Functional Safety Engineer, ISO 26262 (Vehicle Tech)

Ford Motor Company; Topeka (KS); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Family care days

Parental leave

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Functional Safety Engineer to strengthen its safety capability for software-enabled vehicle technologies in a hybrid SoU environment. You will collaborate with global Product Development teams to apply ISO 26262, develop safety analyses, and produce supporting documentation through concept to production.

You will work with software, controls, systems, and hardware SMEs to define hazards, safety requirements, and support safe system design decisions while following

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2+ years of experience engineering software-enabled, electrical/electronic, mechanical, systems, controls, or embedded vehicle systems.
• 2+ years experience with vehicle motion controls (powertrain, steering controls, brakes).
• 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.

Skills

Systems engineering concepts

Hazard/risk analysis

Technical requirements

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

MBSE

SysML

Job description

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Functional Safety Engineer to strengthen its safety capability for software-enabled vehicle technologies in a hybrid SoU environment. You will collaborate with global Product Development teams to apply ISO 26262, develop safety analyses, and produce supporting documentation through concept to production.

You will work with software, controls, systems, and hardware SMEs to define hazards, safety requirements, and support safe system design decisions while following