Safety Engineer for Power Electronics Systems

Functional safety, system engineering, and power conversion expertise across automotive and industrial platforms.

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Nileshkumar Koladiya — Safety & Power Electronics Engineer

15+ years delivering system engineering, functional safety (ISO 26262), and power electronics development across inverters, DCDC converters, chargers, rectifiers, and BMS for automotive and industrial platforms.

Functional Safety (ISO 26262) Power Electronics System Engineering HARA / FMEA / FTA / FMEDA Modeling & Control Embedded C (TI C2000)

Based in Pune · Serving India and remote clients globally

Contact

Email: koladiya.nilesh@gmail.com

Phone: +91 9727663611

Location: Pune & Surat, India

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Technical Services

Functional Safety

Item definition, HARA, FSC/FSR, TSC/TSR, safety cases, and audits aligned to ISO 26262 with ASIL-focused validation.

  • Safety architecture and worst-case analysis
  • FMEA, FTA, FMEDA, DFMEA, DFA
  • Test case design and review

Power Electronics Development

Architecture, control, and validation for inverters, DCDC converters, chargers, BMS, and rectifiers.

  • Simulation (MATLAB/PSIM) and control algorithms
  • Component selection per AEC-Q, industrial, MIL
  • Hardware bring-up and mixed-signal testing

Embedded Systems

Firmware design in C for TI C2000 (TMS320F28335/377D/069) covering DSP drivers, control loops, and diagnostics.

  • State machines, mode managers, startup/shutdown
  • Grid-tie and off-grid inverter control
  • Validation and test automation reviews
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Recent Roles

Manager, FEV India (Dec 2021 – Present)

  • Lead safety requirements and ASPICE-aligned requirement management
  • Hardware safety architecture evaluation and worst-case analysis
  • FMEA, FTA, FMEDA, DFMEA ownership; test case and result reviews
  • Projects: BEV 800V inverter, BMS for BEV, PHEV/MHEV inverter

Lead Engineer, Eaton India (Nov 2020 – Nov 2021)

  • System requirements and functional safety for 48V mild hybrid inverter
  • System architecture, HARA/FSC interpretation to TSC/TSR
  • State machine and mode manager development; startup/shutdown sequencing

Assistant Manager, Raychem RPG (Sep 2018 – Oct 2020)

  • Firmware and control for string inverters, BESS, DVR, bidirectional DCDC
  • DSP drivers over SPI, multilevel inverter control, schematic design and review

Sr. Design Engineer, Tata Power SED (Mar 2016 – Sep 2018)

  • Design and testing of PWM rectifier chargers and DCDC for defense systems
  • PLM-driven documentation, manufacturing packages, and validation

Engineer, Hitachi Hi-Rel (Aug 2010 – Oct 2014)

  • Transformer-less UPS (60–250 kVA), active power sharing, SVPWM/SPWM control
  • PSIM/MATLAB modeling, DSP28335 implementation, hardware selection

Tools & Certifications

Safety & Systems

Medini, DOORS/Jazz, ASPICE-aligned requirement management, safety cases.

Design & Simulation

MATLAB, PSIM, Altium, AutoCAD Electrical, Orcad; control loop compensation.

Embedded & Coding

Embedded C on TI C2000, CCS IDE; PIC (MPLAB); VB/C++ basics.

Certification

TÜV SÜD Functional Safety Professional (ISO 26262), Advanced Control of Power Electronics Converters & Drives (Nirma University).