Preethy Balasubramanian
About Preethy Balasubramanian
Preethy Balasubramanian is a Functional Safety Manager at Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions, specializing in ISO 26262 compliance and functional safety concepts. With over nine years of experience in the automotive industry, she conducts safety analyses and develops safety documentation for various projects.
Work at Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions
Preethy Balasubramanian has served as a Functional Safety Manager at Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions since 2017. In this role, she performs confirmation reviews and inspection reviews for safety artefacts, ensuring compliance with safety standards. She focuses on the implementation of ISO 26262, a crucial standard for functional safety in automotive systems. Preethy plans safety assessments for various projects and analyzes safety-critical test failures to provide recommendations for product releases. Her responsibilities also include developing safety cases, safety manuals, and conducting safety analysis, which encompasses Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
Education and Expertise
Preethy Balasubramanian earned her Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Computer Engineering from Anna University, completing her studies from 2005 to 2009. This educational background has provided her with a solid foundation in engineering principles, which she applies in her current role in functional safety. With over nine years of experience in the automotive industry, she possesses extensive knowledge of Automotive SPICE V3.1 and Agile Practices. Her expertise includes creating functional safety concepts aligned with systems engineering and ensuring compliance with industry standards.
Background in Automotive Industry
Before joining Bosch, Preethy worked at Renault India from 2011 to 2016 as a Supplier Software Quality Assurance Engineer and Diagnostic Designer in After Sales Diagnostics. During her five years at Renault, she contributed to the integration of processes aimed at achieving ASPICE Level 3 in automotive steering projects, which involved AUTOSAR architecture. This experience has enriched her understanding of software quality assurance and diagnostics within the automotive sector.
Functional Safety Responsibilities
In her role as Functional Safety Manager, Preethy Balasubramanian conducts various safety analyses, including system criticality analysis and System Architecture/Design Failure Analysis (SA/DFA). She is responsible for providing safety releases on system-level deliveries, ensuring that all products meet established safety standards. Additionally, she develops safety argumentation and impact analysis for respective projects, which are critical for maintaining compliance and ensuring the safety of automotive systems.
Professional Experience and Skills
Preethy Balasubramanian has accumulated over nine years of experience as a senior process consultant in the automotive industry. Her skills encompass a deep understanding of functional safety processes, particularly in relation to ISO 26262. She specializes in analyzing safety-critical test failures and recommending actions for product releases. Her proficiency in safety analysis techniques, such as FTA and FMEA, supports her role in ensuring that automotive systems are designed and implemented with safety as a priority.