Senior Functional Safety Engineer – Automotive Battery Systems

American Battery Solutions Inc.; Michigan; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

American Battery Solutions Inc. in Lake Orion, MI, is seeking a Senior Functional Safety Engineer to own ISO 26262 activities across the product lifecycle for high‑voltage Li‑ion battery systems.

You will lead safety deliverables, coordinate with engineering teams, suppliers, and customers, and maintain evidence for compliance and audits. The role requires deep Functional Safety expertise, experience in automotive electrical architectures, and the ability to guide FS practices across design,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field required.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of engineering experience developing automotive or heavy‑duty electrical and electronic systems.
• Minimum of five (5) years of Functional Safety experience applying ISO 26262 or equivalent standards on production programs.
• Expert knowledge of ISO 26262 and strong understanding of automotive electrical and electronic architectures.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical owner for Functional Safety work products throughout the product development life cycle, leading ISO 26262 safety activities from concept through production.
• Develop and maintain Functional Safety deliverables, including Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA), Safety goals and Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) classifications, functional safety architecture, Functional Safety Concept (FSC), Technical Safety Concept (TSC), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and Failure Modes, Effects, and Diagnostic Analysis (FMEDA).
• Develop and allocate Functional Safety Requirements into the system architecture, ensuring complete bidirectional traceability across all safety work products.
• Perform and document Functional Safety analyses, including SPFM, LFM, PMHF, diagnostic coverage, dependent failure analysis, and evaluation of safety mechanisms and fault-tolerant architectures.
• Develop Functional Safety verification and validation strategies, review objective evidence, and ensure compliance with Functional Safety requirements throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Generate and maintain technical evidence support Functional Safety Assessments, confirmation reviews, compliance audits, and safety validation activities.

Skills

Functional Safety

ISO 26262

HARA

FSC/TSC

FMEDA

FTA

SPFM

LFM

PMHF

Medini Analyze

JAMA

Enterprise Architect

MATLAB/Simulink

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field

Tools

Medini Analyze

JAMA

Enterprise Architect

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

American Battery Solutions Inc. in Lake Orion, MI, is seeking a Senior Functional Safety Engineer to own ISO 26262 activities across the product lifecycle for high‑voltage Li‑ion battery systems.

You will lead safety deliverables, coordinate with engineering teams, suppliers, and customers, and maintain evidence for compliance and audits. The role requires deep Functional Safety expertise, experience in automotive electrical architectures, and the ability to guide FS practices across design,