Senior System Engineer

Tata Technologies; Warren (MI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Technologies is seeking a Defense Functional Safety Senior Engineer in Warren, Michigan. This role involves collaborating with the software development team to enhance platform safety by assessing safety throughout the systems engineering development timeline. The ideal candidate will have over 4 years of experience in functional safety engineering, preferably in the Defense sector.

The position includes responsibilities such as defining Technical Safety Requirements, conducting Safety Verification and Validation, and supporting Project Safety compliance. A master's degree in a related field and the ability to obtain a Secret DOD security clearance are required.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience working as a Functional Safety Engineer preferably in the Defense sector.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret DOD security clearance.
• Working knowledge of MIL-STD-882 or ISO 26262.

Responsibilities

• Define system-level Technical Safety Requirements in a multi-functional environment.
• Evaluate customer requirements for System Safety and determine platform compliance.
• Perform Hazard Tracking and Analysis to determine compliance.

Skills

Functional Safety Engineering

Risk Management

System Safety

Human Factors/Ergonomics

Collaboration

Mentorship

Education

M.S. degree in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or related degree

Tools

Software-in-the-Loop (SIL)

Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL)

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Defense Functional Safety Senior Engineer

Job Summary:

The Defense Functional Safety Senior Engineer will collaborate with the software development team to ensure the platform operates in a safe condition by reducing or mitigating the software and mechatronics driven risk. The role will be responsible for assessing safety throughout the systems engineering development timeline. The Defense Functional Safety Senior Engineer will assess controls and software and provide various monitors and barriers that ensure functionally safe operation of the platform.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate in a multi-functional environment to define system-level Technical Safety Requirements.
• Execute risk management efforts by defining tests utilizing a Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), and/or Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) testing environment.
• Lead the development and execution of system tests to complete Safety Verification and Validation.
• Coordinate System Safety Engineering support across safety engineering team.
• Evaluate customer requirements for System Safety and determine platform compliance.
• Conduct, as required, System Safety analyses and reports to support recommendations for design changes.
• Support System Engineering Department in development of the System Specification Document - Safety requirement management – definition, connectivity, traceability, validation.
• Perform Hazard Tracking and Preliminary and Functional Hazard Analysis (PHA & FHA) - as required, to determine compliance to contract and/or System Specification Document.
• Work with the hardware and software engineers identifying safety hazards and mitigation strategy.
• Provide mentorship to junior functional safety engineers.

Key Must Have’s

• M.S. degree in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, related degree.
• 4+ years of professional experience working as a Functional Safety Engineer preferably in the Defense sector.
• Working knowledge of System Safety and/or Human Factors/Ergonomics in product development preferred.
• Working knowledge of MIL-STD-882 – System Safety or ISO 26262 – Functional Safety.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret DOD security clearance.
• Ability to work with the hardware and software engineers identifying safety hazards and mitigation strategy.
• Ability to establish the safety case for selected feature sets and support building an overall vehicle level safety case.
• Ability to coordinate and review the technical guidance of the platform team in accordance to the ISO 26262.
• Ability to provide guidance and expertise in functional safety to project teams.
• Ability to tailor and develop functional safety best practices and process guidelines to support the NGDV program needs.
• Ability to support integration of functional safety into the systems engineering tools and infrastructure.
• Knowledge of project design reviews, providing risks and mitigations for the project safety related issues.