Sofyan Rahou

Challenge: Complex authorizations and safety assessments often delay projects in the rail and mechanical engineering sectors. Compliance with strict standards is the biggest hurdle for successful commissioning.

Solution: Over 15 years of experience in supporting major projects such as TRAXX, Velaro, and SBB maintenance vehicles. Through my long-standing role as a project manager at AEbt (CERTIFER), I know the perspective of the assessors (NoBo/AsBo) from an insider's point of view.

My technical foundation and management experience are based on positions at industry leaders:

• Alstom / emagine (Certification & Authorization Lead)

• AEbt / CERTIFER (Project Manager Assessment & Authorization)

• Siemens (Validation & Verification V&V)

• Harsco Rail (Head of Authorization & Safety)

• ebm-papst (Safety Manager)

• Tagueri AG (Manager)

Offer: With AT-RM GmbH, I offer deep expertise in:

✅ CENELEC standards: EN 50126, EN 50129, EN 50716 (formerly 50128)

✅ Machine Safety: IEC 61508, IEC 62061, ISO 13849

✅ Authorization Management: Strategies for ERA, EBA, BAV & international authorities

Looking for support with your authorization strategy or need an experienced interim manager for your safety department? Feel free to contact me for a non-binding initial consultation!

1. Department Support

2. Certification and Authorization Manager lead for Traxx3 MS Product Release

02.1 Corridors: DE-AT-CH-IT-FR and DE-AT-CH-IT-FR-NL-BE

Department setup for Safety, Authorization and Validation according to CENELEC standards, Machine Safety, as well as IEC 61508