Functional Safety Lead

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Fort Valley (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group seeks a Functional Safety Lead/Specialist for a long-term contract in the automotive sector. The role focuses on ISO 26262 Functional Safety, FSM, and safety case development across cross-functional hardware, software, systems, and validation teams.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in Automotive Engineering with 4+ years hands-on FS experience within ISO 26262, including ADAS/AV safety and MISRA C/C++. TÜV FS certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree requirement in engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of Automotive Engineering experience.
• 4+ years of hands-on Functional Safety experience in ISO 26262 environment.

Skills

ISO 26262

FSM

HARA

FSC/TSC Development

ASIL Classification & Decomposition

FMEDA/FMEA/FTA

Safety Case Development

Supplier Functional Safety Assessments

ADAS/Autonomous Vehicle Safety

SOTIF ISO 21448

UL 4600

AUTOSAR / Adaptive AUTOSAR

MISRA C/C++

Automotive Embedded Systems

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Job description

Job Title: Functional Safety Lead / Specialist

Duration: Long-Term Contract

Key Skills

ISO 26262 Functional Safety

Functional Safety Management (FSM)

HARA (Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment)

Safety Goals Development

Functional Safety Concept (FSC)

Technical Safety Concept (TSC)

ASIL Classification & Decomposition

FMEDA, FMEA, FTA

Safety Case Development

Supplier Functional Safety Assessments

Automotive Embedded Systems

ADAS / Autonomous Vehicle Safety

SOTIF (ISO 21448)

UL 4600

AUTOSAR / Adaptive AUTOSAR

MISRA C/C++

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

7+ years of Automotive Engineering experience

4+ years of hands-on Functional Safety experience in an ISO 26262 environment

Strong experience with:

• HARA
• FSC/TSC Development
• ASIL Classification & Decomposition
• FMEDA, FMEA, FTA
• Safety Case Development
• Experience working with cross-functional hardware, software, systems, and validation teams
• Preferred Qualifications
• TÜV Functional Safety Professional/Expert Certification
• SOTIF (ISO 21448) experience
• UL 4600 experience
• ADAS/Autonomous Vehicle Safety experience
• Adaptive AUTOSAR knowledge
• MISRA C/C++ expertise
• Safety-critical embedded systems experience