Reliability Engineer Project Management

PhD in Reliability Engineering. ** years of expertise in functional safety (ISO 26262 and equivalent), especially within Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and autonomous systems. Strong experience with cutting-edge technologies in automotive systems. Excellent abilities in analysis, communication, and project management. Willingness to travel domestically and internationally (up to 25%). NASA recognizes my achievement in Risk Engineering and Management.

Exceptional experience with cutting-edge technology in automotive systems. Excellent abilities in analysis, communication, and project management.

●AUTOSAR, FTA, EN50126, ASCE 21-21, HMI

●Power Apps, Power BI N50129, IEC 61511, CE

● ISO 12100, IEC 60204-1, ISO 13849, ECE, UL

●VLS Dyna, ANSA, FEA, MADYMO, USNCAP

●Ethernet, Siemens StarCCM, ARM Cortex, FDA

●C++, instance. Minitab, NCAP. Safety. PCA

●FMEA, ADS, LVDS, C, C++, C#, Java. ISO

●Isograph, Relex, Medini Analyze, CAFTA, DFA

●DFMEA, PFMEA, FTA, DFA, FMEDA, STPA

●MATLAB, LabVIEW, IBM Jazz, LIN, USB, PID

● Jama, Polarion, Doors, MagicDraw. Cameo

●9 Engineering Books Published. PCB. CAD, CAN,

●ISO 26262, FMVSS, EN50126, LS-DYNA, CAE

●World’s first book on Risk Engineering of AI, TDD

●ISO 21448, ISO 21434, IEC 61508, UL 4600, ROS

●SAE J3061. Physics-of-Failure, APIS IQ, FEA, ML

●Diagnostic Coverage Analysis (DCA), FMEDA, CAN

●Operational Design Domain (ODD), Cameo, Python

●Safety Case, Safety Concept, Cybersecurity, RTOS

●IEC 60601, Inventive Problem Solving, Markov

●SolidWorks, AutoCAD, ANSYS Fluent, ANSYS CFX

●Codebeamer. MESE. Electric Vehicels (EVS), ADAS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS

Dr. John Wang and Associates, 04/01/2024 - Present

Farmington Hills, Michigan

Senior Principal Automotive Safety Engineer for General Motors (GM), Toyota (Lexus), Kia, Hyundai, Nissan (Infiniti), Range Rover, and Jaguar Land Rover

Develop self-driving vehicles for testing and commercial deployment of autonomous driving/autonomous vehicles focusing on autonomous delivery services.

Dr. John Wang and Associates is a global leader in automotive safety engineering.

Perform technical evaluations, safety audits, and compliance assessments and ADAS and autonomous systems based on standards including ISO 26262, ISO 21448, and UL 4600,

Collaborate with leading industry figures to provide guidance on safety cases, management plans, and engineering workflows that align with worldwide safety and regulatory standards.

Work together with cross-functional teams—comprising engineers, project managers, and international partners—to tackle intricate safety issues in the development of autonomous vehicles.

Lead design Design Review Based on Failure Mode (DRBFM), problem investigation, and root-cause analysis for devices for managing temperature and comfort in vehicles.

●Perform hazard analyzes and risk assessments (HARA, along with Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), System Hazard Analysis (SHA), and Operational Hazard Analysis (OHA) to evaluate hazards and propose mitigation strategies.

Capgemini/Senior Principal Automotive Safety Engineer, Subject Matter Expert (SME) 09/2021 – 04/01/2024

Farmington Hills, Michigan.

Capgemini is a global leader in consulting, technology services and digital transformation, harnessing the power of technology.

Senior Principal Automotive Safety Engineer for Ford, Volkswagen Group, Mercedes-Benz Group AG. Mazda. and Tesla Inc.

Evaluate the design, implementation, and validation of software for a variety of vehicle features, including: starting, locking, lighting, alarms, windows, powered closures, seats, climate control, and others.

Keep pace with changing standards, regulations, and industry trends, contributing to the development of Automotive Safety methodologies and services for emerging AI-driven automotive systems,

Lead business development activities such as technical sales, client interactions, and strategic growth initiatives related to AV safety.

Develop software fault tree analysis as per ISO 26262 to meet ASIL D

Perform software DFMEA as per ISO 26262 to meet ASIL D

Received the Wall of Fame award, the highest award of Capgemini.

Received Future Shaper awards twice. Once from Capgemini America CEO

Flex Automotive/Senior Principal Automotive Safety Engineer 02/2010 – 09/2021

Farmington Hills, Michigan.

Flex is an American multinational technological manufacturer, the Sketch-to-Scale solutions provider that designs and builds Intelligent Products a Connected World.

Senior Principal Automotive Safety Engineer (Subject Matter Expert) Motional for Stellantis and Honda Motor Co Ltd

Defined and developed system-level strategies/requirements needed to establish a safety case Autonomous Vehicle System (ADS) platforms including ADAS, Autonomous Vehicle Systems, Vision Processing including Camera, and Sensors, and High-Performance Electromechanical (HPC).

●Examine test outcomes and vehicle actions concerning torque delivery, drive mode changes, grade capability, and towing dynamics—spotting anomalies, hazards, and deficiencies in system performance.

●Work in close conjunction with the propulsion, controls, software, and vehicle integration teams to relay test results, assist with issue prioritization, and promote the resolution of validation impediments

●Document validation results and provide unambiguous contributions to decisions regarding release and sign-off, incorporating test reports, anomaly tracking, and updates to the sign-off matrix

●Lead the development and integration of Functional Safety work products on future vehicle program applications Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) features; achieving ASIL D compliance of Chassis Motion Control, achieving Flex’s first ASIL D project/product and software application.

●Support the development of Interface specifications, FMEAs, robustness disciplines and DVP Autonomous Vehicle’s modules Vision Processing (Cameras, etc.), Time-of-Flight Lidar and Acoustic Interface,

●Develop the Functional Safety requirement for Electrification, 3-in-1 electric drive modules (EDMs), and new generations of Overhead Console.(OHC).

●Led the development and integration of ISO 21434 Cybersecurity work products on the future vehicle program applications ; developed, presented, and delivered the first Attack Tree Cybersecurity In Flex corporate-wide.

●Served in Flex Automotive Cybersecurity Committee, incorporating Attack Tree into Flex Automotive Cybersecurity. Successfully presented the Attack Tree Emergency Braking System to the committee.

●Spotlighted as Month of Employee by Under the Hood, an online magazine published by Flex Automotive employees around the Globe.

VISTEON CORPORATION 12/2000-02/2010

Dearborn, Michigan.

Formally a part Ford Motor Company until its June 2000 spin off, Visteon Corporation is a leading supplier of automotive power train, chassis, climate control, and interior/exterior systems.

Corporate Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt/Senior Principal Automotive Safety Engineer for GM’s Hybrid Vehicles

Lead system Engineering in the creation of Hybrid Vehicle’s Functional Safety architecture.

Lead planning and organizing logistics for carrying out the trip, which involves preparing vehicles, creating equipment checklists, arranging schedules, and coordinating with outside test locations

Incorporate system engineering thinking and methods into work practices.

Collaborate with other teams of concept and systems architects to create solutions for engineering and functional issues.

Established functional safety solutions for hybrid cars, improving functional safety, reliability & availability significantly.

Presented Hybrid Vehicle System Best Practice at the International Conference Axiomatic Design (ICAD) 2002 in Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

General Electric (GE)/GE Transportation 05/1995-12/2000

Erie, Pennsylvania

A lead diversified industrial corporation engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing a wide variety of products the generation, transmission, distribution, control, and utilization of electricity.

Senior Principal Automotive Safety Engineer/Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt

Lead the development of medical patient temperature management systems, improving reliability, and availability KPI by 99%.

Expertise in charging test protocols and energy drive cycles for locomotives, hybrid buses, and Off-Highway-Vehicles (OHVs).

Created the safety plan and the safety process, including FMEA, FTA, Event Tree Analysis, and Decision Tree Analysis, improving diesel-electric off-road vehicles’ safety significantly.

Developed Functional Safety Architecture for Off-Highway Vehicles/Off-Highway truck mining applications in Wyoming.

Coauthored a book on Risk Engineering GE Edison Technical Leadership Program (TLP) on Functional Safety. Served as a Member of the IEEE Reliability Society Risk Management Committee.

Received Above & Beyond award seven times.

Received Most Valuable Player (MVP)award.

BMW

Senior Principal Automotive Safety Engineer, 07/1985 to 051995

Munich, Germany

●Develop real-time embedded systems for critical safety applications using C, C++, Ada, RTOS and processors

●Business trips to Shanghai Automotive Industrial (Group) Co., Ltd. (SAIC) as an embedded software expert.

●Business Trips to Tecumseh, Brazil developing automotive climate control Functional Safety solutions.

●Research at Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland on Functional Safety with Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.

●Presented Functional Safety Seminar in Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.

●Senior Research Fellowship in Functional Safety at Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.

●Consultant to Austrian Aerospace Company / European Space Agency (ESA) on Hermes Functional Safety.

●Engineer, Hardware Safety Electronic Expert, reviewing space power projects International Atomic Energy Agency.

●Worked on Siemens/KWU’s project on Low Temperature District Heating Reactor Safety.

●Worked with Germany’sschungszentrum Jülich on HTR-500 Reactor Safety

CERTIFICATIONS

●Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE), Certified by American Society of Quality (AS

●Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt (CMBB)), Certified by International Equality Federation (IQF).

●Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CBB), Certified by General Electric Company.

●Stellentis/Oakland University, Arizona State University, École des Ponts ParisTech Electrofication Certifications: Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs), Electric Vehicles (EVs), Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCVs), Batteries, Electric Motors, Inverters, Power Electronics, DC-DC Converters, On Board Chargers, Battery Management Systems (BMSs), 3-in-1 Electric Drive Modules.

●Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) from ISC2, International Information System Security Certification Consortium

●(ISC) Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP), International Information System Security Certification Consortium

●Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate.

EDUCATION / TRAINING / CITIZENSHIP, etc.

●PhD, Reliability Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Created and served as the first president of IEEE Reliability Society Student Chapter.

●M.S., Reactor Engineering and System Safety, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

●B.A., Energy Systems/Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

●B.A., Reactor Engineering/Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

●GE Leadership Training, Presentation skills at GE, GE Corporate Education Center.

●Training of Trainers, Speaking Impact, Whirlpool (Maytag) University,

●Lean Manufacturing & Effective Program Management GE Corporate Education Center.

●Managerial Skills Development Course, GE Corporate Education Center

●Project Leadership Course – II & Project Leadership Course – I, GE Corporate Education Center.

●2 Patent Submissions, 17 Technical Disclosures, Member of 3 Nanotechnology Editorial Boards.

●Toastmasters Advanced Communicator Bronze recognition with Contest Silver Awards.

●Member of IEEE and IEEE Reliability Society. Served as Member of IEEE Reliability Society Risk Management Committee.

●U.S. Citizen.

PATENTS GRANTED

●US Patent 10291156, Combined hybrid thermionic and thermoelectric generator, granted by United States Patent and Trademark Office on 2019-05-14

●US Patent 10679834, Hybrid solar generator, granted by United States Patent and Trademark Office on 2020-06-09.

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