Senior Functional Safety Engineer – ISO 13849 & Safety PLC

Pacer Group; Liberty (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

Job summary

Pacer Group in Liberty, NC is seeking a Functional Safety Engineer with 5+ years of experience to review Safety PLC logic and electrical schematics for OSHA and industry compliance. The role involves coordinating with a third‑party validation vendor and implementing countermeasures to improve safety performance.

You will audit Safety Control Systems, develop project schedules, mentor the Reliability team, and lead cross‑functional efforts to resolve issues, delivering clear status updates to

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in functional safety engineering within industrial or automation sectors.
• Functional Safety Expert certification, engineer, or similar.
• In-depth knowledge of ISO 13849-1 and ANSI B11.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Safety PLC programming experience and ability to modify logic.
• Availability to support weekends and holidays as required.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed area project plans and schedules.
• Audit Safety Control Systems (SCS) for ISO 13849 and ANSI B11 compliance.
• Identify and document non-conformities within SCS designs.
• Design and verify countermeasures to achieve target control category and performance levels.
• Develop schedules with deliverables, milestones, concerns, and KPIs.
• Manage a 3rd party consultant group by milestones and KPIs.
• Lead cross-functional communication to resolve issues.
• Provide written and verbal project status reports to management.
• Audit SCS design modifications to ensure correlation with intended design.
• Support the Control Reliability team through mentorship and coaching.
• Perform hands-on troubleshooting and implementation as needed.
• Demonstrate a positive, team-oriented attitude and contribute to cross-functional success.

Skills

Safety PLC programming

Cross-functional collaboration

Troubleshooting

Mentorship

Education

FSE - Functional Safety Expert certification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Pacer Group in Liberty, NC is seeking a Functional Safety Engineer with 5+ years of experience to review Safety PLC logic and electrical schematics for OSHA and industry compliance. The role involves coordinating with a third‑party validation vendor and implementing countermeasures to improve safety performance.

You will audit Safety Control Systems, develop project schedules, mentor the Reliability team, and lead cross‑functional efforts to resolve issues, delivering clear status updates to