Automotive Functional Safety Engineer – ISO 26262

Clarios; San Pedro Garza García; Hybrid; MXN 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global impact & innovation

Career growth & development

Leadership & recognition

Job summary

Clarios in Monterrey, Mexico seeks a Functional Safety Engineer to lead system-level safety for automotive low-battery intelligent systems, guiding cross-functional teams across hardware, software, and systems engineering.

You will drive safety analyses (HARA, FMEA, FMEDA, FTA), ensure compliance, and provide technical leadership while collaborating with global engineering groups on safety-critical products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Functional Safety engineering within the automotive industry.
• Experience in safety-critical product development, preferably within Battery Management Systems (BMS), energy storage systems, power electronics, or embedded automotive systems.
• Demonstrated experience supporting projects across the complete ISO 26262 safety lifecycle.
• Experience working in a Tier-1 supplier and/or OEM environment.
• Experience with Functional Safety engineering tools such as: Ansys Medini Analyze, Isograph Reliability Workbench, Requirements Management tools (e.g., Jama, DOORS)
• Familiarity with systems engineering methodologies and model-based development.
• Basic understanding of cybersecurity concepts and their interaction with Functional Safety.
• Experience working in global, cross-functional engineering organizations.

Responsibilities

• Owns and drives system-level Functional Safety engineering for low battery - intelligent systems development projects.
• Provides technical leadership and independent review of critical safety work products, including HARA, Safety Concepts, Safety Requirements, FMEA, FTA, FMEDA, and related analyses.
• Guides cross-functional engineering teams in the development and implementation of safety requirements and safety mechanisms.
• Supports project tailoring, safety assessments, audits, and confirmation reviews to achieve regulatory and customer compliance.
• Serves as the Functional Safety subject matter expert, resolving complex technical challenges and promoting best practices in safety-critical product development.

Skills

Functional Safety Expertise

Safety Analysis & Risk Assessment

Systems Engineering

Technical leadership

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

Electrical Engineering

Electronics Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Mechatronics Engineering

Computer Engineering

Tools

Ansys Medini Analyze

Isograph Reliability Workbench

Jama

DOORS

Job description

Clarios in Monterrey, Mexico seeks a Functional Safety Engineer to lead system-level safety for automotive low-battery intelligent systems, guiding cross-functional teams across hardware, software, and systems engineering.

You will drive safety analyses (HARA, FMEA, FMEDA, FTA), ensure compliance, and provide technical leadership while collaborating with global engineering groups on safety-critical products.