Senior Functional Safety Architect - EV Systems

Ford-Motor-Company; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 147,000 - 277,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Staff Functional Safety Engineer in the United States. You will lead end-to-end safety analyses, define safety concepts, and develop safety cases to ensure ISO 26262 compliance across autonomous/E/E systems.

You’ll collaborate with system and hardware teams, drive safety metrics, mentor engineers, and advance a strong safety culture in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physical Sciences, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 4+ years of functional safety engineering experience in safety-critical systems.
• Deep expertise in ISO 26262:2018 and familiarity with ISO 21448 (SOTIF).
• Extensive experience leading and performing complex safety analyses (HARA, FMEA, FTA, DFA, STPA).
• Strong understanding of failure mode analysis for complex electrical designs, ASICs, and advanced electrical circuits.
• Technical project management skills with multi-project leadership.
• Embedded control system development, embedded software, and V&V processes.
• Background in data science and statistics for quantitative risk reduction.
• Leadership with external partners, suppliers, or auditors.
• Excellent communication and mentorship capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end functional safety analyses (HARA, FMEA, FTA) to identify hazards and assess risks.
• Define and manage functional safety requirements and safety concepts for system architecture.
• Lead development and assessment of safety cases for ASIL A-D products from concept to production.
• Collaborate with system and hardware engineers to document hardware safety requirements.
• Derive and verify safety concepts and hardware metrics to meet ISO 26262 requirements.
• Oversee program safety readiness processes and metrics.
• Serve as a core safety expert in design reviews and cross-functional tech discussions.
• Promote a robust safety culture and continuous improvement of the safety program.
• Provide training, coaching, and mentoring to peers and junior engineers.

Skills

Functional safety engineering

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

System-level thinking

Embedded systems

V&V processes

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physical Sciences, or equivalent

Job description

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Staff Functional Safety Engineer in the United States. You will lead end-to-end safety analyses, define safety concepts, and develop safety cases to ensure ISO 26262 compliance across autonomous/E/E systems.

You’ll collaborate with system and hardware teams, drive safety metrics, mentor engineers, and advance a strong safety culture in a hybrid work environment.