Functional Safety Engineer
Posted 9 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Functional Safety Engineer (ISO 26262)”
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- Expected experience
- 3+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Hybrid
No salary listed for this role.
Field of studyComputer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
CertificationsCFSP, CFSE
Field of studyElectrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering
Study levelMaster's
- Lead and execute independent Functional Safety Assessments and Confirmation Reviews for high-criticality features and platform architectures (ASIL C/D).
- Evaluate key safety work products, including Hazard Analyses and Risk Assessments (HARA), Functional and Technical Safety Concepts, Safety Analysis Reports, and Safety Cases.
- Review supplier safety deliverables and interface agreements to ensure smooth, compliant integration of third-party software and hardware.
- Audit safety requirements traceability and verification activities across systems engineering databases, ensuring readiness ahead of key vehicle milestones.
- Present findings and recommendations to technical governance boards and program leadership, driving alignment and continuous improvement across the safety lifecycle.
- Apply Python and automation to enhance safety metric reporting, analysis, and assessment tracking.
Responsibilities
Functional Safety Assessments & Confirmation Reviews: Lead and execute formal Functional Safety Assessments (FFSD10) and Confirmation Reviews for high-criticality features and platform architectures (ASIL C and D). Evaluate safety compliance for key work products including Item Definitions (FFSD01.10), Impact Analyses (FFSD01.2), HARAs (FFSD02), FSCs (FFSD03), SRSs (FFSD04), Safety Analysis Reports (FFSD06), and Supplier Safety Assessment Reports (FFSD07). Maintain strict assessor independence as defined in ISO 26262 Part 2.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Governance: Collaborate extensively across cross-functional teams including Application FuSA Engineers (AFSE), Core FuSA Engineers, Feature Systems Engineers, Platform Architecture Teams, D&R Engineers, SW/HW Teams, and Validation Engineers. Present assessment findings, non-conformances, and safety recommendations to the Functional Safety Technical Governance Board and program leadership to drive program alignment.
Safety Analysis & Technical Review: Perform rigorous technical audits and reviews of safety analyses (FMEA, FMEDA, FTA) and MBSE safety models (MagicDraw). Evaluate safety goal derivations, ASIL allocations, safe state strategies, fault tolerant time intervals (FTTI), and freedom-from-interference arguments across logical and physical architectures.
Supplier Safety & Interface Management: Assess supplier safety deliverables and Development Interface Agreements (DIAs) to ensure seamless integration of third-party software and hardware components. Review Supplier Safety Assessment Reports (FFSD07) and verify alignment with Ford’s Functional Safety Statement-of-Work (FS-SOW) requirements.
Requirements Traceability & Verification: Evaluate safety requirement cascading and traceability across feature, system, and component levels within systems engineering databases (Jama, VSEM). Audit safety Verification & Validation (V&V) plans and test result reports (FFSD08) to ensure all functional safety requirements are robustly verified prior to vehicle milestones and GPDS chief sign-offs.