Functional Safety Specialist

BMW TechWorks India Private Limited; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

BMW TechWorks India Private Limited in Pune seeks a Functional Safety Lead to manage ISO 26262 activities for automotive E/E systems across hardware, software, and system domains.

You will coordinate safety work products, perform analyses, conduct reviews, and drive mitigations while collaborating with function owners and Tier-1 suppliers in a dynamic engineering environment.

Qualifications

• Proven knowledge of ISO 26262 functional safety standard and its application.
• Strong analytical skills and a quality-oriented mindset.
• Fluency in English; German is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and execute functional safety activities for E/E systems per ISO 26262.
• Plan, coordinate, and monitor safety activities across system, hardware, and software domains.
• Maintain functional safety work products (safety plan, safety concepts, safety analyses, V&V plan/reports, safety case).
• Conduct safety reviews, audits, and assessments per requirements.
• Assess risks from deviations and derive mitigations.
• Provide functional safety release recommendations at project milestones.
• Interface with Tier-1 suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Structured approach

English proficiency

Interdisciplinary teamwork

German language (nice to have)

Education

Bachelor's degree in automotive engineering / electrical engineering / computer science / safety engineering

Job description

• Lead, manage, and execute functional safety activities for E/E systems under your responsibility in accordance with ISO ? 26262 and BMW internal functional safety processes.
• Plan, coordinate, and monitor functional safety activities across system, hardware, and software domains in close collaboration with the respective function owners.
• Ensure creation, consistency and maintenance of functional safety work products (e.g. safety plans, functional/technical safety concepts, safety analyses, verification and validation plan/report, safety case)
• Conduct and support safety reviews, audits and assessments in accordance with internal and external requirements.
• Assess risks arising from deviations, evaluate their impact on functional safety, and derive appropriate mitigation measures.
• Provide functional safety release recommendations at agreed project milestones
• Act as the central functional safety interface for Tier ? 1 suppliers as well as relevant internal stakeholders.

Skills:

• A completed degree in automotive engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, safety engineering, or a comparable field of study, or an equivalent qualification.
• Proven experience and sound knowledge of the ISO ? 26262 functional safety standard and its application in complex automotive E/E systems.
• Practical experience in automotive electronics and/or software development is desirable.
• System-level understanding of the vehicle, including knowledge of vehicle architecture and functional interdependencies, is an advantage.
• Strong analytical skills, a structured and quality?oriented working style, and the ability to develop robust and technically sound solutions are required
• Business?fluent proficiency in English is required along with the ability to work effectively in interdisciplinary teams; German language skills are an added plus but not necessary.