Functional Safety Engineer – Fuel Cell Systems (On-Site)

EH Group; Nyon; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

EH Group in Nyon, Switzerland, is seeking a Functional Safety Engineer to embed safety across fuel cell systems, leading hazard analyses and safety requirements from concept to release. This full-time on-site role requires relocating to Nyon and coordinating with hardware, software and controls teams.

You will work with standards such as IEC 61508 and ISO 26262, perform FMEA/FTA/HARA, develop safety cases, and interact with certification bodies to ensure compliant, certifiable products.

Qualifications

• BSc/MSc in electrical, electronic, mechatronic, control or safety engineering is mandatory.
• Minimum 3–5 years of functional safety experience in industrial, energy or hydrogen systems.
• Working knowledge of safety standards (IEC 61508, ISO 13849, ISO 26262 and/or IEC 62061).
• Hands-on experience with HARA, FMEA/FMEDA, FTA and safety requirements engineering.
• Understanding of safety-related hardware, embedded software and control architectures.

Responsibilities

• Own the functional safety lifecycle for fuel cell systems from concept to release.
• Lead hazard and risk analyses (HARA, HAZOP, FMEA/FMEDA, FTA) and define safety goals.
• Derive safety requirements and concepts and allocate them across hardware, software and controls.
• Define/verify safety mechanisms, diagnostics and safe states with the controls and embedded teams.
• Perform safety analyses and calculations (SIL/PL/ASIL determination, metrics, PFH/PFD).
• Compile safety cases, safety plans and supporting documentation for certification.
• Interface with notified bodies, certification authorities and customers on safety topics.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Electronic engineering

Mechatronic engineering

Control engineering

Safety engineering

Functional safety

Education

BSc/MSc in electrical/electronic/mechatronic/control/safety engineering

Tools

IEC 61508

ISO 26262

Job description

EH Group in Nyon, Switzerland, is seeking a Functional Safety Engineer to embed safety across fuel cell systems, leading hazard analyses and safety requirements from concept to release. This full-time on-site role requires relocating to Nyon and coordinating with hardware, software and controls teams.

You will work with standards such as IEC 61508 and ISO 26262, perform FMEA/FTA/HARA, develop safety cases, and interact with certification bodies to ensure compliant, certifiable products.