Falke Hendriks

Falke Hendriks is an experienced professional in functional safety and engineering, currently serving as Functional Safety Manager at MST Groep, where support is provided to customers regarding the safety and certification of autonomous vehicles. Prior roles include Functional Safety & SOTIF Advisor at RDW, guiding compliance evaluations for Automated Lane Keeping Systems, and Functional Safety Manager at Lightyear, focusing on safety awareness and building a safety culture. Hendriks has a solid background in R&D management at Janssen Fritsen B.V., and as a lecturer and program manager at Fontys University of Applied Sciences, contributing to mechatronics education and research. Earlier experience includes development engineering at TNO and conducting PhD research at Philips Research, with a focus on mechanical properties of skin. Hendriks holds a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and has degrees in Biomechanical Engineering and Haptotherapy.