Job Description
Senior ADAS System Safety Engineer
Hybrid: This role is categorized as Hybrid and the successful candidate is expected to report to the Global Technical Center in Warren MI or Milford Proving Ground in Milford MI three times per week at minimum. This position can be located at either of these 2 locations.
At General Motors our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen but to be felt. Were turning todays impossible into tomorrows standard from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design intelligent software and next-generation safety and entertainment features.
Every day our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer smarter and more connected shaping the future of transportation on a global scale.
The Role
As a Senior ADAS System Safety Engineer you will play a pivotal role in shaping the safety of GMs advanced driver assistance systems. You will lead and deliver longitudinal feature safety cases by executing the GM System Safety Process in support of FMVSS 127 vehicle applications. Your work will directly contribute to GMs vision of Zero Crashes Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion.
You bring both technical depth and bigpicture thinking balancing safety performance and feature availability while driving innovation from concept through vehicle this role you will influence how safety is designed analyzed validated and continuously improved across complex ADAS systems.
We are looking for a highly energetic creative problemsolver and technical leader who can own system safety work endtoend collaborate across disciplines and evolve our safety methodology to meet the challenges of nextgeneration vehicle platforms.
What Youll Do
Follow the GM System Safety Process aligned with ISO 26262 to conduct functional safety work across ADAS longitudinal features
Drive system safety analysis hazard identification and risk mitigation activities using both qualitative and quantitative methods
Decompose complex toplevel system functions to perform hazard analysis and derive clear testable safety requirements
Develop own and maintain system safety plans and deliverables aligned to program milestones and launch timelines
Partner closely with crossfunctional teams (systems software hardware validation and program leadership) to develop and deploy a safety strategy that balances feature availability and performance
Support definition of verification and validation plans that assess endtoend implementation of safety requirements
Lead and support resolution of safety issues identified during bench testing vehicle integration and onroad development
Coach and support crossfunctional teams on safetycritical systems processes and best practices consulting senior system safety engineers as needed
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
Bachelors or Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Science or a related engineering discipline
5 years of engineering experience in functional safety related to systems engineering software engineering product development or other relevant fields
Demonstrated ability to understand analyze and reason about complex multidisciplinary technical systems
Working knowledge of semiconductors and SoC (System on Chip) architectures within safetycritical systems
Strong technical leadership skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across highly crossfunctional teams
Strong communication and project execution skills with the ability to align technical work to program milestones
Comfort operating in ambiguous problem spaces and applying structured problemsolving approaches
Ability to work effectively in a fastpaced environment with colleagues across local and global teams
Willingness and ability to travel as needed (up to 510%)
What will give you a competitive edge (Preferred Qualifications)
Experience developing safety cases for ADAS or automated driving features
Handson experience applying ISO 26262 SOTIF or related safety standards in production programs
Familiarity with FMVSS 127 NCAP or other regulatory and consumer safety requirements
Experience performing HARA FMEA FTA or other formal safety analysis techniques
Prior involvement in vehicle integration validation or road testing of safetycritical systems
Experience working with embedded software perception controls or vehicle dynamics teams
Ability to mentor others and help evolve system safety processes and best practices within a large matrixed organization
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This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.
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