10/22/2026 updated
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Functional Safety & RAMS Consultant | SIL 2/4 | Railway V&V
Bangalore, India
Only remote
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Combined consulting portfolio covering Railway Functional Safety, RAMS, SIL 2/SIL 4, hazard analysis, safety documentation, ISA support, FPGA V&V, software testing, AI, RAG and engineering automation. Available for international remote, part-time and project-based assignments.
RAGTraceabilityField-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)Functional SafetyIEC 61508 StandardVehicle SecurityVerification and Validation (Software)Reliability Availability Maintainability and Safety SoftwareSafety Critical SystemsEN 50128Artificial Intelligence Markup Language (AIML)
Functional Safety & RAMS
SIL 2 / SIL 4 project support, safety lifecycle documentation, requirements and traceability, RAMS and ISA coordination. TUV SUD Functional Safety Engineer Level 2
FPGA Verification & Validation
FPGA design V&V, testcase preparation, functional testing, V and V activities and
defect investigation, as well as software integration and technical reviews.
Railway Systems Engineering
Electronic interlocking, VDU simulation, signaling interfaces, Metro, PSD, Safety critical railway engineering and technical reviews, with approximately 10 years of railway signalling experience.
Software & FPGA V&V
Test planning and execution support, verification, testcase development, defect analysis and validation evidence.
AI, RAG & Automation
RAG, LLM document intelligence, technical information extraction, tender analysis and engineering workflow automation.
Programming & Software Development
Python, C++, VHDL; railway VDU simulator development and software/test
automation.
Requirements Traceability & Test Documentation
Requirements traceability matrices, test specifications, test reports and verification
evidence compilation.
Safety & RAMS Documentation
Safety and RAMS documentation review, hazard log support and safety case
evidence compilation.
International Standards & Safety Engineering
Knowledge of railway functional safety lifecycle practices and relevant CENELEC
standards, including EN 50126, EN 50128 and EN 50129, with IEC 61508 principles.
Freelance Consulting Services
Remote support for RAMS and safety documentation, requirements traceability,
verification evidence, hazard management, technical reviews and safety assurance
activities.
Collaborative Engineering Capabilities
Working with an engineering specialist experienced in FPGA V&V, Python, AI, RAG, LLM applications and engineering automation to deliver integrated technical work packages.
Experience
Professional experience0 - 5 years
Freelancer since2026
Languages
EnglishNative speaker
Project history
Supported safety-critical railway signalling projects involving SIL 2/SIL 4 engineering, safety lifecycle documentation, requirements traceability, verification and validation, and coordination with Independent Safety Assessors (ISA). Contributed to technical reviews, safety evidence and compliance-related engineering activities.
Worked on railway signalling and Electronic Interlocking projects involving technical requirements, engineering documentation, system modifications, testing and commissioning coordination. Supported safety-critical railway engineering activities and technical interface management.
Supported verification and validation activities for safety-critical railway systems, including requirements review, test documentation, requirements traceability, verification evidence and technical coordination with engineering teams.
Certificates
Functional Safety Engineer – Level 2
TÃœV SÃœD2023