Senior Functional Safety Engineer (ISO 26262/UL4600)

Jobtailor; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Functional Safety Lead in Ann Arbor, MI, to drive safety concepts for complex driver systems. You will own safety cases and the safety plan, coordinating with product, development, and supplier teams to ensure timely delivery of safety artifacts.

You will define safety requirements, perform DFMEA/FTA analyses, and guide audits and assessments while communicating results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Computer Science, or a highly technical field.
• 7+ years of related work experience.
• Strong working knowledge of HARA, FMEA, FTA, FMEDA, and DFA.
• Experience with requirements capture and safety metrics definition.
• Understanding of software and hardware development life cycles, integration processes, and test/validation complexity.
• Ability to clarify and document fuzzy requirements and challenges.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts, root cause analyses, technical challenges, solutions, and data-backed results.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical people and teams.
• High level of initiative and activation, including taking on peripheral challenges when needed for project success.
• Standard office working conditions, including prolonged sitting, standing, and computer use.
• Minimal travel required: 1%-10%

Responsibilities

• Define and implement functional safety concepts derived from safety goals and safety cases according to UL4600 and ISO 26262.
• Own the development of the safety case for the Driver Out system.
• Own and manage the safety plan and schedule it to support product launches.
• Plan and coordinate safety activities with product managers, development teams, suppliers, and customers.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure on-time delivery of mature safety work products.
• Create, maintain, and review safety work products including HARA, FSC, TSC, FTA, FMEA, SPFM/LFM, PMHF, and DFA.
• Identify and define technical, system, and safety requirements tied to safety goals.
• Explain functional safety concepts to non-safety engineers.
• Plan and complete functional safety confirmation measures, including audits and assessments.
• Communicate with stakeholders across the organization to achieve product safety goals.

Skills

Functional safety concepts

Effective communication

Problem solving

Collaboration

High initiative

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field

Tools

HARA

FMEA

FTA

FMEDA

DFA

Safety Case Development

Requirements Capture

Safety Metrics Definition

Software Development Life Cycle

Hardware Development Life Cycle

Audits and Assessments

Root Cause Analysis

Technical Documentation

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Functional Safety Lead in Ann Arbor, MI, to drive safety concepts for complex driver systems. You will own safety cases and the safety plan, coordinating with product, development, and supplier teams to ensure timely delivery of safety artifacts.

You will define safety requirements, perform DFMEA/FTA analyses, and guide audits and assessments while communicating results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.