Swagat Sahoo

I was an ECU development expert at renowned automotive companies, BMW and Renault-Nissan. I focused on the electronic control unit for automotive functions, including AWD, 4WD, ETM, camera ECU, BMS, and BCM. I provided technical safety requirement management at the system level (SYS.1, SYS.2, SYS.3) and safety requirement management at the software level (SWE.1).

I supported functional safety assessments, delivering safety cases and plans. I managed third-party manuals and software components. I conducted safety analyses such as HARA, HAZOP, FMEA, FTA, and DFA in part 3 (concept phase), part 4 (system development), and part 6 (software development). I also developed SEooC and functional safety AUTOSAR software architecture designs.

I defined ISO 26262-compliant processes and documentation. I performed software safety analysis for Autosar Safety Software implementation and improved ways of working in functional safety, and conducted the situational analysis using ISO21448 (SOTIF). I developed functional safety and cybersecurity functions using state-of-the-art µC. The impact of my work implemented key strategies and overcame challenges to establish safe and reliable electronic control units for automotive operations.

I managed and optimized the performance of batteries for applications for clients such as FIAT, Renault-Nissan, and JLR. My contribution involved understanding the logic change of the function and unique requirements from customers, modifying the function architecture, and deriving technical safety concepts for the system.

I performed safety analyses like FMEA and FTA based on the changes. I used IBM Rational DOORS, PTC RV&S, and Codebeamer tools to facilitate the development process. My contributions helped lead to project success by effectively implementing key strategies, overcoming challenges, and delivering high-quality results on time and within budget.

The outcome was developing a comprehensive safety strategy that ensures the safety of the automotive system. The impact of this strategy is that safety requirements are considered throughout the design and development process, leading to a safer and more reliable automotive system. Overall, my contribution helped maintain the battery pack safe from hazards and ensured the safety of the entire system.

In my role as an FTA moderator for automotive OEMs, I used Isograph Reliability Workbench, ITEM Toolkit, and Medini to enhance safety by identifying potential failure scenarios and their causes to develop appropriate countermeasures.

My responsibility was gathering the FIT values from different suppliers for analysis and understanding the control functions, inputs, and outputs contributing to the undesired behavior. I then identified the cut-set events for violating the safety goals and negotiated the results with the OEM through the coordinator.

My work enhanced safety by identifying potential failure scenarios and their causes to develop appropriate countermeasures. The outcome was the identification of potential system failures and their causes and the development of effective safety measures for the electric powertrain system. My role as an FTA moderator was crucial in ensuring the safety and reliability of automotive electric powertrain systems.

In my role as an FMEA moderator, I worked with automotive OEMs and tier 1 suppliers to reduce the likelihood of brake system failures and improve safety. I used the APIS IQ-RM tool to facilitate the process.

My responsibilities involved interacting with stakeholders to understand the requirements and define the work process and schedule. I reflected on the functionality, potential failure mode and effect, potential causes of such failures, and corresponding system-level effects for each braking system module. I provided occurrence, detection, and severity ratings, calculated RPN (risk priority number), and generated outputs in various formats. I communicated the results to the OEM through the coordinator.

The impact of my work reduced the likelihood of brake system failures and improved safety by identifying and mitigating potential failure modes. The outcome is improved safety of the braking system by identifying and mitigating potential failures and their effects. Overall, my role as an FMEA moderator was crucial in ensuring the safety and reliability of automotive braking systems.

As an HW functional safety engineer, my contribution to the DFMEA analysis for braking systems at JLR involved interacting with the client to understand requirements, defining the work process and schedule, and understanding the potential failure modes and causes for each circuit module of the Vehicle Stability Control system. I used the APIS IQ-RM tool to provide occurrence, detection, and severity ratings and calculate the risk priority number.

My work ensured the safe operation of the braking system, reducing the risk of failures and preventing potential hazards such as fires or explosions. Ultimately, this improves the safety and reliability of the overall product.

We identified and mitigated potential design failures in the electric powertrain system, ensuring functional safety and reliability. This significantly impacts the safety and reliability of the electric powertrain system by identifying and mitigating potential failure modes during the design process.

As an HW functional safety engineer, my role in the random hardware failure metric analysis project for Chrysler, RAM trucks, and IVECO involved several key contributions. I interacted with the client to understand their requirements and defined the work process and schedule accordingly.

Next, I worked to understand the circuit's functionality and identified single-point and latent (multiple) point faults. I updated the respective safety goals, mechanisms, and diagnostic coverage based on this understanding.

I evaluated the SPFM LFM metrics using Microsoft Excel and verified whether the criteria were achieved. This analysis helped improve the system's reliability and safety by identifying and mitigating potential random hardware failures. Ultimately, this project's outcome was identifying and mitigating potential hardware failures, ensuring the safety and reliability of the system.

As a systems engineer, my role in requirement elicitation involved importing customer requirements and documents into a requirement management tool such as IBM Rational DOORS or Codebeamer. I created and assigned the required attributes to the customer requirements and derived the system and sub-system requirements.

Additionally, I analyzed each customer requirement and assigned them to the different functional teams. To ensure the traceability of requirements, I established traceability between customer requirements, system requirements, and sub-system requirements.

The impact of effective requirement elicitation as per functional safety can significantly reduce safety risks and ensure a system's overall safety and reliability. The outcome of my work was the creation of clear and comprehensive safety requirements that ensure the safety of the system being developed for clients such as FIAT, JEEP, Ferrari, JLR, and VW.

As the systems engineer, I oversaw the HARA process in ISO 26262, along with several deliverables. These were crucial to ensure the safety and reliability of the system. These deliverables include a hazard log, a risk assessment matrix, safety goals, and safety requirements.

The hazard log lists all identified hazards, their severity, and their associated risks. The risk assessment matrix is a graphical representation of the severity and probability of each hazard. The safety goals describe the desired safety performance of the system. They provide a clear understanding of the system's expectations and serve as the basis for developing safety requirements. The safety requirements are specific measures that must be implemented to ensure the safety and reliability of the system.

These deliverables are critical to ensure the safety and reliability of a system. I secured the deliverable and worked closely with the team to ensure they were produced accurately and efficiently.

This project involved the development of several high-level driver assistance features, such as adaptive cruise control, lane-keeping assistance, and autonomous parking. I managed the functional safety team, consisting of 15 safety engineers. I also coordinated the safety analysis efforts, ensuring adherence to ISO 26262, and collaborated closely with hardware, software, and validation teams.

My team and I successfully completed all phases of the functional safety lifecycle from concept phase to production, including Hazard and Risk Assessment (HARA), development of safety goals, functional safety concept, technical safety concept, and system FMEA. We also ensured appropriate safety measures were designed and verified at both the hardware and software levels.

The project was a major success, with all safety goals met and the vehicle achieving a 5-star safety rating upon release. It has set new benchmarks in the industry and is seen as a model for future functional safety implementations.