ADAS Functional Safety Engineer - Autonomous Vehicle Safety

Ford Model e U.S.; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 117,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and prescription drug

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a highly capable engineer to advance safety for autonomous and ADAS platforms. The role requires hands-on work in functional safety, system design, and verification across embedded hardware and software domains, aligned with automotive safety standards.

Join the Ford Product Development team to help define tomorrow’s mobility through thoughtful, rigorous safety analyses and cross-functional collaboration in a dynamic, global environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related field and 4 years of experience.
• Experience applying ISO 26262 standards to Autonomous EV GoKart or ADAS projects.
• Experience in embedded hardware or software design and in developing safety concepts and verification methods.

Responsibilities

• Develop Functional Safety concepts and drive safety analyses.
• Create verification and validation methods for safety products.
• Collaborate within Agile product development processes to deliver safe, reliable systems.
• Develop boundary diagrams and other safety documentation.

Skills

Functional safety

ISO 26262

Embedded systems

Agile development

Verification & validation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or CS

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Visio

Job description

Ford Motor Company is seeking a highly capable engineer to advance safety for autonomous and ADAS platforms. The role requires hands-on work in functional safety, system design, and verification across embedded hardware and software domains, aligned with automotive safety standards.

Join the Ford Product Development team to help define tomorrow’s mobility through thoughtful, rigorous safety analyses and cross-functional collaboration in a dynamic, global environment.