Functional Security Engineer

Hays.; Cambridge; Hybrid; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Functional Safety Engineer to ensure safety in their best-in-class products. The role involves managing safety assessments and audits, collaborating closely with engineering and cybersecurity teams. With a 12-month contract offering hybrid working and competitive pay, this position promises rewarding responsibilities and career growth.

Qualifications

• Extensive practical knowledge of ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434, IEC 61508, and ISO 9001.
• In-depth expertise in Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis and Fault Tree Analysis.
• Experience performing audits in Functional Safety, Automotive Cybersecurity, or Quality for at least 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety of products through collaboration with engineering and product security experts.
• Manage external assessments and conduct internal audits in functional safety and cybersecurity.
• Drive open actions to closure ensuring compliance with safety standards.

Skills

Functional safety standards

Quality standards

Cybersecurity standards

Safety analysis methodologies

Interpersonal skills

Job description

About the role
As a Functional Safety Engineer, you will be ensuring the safety of the best-in-class products. You will be working closely with engineering, product security, and functional safety experts. You will also manage functional safety and cybersecurity external assessments, conduct internal audits, and drive open actions to closure.
Tell me more, tell me more...

Our client is currently looking for a new recruit to join their team. Please read on! You can also ask our friendly recruitment team any questions you may have about the role, between 8:30am-5:00pm Monday to Friday.

Shifts: Monday - Friday (37.5 hours per week)

The must-haves:

• Extensive practical knowledge of one or more functional safety, quality and cybersecurity standards such as ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434, IEC 61508 and ISO 9001.
• In-depth expertise in safety analysis methodologies, including Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis and Fault Tree Analysis.
• Experience in performing audits in Functional Safety, Automotive Cybersecurity or Quality for at least 3 years.
• Great understanding of Soft-IP (Software, Hardware) development lifecycle from a Functional Safety perspective.
• Strong interpersonal skills to help develop relationships and network with internal customers.

What's in it for you? -
Our clients love to reward their people for doing a great job.

• This is on a contract for 12 months.
• A daily rate, inside IR35 of £443.73 through Umbrella or £332.25 PAYE.
• This role provides hybrid working access from the comforts of your own home and only going to our state-of-the-art office in Cambridge.

Next Steps
Once you've applied, one of our friendly recruitment consultants will give you a call and talk you through the screening process.
If your application is successful, you'll be involved in a live virtual interview with one of our client's hiring managers to get to know you better.

We look forward to speaking to you!

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