Balakrishnan Marappan
Senior Functional Safety Engineer | Automotive Systems
Salary / Daily rate
Graz, Austria
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Languages
About me
Intro
Automotive functional safety expert with 14+ years specializing in ISO26262 compliance and hardware development. Led safety-critical projects at Samsung SDI, Bosch, and Valeo, performing FMEDA, FTA analysis, and safety case development. Ready to ensure your automotive systems meet stringent safety standards with proven expertise in battery systems and ECU safety.
Work experience
Functional Safety Manager
Samsung SDI Battery Systems
Feb 2025 - Present
1 year 9 months
Graz, Austria
Functional safety for battery systems
Functional safety Engineer
Bosch Global Software Technologies
Aug 2019 - Jan 2025
5 years 6 months
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Based on ISO26262 performed below list of analysis for automotive systems, FMEDA & FTA Analysis Dependent Failure Analysis FSC & TSC and Verification and Validation Field failure analysis, Worst case analysis and Fault injection test to confirm the safety mechanism availability
Senior Product Safety Engineer
Valeo
Jun 2017 - Jul 2019
2 years 2 months
Chennai Area, India · On-site
Functional safety for automotive systems --> DIA to Safety Case
Lead Hardware Engineer
HCL Technologies
Mar 2012 - Jul 2017
5 years 5 months
Chennai Area, India · On-site
Hardware Design (ERS, schematics, PCB Routing and Prototype development), Worst case circuit analysis and reliability analysis. Tear down analysis. Hardware Testing. RoHS conversion and obsolete management.
Embedded Hardware Engineer
Mak Controls and Systems P Ltd, Aircraft Ground Support Equipment Manufacturer India
Feb 2010 - Mar 2012
2 years 2 months
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Hardware design for aviation and defense projects. Hardware testing and commissioning PCB Design Endurance testing and chamber testing
Education
Maharaja prithvi Engineering College
Bachelor of Engineering
2005 - 2009
4 years 1 month
Shri K krishna Swamy Naidu Memorial Higher Secoundary School
Secoundary & Higher Secoundary
2003 - 2005
2 years 1 month