Functional Safety Engineer — ISO 26262 & MBSE (Hybrid)

Lincoln Motor Company; Jefferson City (MO); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vehicle discount program for employees

Tuition assistance

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Ford is strengthening its core Functional Safety capability to support the development of complex, software-enabled vehicle technologies. This role will apply ISO 26262 principles from concept through production, partnering with global teams to develop clear, scalable safety work products for safe vehicle systems.

The Functional Safety Engineer will collaborate with experts in software, controls, and hardware to identify hazards, define safety requirements, and ensure traceable safety decisions.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience engineering software-enabled, electrical/electronic, mechanical, systems, controls, or embedded vehicle systems.
• 3+ years of experience reading, interpreting, and authoring technical requirements, specifications, or engineering documentation to support system-level analysis and traceability.
• 4+ years of experience applying systems engineering concepts within a cross-functional product development environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional and global Product Development teams to perform ISO 26262 Functional Safety analysis for new and carry-over vehicle technologies.
• Develop, maintain, and deliver Functional Safety work products, including safety analyses, ratings, concepts, requirements, and supporting documentation as applicable to the assigned system or feature scope.
• Work with subject matter experts in software, controls, systems, electrical/electronic architecture, hardware, and feature engineering to identify hazards, define safety requirements, and support safe system design decisions.
• Apply Ford Functional Safety processes, methods, tools, and training to ensure consistent execution and traceability of safety-related engineering activities.
• Use model-based systems engineering practices, including MBSE and SysML where appropriate, to improve clarity, reuse, integration, and efficiency of Functional Safety analysis.
• Support globally common safety ratings, methods, tools, and training materials to improve alignment and accelerate adoption across Ford engineering teams.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that simplify processes, strengthen technical quality, and improve delivery speed without compromising safety rigor.
• Communicate technical conclusions clearly through written documentation, reviews, and cross-functional discussions with engineering partners and leadership.

Education

Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience

Tools

MBSE

SysML

Requirements management tools

Job description

Ford is strengthening its core Functional Safety capability to support the development of complex, software-enabled vehicle technologies. This role will apply ISO 26262 principles from concept through production, partnering with global teams to develop clear, scalable safety work products for safe vehicle systems.

The Functional Safety Engineer will collaborate with experts in software, controls, and hardware to identify hazards, define safety requirements, and ensure traceable safety decisions.