Hybrid Functional Safety Engineer – ISO 26262

Ford Motor Company; Montgomery (AL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Flexible family care days

Paid parental leave

Back-up child care

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is strengthening its core Functional Safety capability to support the development of complex, software-enabled vehicle technologies. The Functional Safety Engineer will be part of a Product Development team responsible for applying ISO 26262 principles, methods, and tools from concept through production.

This hybrid role collaborates with global teams to deliver safety-focused work products and ensure traceability.

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.
• 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

Functional Safety

Systems thinking

MBSE

Requirements tracing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Aerospace/CS or equivalent

Tools

MBSE

SysML

Requirements management

Job description

Ford Motor Company is strengthening its core Functional Safety capability to support the development of complex, software-enabled vehicle technologies. The Functional Safety Engineer will be part of a Product Development team responsible for applying ISO 26262 principles, methods, and tools from concept through production.

This hybrid role collaborates with global teams to deliver safety-focused work products and ensure traceability.