Global Functional Safety Engineer – Automotive Systems

AVL in Türkiye Research and Engineering; Fatih; On-site; TRY 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

AVL Research and Engineering Türkiye is seeking engineers to lead safety lifecycle activities across specifications, testing, and validation for future vehicle safety concepts.

The role involves designing safety architectures, performing risk assessments, and hands-on calibration and integration activities, with opportunities to travel for environmental tests and collaborate with global AVL experts.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree (BSc/MSc/PhD) in Automotive/EE/Electronics/Mechatronics/Control Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of professional R&D and product development experience.
• Fluent English; German/French/Italian a plus.
• Strong understanding of Functional Safety (ISO 26262), E/E architecture and vehicle control.
• Experience in requirements engineering, controller/algorithm design, safety analysis (FMEA, FTA), quality management, data acquisition and post-processing with Matlab/Simulink.
• Experience in automotive diagnostics and network platforms like CAN, LIN, Ethernet.
• Understanding of electrified/hybrid powertrains, ADAS/AD, Chassis, SOTIF.
• Programming experience in Python/C# is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety lifecycle development from specifications to vehicle testing and validation.
• Design safety architectures and specify function requirements.
• Conduct risk assessment and safety analysis to meet safety targets.
• Calibrate safety and perform integration activities.
• Develop simulation platforms to verify safety concepts (SIL, MIL, HIL).
• Travel internationally for environmental tests.
• Collaborate with AVL Global experts to stay updated on technologies.

Education

Bachelor/Master/PhD in Automotive/Electrical/Electronics/Mechatronics/Control Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

CAN/LIN/Ethernet

Python/C#

Job description

AVL Research and Engineering Türkiye is seeking engineers to lead safety lifecycle activities across specifications, testing, and validation for future vehicle safety concepts.

The role involves designing safety architectures, performing risk assessments, and hands-on calibration and integration activities, with opportunities to travel for environmental tests and collaborate with global AVL experts.