Armin Wehrle-Head of Functional Safety & R&D Processes
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Interims Head of Functional Safety & R&D Processes
SEMIKRON Danfoss GmbH & Co KG
- Planning and coordination of all safety activities and organizational development to meet the requirements of ISO 26262 and IEC 61508
- Process development according to Automotive SPICE™ and ISO 26262
- Establishment and technical leadership of the CoC Functional Safety Management and coordination and responsibility of safety activities across all projects (ASIL C and ASIL D)
- Stakeholder management and alignment with OEMs, DIA/RASIC coordination
- Steering of staff on developing functional safety and relevant work products for safety evidence
- Planning, coordination, monitoring and progress analysis of work package creation and action tracking
- Planning and execution of safety assessments and audits for internal sub-projects and external suppliers
- Creation of the safety plan and support in creating work packages for the safety case
- Conducting FMEAs, FMEDAs and FTAs
- Coordination, development and execution of safety training
- Resource and deployment planning, budget planning and controlling
- Planning, tendering, contracting and coordination of temporary external support services
- Interdisciplinary planning and coordination of activities in functional safety management according to ISO 26262
- Conducting ASPICE™ maturity assessments and deriving process improvements based on the standard requirements
- Planning, coordination and creation of the safety assurance documentation
- Central point of contact for functional safety for all organizational levels as well as NBs, OEMs and suppliers
- Reporting to the division manager
Business Consultant
Self-employed
- Temporary management of development departments as an interim manager for clients in the innovative high-tech sector
- Consulting on implementing functional safety according to ISO 26262, IEC 61508, IEC 60601-1, ISO 14971, EN 50126/128/129
- Support in establishing a safety culture, creating safety plans, FMEAs, FMEDAs, FTAs and safety case work products
- Conducting internal safety audits and assessments
- Optimizing the process landscape according to ISO 330xx and assessing according to ISO 33020 (SPICE/ASPICE™ 3.1/4.0)
- Documenting existing processes in BPMN 2.0 and developing an optimization roadmap
- Assisting ASPICE™ assessments as a co-assessor according to INTCAS® statutes
- Advising MedTech companies on implementing/optimizing ISO 13485 certification and medical device approval (MDR/FDA/global)
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Experienced in Automotive, Healthcare, and Manufacturing.
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Experienced in Product Development, Quality Assurance, Strategy, and Operations.
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Diploma Engineer (FH), Electrical Engineering / Communications Engineering · Electrical Engineering / Communications Engineering
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Armin is based in Erlangen, Germany.
Armin speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Intermediate).
Armin has at least 11 years of experience. During this time, Armin has worked in at least 2 different roles and for 2 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 5 years and 5 months. Note that Armin may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Armin would be well-suited for roles such as: Interims Head of Functional Safety & R&D Processes, Business Consultant.
Armin's most recent position is Interims Head of Functional Safety & R&D Processes at SEMIKRON Danfoss GmbH & Co KG.
In recent years, Armin has worked for SEMIKRON Danfoss GmbH & Co KG and Self-employed.
Armin is most experienced in industries like Automotive, Healthcare, and Manufacturing.
Armin is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Quality Assurance, and Strategy. Armin also has some experience in Operations.
Armin has recently worked in industries like Automotive, Healthcare, and Manufacturing.
Armin has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Quality Assurance, and Strategy.
Armin holds a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering / Communications Engineering.
Armin has 2 certificates. These include: Certified Automotive Functional Safety Professional and intacs® Certified Provisional Assessor (Automotive SPICE™).
Armin is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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