Functional Safety Engineer

CKGP/PW & Associates, Inc.; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

EDAG Inc. is seeking a Functional Safety Engineer in Troy, Michigan. This role involves creating safety standards in compliance with ISO26262 and leading risk analysis for automotive systems. The ideal candidate will collaborate with team members to define safety goals and ensure compliance throughout the project lifecycle.

Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and expertise in automotive EE architectures. The position requires strong understanding of multi-domain systems and may involve significant travel during project initiation.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience working with Automotive EE architectures (both Domain, Distributed) from Powertrain, Body, etc.
• Strong understanding of 1st principles in Engineering, result/solution oriented.
• Experience with embedded systems such as wiring and power distribution units.

Responsibilities

• Create functional safety standards in accordance with ISO26262 and relevant industry norms.
• Work with team members to ensure HARAs are completed properly and classify risks using the ASIL system.
• Support translation of high-level safety requirements into detailed hardware and software requirements.

Skills

Automotive EE architectures

Systems Engineering

Embedded systems

Automotive communication protocols

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering or similar

Masters in Electrical Engineering with a focus on Systems Engineering

Job description

EDAG Inc. is a globally leading, independent engineering services provider that combines excellent engineering with the latest technology trends. We are the experts in the all-round development of complete vehicles and smart factories. Our interdisciplinary expertise in the areas of software and digitalization means that we have the crucial skills to actively shape dynamic transformation processes as an innovative partner.

Development with passion. That's us.

With an interdisciplinary team of around 9,000 experts, EDAG develops unique mobility and industrial solutions for customers that include the world's leading automotive and non-automotive companies.

This is how you will grow:

The Functional Safety Engineer will be responsible for creating functional safety standards in accordance with ISO26262 and other relevant industry norms future EE/HW/SW systems must comply with.

This role will be critical in identifying, analyzing, and mitigating potential hazards throughout the development lifecycle of vehicle systems and components. The Engineer will lead the definition and development of functional safety concepts at the system, hardware, and software levels, and later support validation ensuring that all safety goals and ASIL (Automotive Safety Integrity Level) requirements are met.

• Work with team members to ensure HARAs (Hazard and Risk Analyses) are completed properly, classify risks using the ASIL system, and define functional safety goals and system responses to prevent accidents.
• Support translation of high-level safety requirements into detailed hardware and software requirements and specification of diagnostic requirements.
• Assist with conducting FTAs (Fault Tree Analyses) and FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analyses).
• Coordinate root-causes analysis and engineering teams and suppliers when safety issues arise.
• Generate work products and reports to document the safety status of a given project.
• Participate in safety assessments, audits, and the creation of safety cases for final vehicle homologation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders through system “V” development from concept to launch with design reviews and CFT.
• Domain/working knowledge of SW controls, EE, Electronics, and expertise in development, testing and validation methods of mechatronics systems.

Requirements

This is how you will take us forward:

• Bachelors in Electrical Engineering or similar
  • Preferred Masters in Electrical Engineering with a focus on Systems Engineering
• Extensive experience working with Automotive EE architectures (both Domain, Distributed) from Powertrain, Body, etc.
• Strong understanding of 1st principles in Engineering, result/solution oriented
• Heavy travel first 2- 4 weeks of project
• Subject matter expert in Systems Engineering, Multi-domain physics, Complex systems design with EE, SW integration.
• Experience with embedded systems such as wiring and power distribution units
• Familiarity with CAN, Automotive Ethernet, LIN, and/or other automotive communication protocols