Lead Functional Safety Engineer (Gothenburg/Automotive)

Arion Recruitment Ltd; Göteborgs kommun; Sur place; SEK 650 759 - 921 909; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Arion Recruitment Ltd is looking for a Senior Functional Safety Leader in Gothenburg, Sweden. The successful candidate will develop and design vehicle functional safety concepts, support Hazard Analysis, and ensure compliance with ISO standards. Key responsibilities include leading functional safety activities, delivering training, and developing safety strategies across projects. The ideal applicant holds a relevant Master's or Bachelor's degree, has experience in the automotive industry, and is fluent in English. Join a team focused on innovative vehicle development.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of functional safety activities according to ISO 26262.
• Documented experience in safety analyses at hardware and software levels.
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written (C2 level).

Responsabilités

• Write functional safety instructions and guidelines.
• Deliver functional safety training for various activities.
• Drive development of safety concepts for systems.

Connaissances

Functional safety knowledge

Communication skills

Agile methodologies

Formation

M.Sc. or B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Mechatronic Engineering, or a related field

Outils

FMEA & FTA

Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment

Description du poste

Team Overview

Our team, “Central Functional Safety,” is at the heart of a significant transformation in vehicle development. We focus on developing and designing vehicle functional safety concepts, supporting all product streams to conduct Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA), Functional Safety Concept (FSC), Technical Safety Concept (TSC), joint reviews with suppliers, and ensuring compliance with state-of-the-art standards such as ISO 26262, ISO 21448 (SOTIF), and AD standards like UL 4600.

Position Description

As a Senior Functional Safety Leader, you will be part of the central functional safety competence center, involved in both process and product development. This role encompasses all levels of product development, including strategic planning, partner/supplier selection, reviewing Functional Safety Statements of Work, initial concept design, and stages of development through to production launch. You will interface with various groups, including electrical engineering, mechatronics engineering, customers, and technical partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Actively write functional safety instructions and guidelines, providing templates.
• Deliver functional safety training for various activities, including impact analysis, HARA, and safety analysis for both software and hardware components.
• Plan and scorekeep safety test activities according to the scope of each vehicle project.
• Drive the development of functional and technical safety concepts within functions, systems, subsystems, software, and hardware.
• Lead functional safety engineering activities for product development teams and develop technical work products.
• Co-develop impact analyses and make recommendations for incorporating accurate safety criteria into system design and procedures to control or eliminate hazards.
• Develop technical work products specific to functional safety requirements, such as item definitions, criticality analyses, other safety analyses, and test coverage analyses for safety requirements.
• Support the implementation of functional and technical safety requirements in all vehicle system designs.
• Develop verification and validation strategies within subsystems, software, and hardware, including hazard and risk assessments (HARA), Fault Tree Analyses (FTAs), Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (FMEAs), functional safety concepts, and technical safety concepts for systems with safety goals or ASIL-classified requirements.
• Integrate functional safety standards and industry common practices into corporate processes in accordance with ISO 26262.
• Ensure technical specifications and other work products are prepared, stored correctly, and managed for timely revisions and releases.
• Ensure safety plan activities meet program timelines.
• Align safety-related topics with suppliers and customers.

Who You Are

You possess a broad technical know-how combined with excellent interpersonal skills and a strong belief in agile methodologies. Your ability to inspire, develop, and motivate individuals and teams is key to your success.

Required Qualifications

• M.Sc. or B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Mechatronic Engineering, or a related field.
• Knowledge of functional safety activities and deliverables according to ISO 26262.
• Documented experience in the following areas:
  1. Safety analyses at hardware and software levels, including HW/SW interfaces.
  2. FMEA & FTA, performing Design Failure Analysis (DFA), and analysis of freedom of interference.
  3. Specification of the hardware-software interface (HSI).
  4. Software/hardware architecture.
  5. Hardware schematics, BOM lists, and HW metrics (ASIL C/D).
• Experience in developing functional and technical safety concepts for the automotive industry within domains with ASIL B or higher.
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written (C2 level).
• Excellent communication skills.