Functional Safety Validation Engineer - J35955450

Caresoft Global Limited; Coventry; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the automotive sector is seeking a Functional Safety Validation Engineer for a contract role in Coventry. The position involves ensuring compliance with ISO26262, coordinating safety verification activities, and executing test cases. Candidates should have a degree or equivalent experience and strong technical knowledge of safety standards. This contract role offers competitive hourly rates and is set to last until March 2026.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Understand and coordinate activities between stakeholders for safety verification.
• Ensure compliance with ISO26262 and address complex project problems.
• Derive and execute test cases, document results, and ensure traceability.

Skills

Technical knowledge of ISO26262 [Part 6]/[Parts 4&5]

Education

Degree or relevant equivalent experience

Job description

Job Title: Functional Safety Validation Engineer

Location: Whitley, Coventry

Rate: £33.88ph via an Umbrella Company (Inside IR35) or £25.26ph PAYE

Employment Type: Contract (until 31.03.2026)

Hours: Standard 40 Hours Per Week

Reference: J35955450

Responsibilities typically include:

• Understand and coordinate activities between all stakeholders to deliver safety-related verification activities.
• Ensure a common approach and technical solutions across all projects where possible.
• Ensure compliance with ISO26262 [Part 6]/[Parts 4&5].
• Address complex problems faced during projects.

Tasks include:

• Derive test cases from requirements.
• Write test cases in Gherkin (BDD) and store within X-Ray, a subset of JIRA.
• Execute manual test cases on HiL Rigs (Dspace, Vector, or NI) and create test reports.
• Create defect tickets for software failures or issues.

The test case author shall:

• Create tests based on reviewed, approved, and baselined system requirements, considering verification criteria.
• Consider test methods and derivation methods per ISO 26262-6.12, and document them.
• Provide detailed test descriptions, including purpose, pre-conditions, test flow, post-conditions, and evaluation criteria, linking tests to system requirements.
• Ensure traceability between tests and requirements, and evaluate the need for test updates due to requirement changes.
• Store reports under version control.
• Baseline the content of tests.
• Notify stakeholders to proceed with review activities.

Skills:

• Technical knowledge of ISO26262 [Part 6]/[Parts 4&5].

Education:

• Degree or relevant equivalent experience preferred.

Additional Information:

This role is INSIDE IR35

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Caresoft Global Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency, specializing in the Automotive, Aerospace, Agricultural & Construction Industries.

We welcome applications regardless of age, sex, race, or disability.