQB Foundation Level Tester.

What is the availability of Tanvir?

Tanvir is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Tanvir?

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