Abdelhadi E.

Functional Safety Assessments Audits Manager @Valeo

Paris, FR

Led group-level assessments across Valeo, focusing on quality assurance in safety, software, and hardware development processes to ensure world-class product reliability and compliance.• Ensured all work products adhered to established procedures and met ISO 26262 standards, enhancing quality across diverse product lines, including autonomous driving systems, electric and hybrid vehicles, and thermal management solutions.• Conducted functional safety assessments and audits for safety-critical work products, delivering comprehensive confirmation review reports to support compliance and continuous improvement.• Coordinated improvement actions with cross-functional teams, tracking progress to maintain strict adherence to ISO 26262 requirements and elevate global safety and quality practices across all Valeo sites and technology centers.• Developed and enhanced assessments and audits materials, methodologies, and tools to make evaluations more efficient, scalable, and user-friendly, while delivering targeted training to project teams on functional safety assessments, quality and compliance expectations.• Identified process inefficiencies and systemic gaps, collaborating with the Global Functional Safety organization to drive corrective initiatives and harmonize safety assessment activities across Valeo’s R&D network in Germany, Ireland, France, India, USA, China, and other key locations.• Served as the liaison with customers (OEMs) for all quality and functional safety assessments, presenting results, discussing gaps, and agreeing on corrective actions. Managed continuous engagement from the initiation of assessments through to SOP (Start of Production), ensuring alignment between project teams and customer expectations while driving transparency and confidence in quality and compliance processes.