Automotive Functional Safety Engineer (ISO 26262)

Lincoln Motor Company; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Family care days

Adoption support

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Community service PTO

Paid holidays

Additional vacation options

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is strengthening its Functional Safety capability to support software-enabled vehicle technologies. The Functional Safety Engineer will work on ISO 26262 analyses, safety concepts, and requirements across vehicle systems with global teams, delivering clear, robust safety work products.

The role emphasizes MBSE/SysML modeling, cross-functional collaboration, and applying Ford safety processes to ensure safe design decisions and traceability across the program.

Qualifications

• ISO 26262 and functional safety experience.
• MBSE/SysML modeling experience.
• Experience with requirements management and traceability.
• Leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to perform ISO 26262 analyses.
• Develop safety work products: analyses, ratings, concepts, requirements.
• Identify hazards and define safety requirements with experts.
• Apply Ford safety processes and tools for consistent execution.
• Use MBSE/SysML to improve clarity and reuse of analyses.
• Support common safety ratings, tools, and training globally.
• Contribute to process improvements to increase speed without compromising safety.
• Communicate conclusions through documentation, reviews, and discussions.

Skills

ISO 26262

Functional Safety

MBSE

SysML

Requirements management

Traceability

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering

Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelors of Science in Aerospace Engineering

Bachelors of Science in Computer Science

Tools

SysML

Requirements management tools

Engineering analysis tools

Job description

Ford Motor Company is strengthening its Functional Safety capability to support software-enabled vehicle technologies. The Functional Safety Engineer will work on ISO 26262 analyses, safety concepts, and requirements across vehicle systems with global teams, delivering clear, robust safety work products.

The role emphasizes MBSE/SysML modeling, cross-functional collaboration, and applying Ford safety processes to ensure safe design decisions and traceability across the program.