Functional Safety Engineer

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group in Auburn Hills, MI, seeks an experienced Functional Safety Engineer for powertrain and vehicle protection systems. You will perform safety analyses, define system definitions, and model architectures using Medini Analyze and MATLAB/Simulink.

You will conduct HAZOP and HARA to determine ASIL ratings, derive FSRs and TSRs, and allocate safety requirements to hardware and software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Automotive, or related engineering field.
• Experience in powertrain functional safety automotive electronics.
• Strong understanding of ISO 26262 functional safety standard.
• Hands-on experience with Medini Analyze, MATLAB/Simulink.
• Expertise in safety analysis techniques (FTA, FMEDA, DFMEA, HARA, HAZOP).
• Knowledge of automotive system architecture, powertrain systems, and ECU development.
• Experience with Electrified Powertrain systems.
• Familiarity with eGAS safety concepts and FTTI analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform Functional Safety Analysis for Powertrain systems and Vehicle Protection features.
• Define Item Definition, including system functions, architecture, and interfacing systems.
• Develop and maintain system models using Medini Analyze and Simulink.
• Conduct HAZOP and HARA analyses to determine ASIL ratings and Safety Goals.
• Identify and evaluate risks with various operating conditions.
• Derive FSRs and allocate to system modules.
• Develop TSRs aligned with 3level eGAS concepts and architecture.
• Allocate safety requirements to hardware and software components.
• Plan and execute system- and vehicle-level integration and validation testing.
• Verify and validate test cases across component, system, and vehicle levels.
• Perform simulation-based validation of safety concepts and fault scenarios.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and interfacing system owners.

Skills

Functional safety

ISO 26262

HARA

FTA

FMEDA

DFMEA

Medini Analyze

MATLAB/Simulink

System architecture

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Electrical/Electronics/Automotive Engineering (Bachelors/Master’s)

Tools

Medini Analyze

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

• Perform Functional Safety Analysis for Conventional and Electrified Powertrain systems and Vehicle Protection features.
• Define Item Definition, including system functions, architecture, and interactions with interfacing systems.
• Develop and maintain system models using Medini Analyze and Simulink.
• Conduct HAZOP (Hazard and Operability Analysis) to identify system malfunctions.
• Perform Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA) to determine ASIL ratings, Safety Goals, and Safe States.
• Identify and evaluate risks associated with system failures under various operating conditions.
• Derive Functional Safety Requirements (FSRs) and allocate them to appropriate system modules.
• Develop Technical Safety Requirements (TSRs) in alignment with architecture-independent design principles and the 3level eGAS concept.
• Allocate safety requirements to hardware and software components.
• Perform and review system-level safety analyses:
• Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
• FMEDA (Failure Modes, Effects, and Diagnostic Analysis)
• DFMEA (Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis)
• Common Cause Analysis (CCA)
• Evaluation of safety channels and safety mechanisms
• Conduct fault injection testing to determine Fault Tolerant Time Interval (FTTI).
• Perform impact analysis for carry-over systems with updated or refined features.
• Plan and execute system-level and vehicle-level integration and validation testing.
• Verify and validate test cases and test results across component, system, and vehicle levels.
• Perform simulation-based validation of safety concepts and fault scenarios.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and interfacing system owners to ensure alignment on safety requirements.
• Ensure proper communication protocols and integration across system architectures.
• Maintain end-to-end traceability of safety requirements across all V-model work products.
• Develop and manage Safety Case documentation, ensuring evidence of compliance and completeness.
• Ensure adherence to ISO 26262 functional safety standards throughout the lifecycle.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Automotive, or related engineering field.
• 6+ years of experience in powertrain functional safety automotive electronics.
• Strong understanding of ISO 26262 functional safety standard.
• Hands-on experience with tools such as Medini Analyze, MATLAB/Simulink.
• Expertise in safety analysis techniques (FTA, FMEDA, DFMEA, HARA, HAZOP).
• Knowledge of automotive system architecture, powertrain systems, and ECU development.
• Experience with Electrified Powertrain systems.
• Familiarity with eGAS safety concepts and FTTI analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.