Functional Safety Engineer - Automotive Systems & Safety Analysis

Ford-Motor-Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Flexible family care days

Adoption and surrogacy support

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Volunteer time off

Paid holidays

Extra vacation time

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Safety Engineer for the Product Creation & Industrialization function. You will shape safety for next‑generation software‑defined vehicles and work with a cross-disciplinary team to define safety standards.

You will analyze hazards, develop safety concepts, and support verification at multiple system levels, collaborating with systems, hardware, software, and V&V teams to ensure a solid safety case. Hybrid onsite four days per week is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems, Computer Engineering or related degree.
• 5 years of experience in Functional Safety.
• 5 years of experience with products in mass production.
• 2 years of experience with Model Based Systems Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessments (HARA), Functional Safety Concepts (FSC), and Safety Requirement Specifications (SRS).
• Produce safety analysis (DFMEA, FTA, DFA, per ISO 26262).
• Support planning of Safety Verification & Validation activities at different levels of system abstraction.
• Support the creation of test cases (DVP), their execution and evaluation of the results.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with systems, hardware, software, and V&V stakeholders to deliver a safe product with a comprehensive safety case.

Skills

Functional Safety

Mass Production Experience

Model-Based Systems Engineering

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems, Computer Engineering or related degree

Job description

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Safety Engineer for the Product Creation & Industrialization function. You will shape safety for next‑generation software‑defined vehicles and work with a cross-disciplinary team to define safety standards.

You will analyze hazards, develop safety concepts, and support verification at multiple system levels, collaborating with systems, hardware, software, and V&V teams to ensure a solid safety case. Hybrid onsite four days per week is expected.