10/18/2026 updated
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Lead Functional Safety & Quality Manager
Dunaharaszti, Hungary
Only remote
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering - Engineering and Management, University of Miskolc (2005-2011)About me
Functional safety professional with 14+ years of experience across railway, industrial process and automotive environments. Experienced in safety lifecycle management, risk analysis, independent safety assessment, quality processes and cross-functional team support.
Functional Safety Lifecycle Management
Expertise in managing the full functional safety lifecycle across railway, industrial process and automotive environments, including safety concept development, independent safety assessments and safety awareness training on IEC 61508 and EN 5012x.
Risk Assessment & Analysis
Proficiency in quantitative and qualitative risk assessment methods including FTA, FMEDA, FMEA, SysFMEA, PHA, HAZOP, LOPA and ETA, applied across product development and process safety contexts.
Quality Management & Auditing
Strong background in quality management systems, including ISO 9001 and ISO/TS 22163 internal auditing, customer complaint management with 8D reports, retrofit coordination and audit of company locations.
Requirements Management
Experience introducing and managing PTC Integrity lifecycle management for requirements engineering, with IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering at Foundation Level.
Safety Management Planning
Planning and managing safety management activities for projects, including resource planning for functional safety and quality teams and managing independent safety assessments.
Process Safety Engineering
Engineering systems to improve the safety of industrial processes, evaluating process safety against IEC 61511, and managing Lockout/Tagout safety-critical maintenance.
Tools & Software
Hands-on experience with PTC Integrity, Jama, Isograph Reliability Workbench, BQR fiXtress and Care for MTBF/FMEA/FTA, as well as programming in C and VBA.
Team Leadership & Project Coordination
Leading cross-functional teams, coordinating project activities with external contributors and providing technical support across functional safety and quality disciplines.
Expertise in managing the full functional safety lifecycle across railway, industrial process and automotive environments, including safety concept development, independent safety assessments and safety awareness training on IEC 61508 and EN 5012x.
Risk Assessment & Analysis
Proficiency in quantitative and qualitative risk assessment methods including FTA, FMEDA, FMEA, SysFMEA, PHA, HAZOP, LOPA and ETA, applied across product development and process safety contexts.
Quality Management & Auditing
Strong background in quality management systems, including ISO 9001 and ISO/TS 22163 internal auditing, customer complaint management with 8D reports, retrofit coordination and audit of company locations.
Requirements Management
Experience introducing and managing PTC Integrity lifecycle management for requirements engineering, with IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering at Foundation Level.
Safety Management Planning
Planning and managing safety management activities for projects, including resource planning for functional safety and quality teams and managing independent safety assessments.
Process Safety Engineering
Engineering systems to improve the safety of industrial processes, evaluating process safety against IEC 61511, and managing Lockout/Tagout safety-critical maintenance.
Tools & Software
Hands-on experience with PTC Integrity, Jama, Isograph Reliability Workbench, BQR fiXtress and Care for MTBF/FMEA/FTA, as well as programming in C and VBA.
Team Leadership & Project Coordination
Leading cross-functional teams, coordinating project activities with external contributors and providing technical support across functional safety and quality disciplines.
Experience
Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2026
Languages
EnglishFluentHungarianNative speaker
Project history
Lead resource planning and provide technical support for a four-person functional safety and quality team. Plan safety management activities for projects and manage independent safety assessments. Perform quantitative system risk analyses including FTA, DFA and FMEDA. Improve development processes and strengthen safety awareness across the organization. Manage customer complaints including 8D reports and retrofit coordination; audit other company locations.
Supported the full V-model development lifecycle, keeping functional safety requirements in focus. Developed project safety concepts and maintained their consistency throughout the project lifecycle. Introduced PTC Integrity lifecycle management for requirements management. Conducted product risk analyses using SysFMEA, FMEDA, FTA and PHA. Prepared safety cases and represented product development during Independent Safety Assessments. Delivered safety awareness training on IEC 61508, EN 5012x and internal quality and safety processes.
Coordinated improvements to the process safety management system and integrated new equipment into manufacturing. Assessed manufacturing risks using LOPA and HAZOP; supervised safety-critical Lockout/Tagout maintenance. Owned the Management of Change (MOC) process and audited the ISO 9001 quality management system.