Chanchal Dhiman.

Open to opportunities · Twin Cities, MN · will relocate

Chanchal
Dhiman.

Lead Systems & Functional Safety Architect - ISO 26262, IEC 61508, MBSE & EV Powertrains.

Six years taking electric machines and safety-critical mechatronics from Simulink model to production floor. Currently leading functional safety and mechatronic system architecture at Tennant Company; authoring complete ISO 26262 and IEC 61508 safety cases, executing quantitative FMEDA/FTA risk analyses, and engineering fail-safe control platforms.

Press / anywhere to jump around

6+ yrsIndustry experience
ISO 26262Part 5 / Part 11 Compliance
FMEDA / FTAQuantitative safety metrics
MS, 3.68Mech. Eng - Michigan Tech
H1BTransfer ready, no lottery

Experience

Where I've built things

Jan 2026 - Present

Lead Systems & Functional Safety Engineer

Tennant Company · Twin Cities, MN

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  • Lead functional safety engineering and MBSE-driven platform architecture using SysML and MATLAB System Composer - deriving technical safety concepts (TSC), hardware/software safety requirements, and complete safety cases.
  • Perform quantitative and qualitative safety analyses including FMEDA (calculating SPFM > 90%, LFM > 60%, and PMHF), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), HARA, and Dependent Failure Analysis (DFA) under ISO 26262 and IEC 61508.
  • Run Design Structure Matrix (DSM) clustering analysis to isolate interface coupling across multi-ECU zonal topologies and restructure subsystem boundaries prior to hardware commitment.
  • Drive hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) fault injection testing and software integration across embedded controls, CAN/J1939 protocols, and electromechanical actuators.
  • Own end-to-end requirements traceability across mechanical, electrical, software, and controls in Visure ALM to guarantee compliance and audit readiness.

ISO 26262 · IEC 61508 · FMEDA / PMHF · FTA · MBSE · SysML · System Composer · DSM · V&V · Visure ALM

Sep 2023 - Dec 2025

Mechatronics Systems Architect

Tennant Company · Twin Cities, MN

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  • Spearheaded end-to-end EV platform architecture for next-gen industrial vehicles, defining system requirements, high-voltage battery topology, e-motor selection, and inverter integration.
  • Architected dual-channel steer-by-wire controls certified to IEC 61508 SIL2 and ISO 13849 PLd, defining safety mechanisms and executing hazard mitigation.
  • Designed closed-loop motor control algorithms in MATLAB/Simulink and verified driveability targets using Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) fault-injection testing.
  • Executed trade studies for wireless power transfer on autonomous mobile robots (AGVs): evaluated transfer efficiency, thermal dissipation, and foreign object detection.
  • Implemented CANopen across multi-node EV platforms, building motion-control sequences on CiA 402 state machines for coordinated drive behaviour.
  • Engineered Python test automation with Azure-connected pipelines and Power BI dashboards for real-time fleet diagnostic visibility.

ISO 26262 · IEC 61508 · SIL2 / PLd · Systems Architecture · Simulink · HIL · CANopen / CiA 402 · Wireless Charging · Python · Azure

Jan - Aug 2023

Electrification Engineering Intern

Populus Group · Michigan

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  • Contributed to prototype development of industrial electrified platforms - high-voltage battery and control system design.
  • Performed simulation, performance modelling, and calibration in MATLAB and Python.
  • Ran battery performance validation and motor testing (PMAC vs induction) through data-driven analysis.
  • Created reusable test scripts and simulation templates that streamlined R&D validation workflows.

MATLAB · Python · battery validation · motor testing · HV systems

Jun 2019 - Jul 2021

EV Controls & Validation Engineer

HKI Motors · India

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  • Developed BLDC traction control with Model-Based Design in MATLAB/Simulink - motor dynamics, torque loops, and regenerative braking logic for an EV powertrain platform.
  • Deployed control software to embedded hardware via Rapid Control Prototyping on the MotoHawk/Woodward toolchain, enabling real-time closed-loop iteration without manual code generation.
  • Ran HIL validation against a steady-state dynamometer to characterise motor performance under load and verify control response against torque-speed targets.
  • Performed system calibration and drive-cycle data analysis to refine control parameters and document performance margins.

Simulink · BLDC control · MotoHawk / Woodward · RCP · HIL · dynamometer

Jul - Dec 2017

Mechanical Engineering Intern

Maruti Suzuki Pvt. Ltd. · India

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  • Assisted in design and validation of CVT systems for 4-cylinder engines.
  • Conducted data acquisition and performance analysis on torque-transfer stability and drivability metrics.
  • Prepared feasibility assessments and technical reports supporting production integration.

CVT design · data acquisition · transmission · powertrain

Projects

Open source & research

MBSE · systems

DSM Optimizer

Spectral clustering and Markov Cluster Algorithm with simulated annealing to partition system dependency matrices - surfacing hidden coupling in large architectures.

DSM · MCL · simulated annealing · Python View on GitHub →
Control systems

Power-split hybrid vehicle control

Model Predictive Control strategies optimising battery and engine power sharing across multiple drive cycles.

MATLAB · Simulink · MPC · HEV
Optimisation

Battery sizing for hybrid EVs

Kuhn-Tucker optimisation for battery pack sizing under thermal, energy, and aging constraints.

MATLAB · optimisation · battery · thermal
Architecture study

Propulsion architecture trade-off

ICE, BEV, and PHEV comparison in AMESim - gearbox ratios, motor sizing, and energy utilisation.

AMESim · BEV · PHEV · powertrain
Embedded controls

Electronic throttle control

Closed-loop feedback controller for an electronic throttle body over CAN, with real-time calibration tooling.

CAN · control theory · embedded
Mechanical · SAE BAJA

Custom CVT & gearbox design

Custom CVT and gearbox for an ATV; transmission ratios validated on an inertia dynamometer.

SolidWorks · CVT · dynamometer · SAE

Education

Degrees & certificates

2026

Professional Certificate, MBSE

MIT xPRO - system architecture, DSM, SysML, systems thinking

In progress
2021 - 2023

M.S. Mechanical Engineering

Michigan Technological University - control systems, signal processing, V&V, electrification

GPA 3.68
2021 - 2023

Graduate Certificate, Hybrid & EV Engineering

Michigan Tech - hybrid powertrain, BMS, power electronics, electric drives

2015 - 2019

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

Savitribai Phule Pune University - SolidWorks, V&V, automotive engineering

About

How I work

I operate at the seam where functional safety, embedded software, and hardware architecture meet. Most of what I ship follows a rigorous safety-by-design lifecycle: derive technical safety concepts, model system behavior (MATLAB/Simulink, AMESim), quantify safety integrity (FMEDA, PMHF, FTA), and prove fault mitigation via HIL/SIL fault injection before production release.

The graduate work behind that (Model Predictive Control, battery sizing optimization, powertrain trade studies) still earns its keep daily. And because a fleet in the field generates more truth than any test plan, I build the Python/Azure/Power BI telemetry pipelines to listen to it.

Model & simulate

MATLAB/Simulink · AMESim · LabVIEW · HIL/SIL · MPC

Embedded & networks

CAN / J1939 · CANopen · CiA 402 · MotoHawk · Raspberry Pi

Systems & safety

ISO 26262 · IEC 61508 (SIL2/SIL3) · ISO 13849 · FMEDA / PMHF · FTA / DFA · MBSE / SysML · DSM · Visure ALM

Data

Python · SQL · Azure · Power BI

Contact

Let's talk

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