Certified Functional Safety Engineer (ISO 13849)

Cynet Systems; Liberty (NC); On-site; USD 96,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k

Health Savings Account

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Sick Leave

EAP

Career Growth

Pet Insurance

Wellness Programs

Job summary

Cynet Systems is seeking a Functional Safety Engineer in the United States to lead safety projects across industrial and automation sectors. The role requires certification and 5+ years of experience, with strong knowledge of ISO 13849-1 and ANSI B11, plus hands-on experience in safety PLCs and system integration.

You will develop project plans, audit SCS, and mentor teammates while coordinating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Functional Safety Certification required or equivalent.
• 5+ years of functional safety engineering experience.
• Technical Associate’s Degree or higher in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed area project plans and schedules.
• Audit Safety Control Systems (SCS) for ISO 13849 and ANSI B11.
• Identify and document non-conformities within SCS designs.
• Design and verify countermeasures to achieve target levels.
• Develop schedules with deliverables, milestones, KPIs.
• Manage 3rd party consultant group by milestones and KPIs.
• Lead cross-functional communication to resolve issues.
• Provide written and verbal project status reports.
• Audit SCS design modifications for correlation with design.
• Support Control Reliability team with mentorship.
• Perform hands-on troubleshooting and implementation.

Skills

Functional Safety Certification

Problem-Solving

Excel

PowerPoint

Safety PLC programming

PLC/SPLC comms

Education

Technical Associate’s Degree or higher

Functional Safety Expert certification

Tools

Allen-Bradley GuardLogix

Omron Sysmac

Keyence GC Configurator

Toyopuc PCWin Safe

Siemens TIA Portal

Job description

Cynet Systems is seeking a Functional Safety Engineer in the United States to lead safety projects across industrial and automation sectors. The role requires certification and 5+ years of experience, with strong knowledge of ISO 13849-1 and ANSI B11, plus hands-on experience in safety PLCs and system integration.

You will develop project plans, audit SCS, and mentor teammates while coordinating with cross-functional teams.