FuSa Engineer - Systems

Clarios, LLC; Monterrey; Hybrid; MXN 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Clarios seeks a Functional Safety Engineer in Monterrey, Mexico, to lead system-level safety across low-battery intelligent systems. You will drive safety concepts, HARA, FMEA, and ISO 26262 lifecycle activities, collaborating with hardware, software, and systems teams to ensure compliant, safer automotive solutions.

You will mentor cross-functional teams, identify safety risks early, and promote best practices in safety-critical product development while coordinating with project stakeholders

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 5 years in Functional Safety in automotive.
• Experience in safety-critical product development (BMS, energy storage, power electronics, or embedded automotive).
• Experience across ISO 26262 lifecycle.
• Experience with Tier-1/OEM environments.
• Familiar with safety analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Owns and drives system-level Functional Safety for low battery intelligent systems.
• Provides leadership and reviews safety work products (HARA, Safety Concepts/Requirements, FMEA, FTA, FMEDA).
• Guides cross-functional teams in safety requirements and mechanisms.
• Supports safety audits, assessments, and reviews to ensure compliance.
• Acts as Functional Safety expert to resolve complex challenges and promote best practices.
• Communicates status to stakeholders.

Skills

Functional Safety Expertise

Safety Analysis

Systems Engineering

Technical Leadership

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics/Mechatronics/Computer Engineering

Tools

Ansys Medini Analyze

Isograph Reliability Workbench

Jama

DOORS

Job description

Position Title: Functional Safety Engineer Location: San Pedro Garza García, N.L. Reports to: Cybersecurity and Functional Safety Manager Mx

What You’ll Do (Impact Areas)

As Functional Safety Engineer, you’ll work in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team and ensure that safety goals, concepts, requirements, analyses, and verification activities are consistently implemented and aligned with project objectives.

Those activities Include:

• 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.

What Success Looks Like For this type of role, success is measured not only by the completion of safety work products, but also by compliance, project support, technical leadership, and stakeholder confidence.

Provides clear technical guidance and coaching to cross-functional teams.

Safety requirements are integrated effectively across Systems, Hardware, and Software development activities.

Proactively identifies safety risks, compliance gaps, and technical issues before they impact project milestones.

Demonstrates strong ownership and accountability for Functional Safety deliverables and decisions.

Effectively communicates safety concepts, risks, and project status to engineering teams, management, customers, and assessors.

Core Competencies

• Functional Safety Expertise, applying deep knowledge of ISO 26262 through all lifecycle development
• Safety Analysis & Risk Assessment, able to execute and supervise HARA, FMEA, FMEDA, FTA, DFA, and other analytical methods to identify hazards, evaluate risks, and define effective safety measures.
• Systems Engineering; understands complex system architectures and interactions across hardware, software, and system
• Technical leadership and critical thinking; Analyzes complex technical challenges and provides technical direction, guidance, and mentorship towards practical safety‑compliant solutions
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Communication

What You Bring (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.
• Certification in functional safety (e.g., TÜV Functional Safety Engineer) is a plus.

Work Model & Travel

Hybrid position based in Monterrey, Mexico, with occasional travel to the United States, Germany, and other locations to support project, customer, and business needs.

Our Commitment to You

At Clarios, we are committed to providing an environment where technical experts can grow, innovate, and make a meaningful impact on the future of automotive energy systems.

Global Impact and Purpose-Driven Innovation: Work on cutting-edge battery and energy storage solutions that support the evolution of intelligent, connected, and safety-critical automotive systems.

Career Growth & Development: Opportunities to expand technical expertise in Functional Safety, Systems Engineering, and emerging automotive technologies through challenging projects, training programs, certifications, and global collaboration.

Leadership & Recognition: A culture that recognizes technical excellence, innovation, collaboration, and contributions to business success, with opportunities to develop technical and leadership capabilities.

About Clarios

Clarios is the global leader in advanced, low-voltage battery technologies for mobility.

Our batteries and smart solutions power nearly every type of vehicle and are found in 1 of 3 cars on the road today.

We answer to the planet with a rigorous sustainability focus – advancing best-in‑class sustainability practices and advocating for them across our industry.

We work to ensure 100% of our products sold are recyclable, and we recycle 8,000 batteries an hour in our network.

You can find more information here (PDF).

Clarios is the creator behind the world’s most recognizable car battery brands. We are the car battery found in most new vehicles including leading brands such as Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. Our 16,000 employees develop, manufacture, and distribute batteries for virtually every type of vehicle. We recover, recycle, and reuse up to 99% of our battery materials, leading sustainability practices in our industry.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Clarios, LLC is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

For more information, please view EEO is the Law, EEO is the Law (supplement), and Pay Transparency Non-discrimination.

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