Functional Safety Engineer

Satyam Venture Engineering Services; Michigan; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Satyam Venture Engineering Services in Michigan is seeking a Functional Safety Engineer with hands-on ISO 26262 experience to join a long-term program in automotive safety.

You will lead development of functional safety artifacts, coordinate with hardware, software, and validation teams, review HARA and FS requirements, and drive safety processes and supplier interfaces in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive ISO 26262 knowledge and experience delivering major work products of a functional safety program.
• At least 1 year of experience with SOTIF analysis and related artifacts.
• Proven track record in FS analyses to improve safety of systems or products.
• Experience supporting external/third-party FS reviews.
• Ability to articulate safety issues and solutions to all business levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of functional safety system requirements and functional decomposition for automotive systems.
• Review and approve HARA, Functional Safety Requirements, Technical Safety Requirements, validation tests.
• Contribute to architecture definition from a functional safety perspective.
• Lead development of FS processes and tools; oversee readiness metrics.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, and validation engineers to ensure designs meet safety requirements.
• Define FS concepts for system, hardware, and software per ISO 26262.
• Coordinate FS interfaces between project partners and suppliers.

Skills

Functional safety

Hazard analysis

Requirements management

Technical writing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS in engineering

Tools

Medini

APIS IQ

Jama

Job description

We are currently hiring a Functional Safety Engineer with hands‑on experience in functional safety engineering in the context of ISO 26262 at an OEM or Tier 1.

Role: Functional Safety Engineer

Location: Michigan (Onsite)

Duration: Long Term

The Role:

• Lead the development of functional safety system requirements and functional decomposition for automotive systems.
• Review and approve HARA, Functional Safety Requirements, Technical Safety Requirements, Validation tests.
• Actively contribute to the definition and/or confirmation of the architecture in the vehicle from the perspective of functional safety.
• Review and approve Development Interface Agreement and other necessary Functional Safety documents for suppliers and other external partners.
• Lead development of functional safety processes and tools.
• Oversee the program Functional safety readiness process and metrics
• Lead development of SOTIF requirements for autonomous driving and core subsystems
• Define the functional safety concept for the system, hardware, and software according to ISO 26262 standards.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, design, and validation engineers to ensure design meets safety requirements.
• Contribute to the decision making at various levels of management driven by systems knowledge and develop detailed requirements.
• Work with cross‑functional teams to develop hazard analysis and safety concept
• Support functional safety validation tests.
• Work closely with internal teams and suppliers to define functional safety interfaces between project partners.
• Work in a fast‑paced, rapidly evolving environment with little direct oversight in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications:

• Extensive in‑depth knowledge of ISO 26262 and experience developing and delivering the major work products of a functional safety program.
• One year or more of experience performing SOTIF analysis and developing associated work products.
• Proven track record of successes, e.g. having successfully managed Functional Safety analyses of a system or product to make it safer.
• Experience supporting external/third‑party reviews of functional safety work products.
• Understanding of the product safety responsibility share between supplier and OEM and ability to articulate technical issues and solutions to all levels of the business, within and beyond the engineering communities.
• Experience with functional safety tools (e.g. Medini, APIS IQ) and requirements management tools (e.g. Jama).
• Drive to be an advocate for safety across all levels of hardware and software development.
• Excellent writing, verbal and organization skills.

Advantageous

• Experience working in an Agile development environment and using related tools
• Knowledge of CMMI and Automotive Spice and their role in delivering a quality product
• Experience developing and delivering embedded system hardware and/or software

Education

• BS minimum in an engineering discipline such as computer science, electrical, electronic or mechatronics engineering.
• A minimum of 8 years of work experience as a functional safety engineer or related role.