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Functional Safety Engineer

Iconma Portal

Job Location:

Southfield, MI - USA

Hourly Salary: USD 86 - 90

Posted: 22 October 2026 (Yesterday)

Application Deadline: 19 January 2027

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Our client a EV Manufacturer company is looking for a Functional Safety Engineer for their Southfield MI location.

Responsibilities:

Lead the development of functional safety system requirements and functional decomposition for automotive systems.
Review and approve HARA Functional Safety Requirements Technical Safety Requirements Validation tests.
Actively contribute to the definition and/or confirmation of the architecture in the vehicle from the perspective of functional safety.
Review and approve Development Interface Agreement and other necessary Functional Safety documents for suppliers and other external partners.
Lead development of functional safety processes and tools.
Oversee the program Functional safety readiness process and metrics
Lead development of SOTIF requirements for autonomous driving and core subsystems
Define the functional safety concept for the system hardware and software according to ISO 26262 standards.
Collaborate with hardware software design and validation engineers to ensure design meets safety requirements.
Contribute to the decision making at various levels of management driven by systems knowledge and develop detailed requirements.
Work with crossfunctional teams to develop hazard analysis and safety concept
Support functional safety validation tests.
Work closely with internal teams and suppliers to define functional safety interfaces between project partners.
Work in a fastpaced rapidly evolving environment with little direct oversight in a collaborative environment.

Requirements:

This position requires experienced professionals with handson experience in functional safety engineering in the context of ISO 26262 at an OEM or Tier 1.
Our ideal candidate exhibits a cando attitude and approaches his or her work with vigor and determination.
Candidates will be expected to demonstrate excellence in their respective fields to possess the ability to learn quickly and to strive for perfection within a fastpaced environment.
BS minimum in an engineering discipline such as computer science electrical electronic or mechatronics engineering.
A minimum of 8 years of work experience as a functional safety engineer or related role.
Extensive indepth knowledge of ISO 26262 and experience developing and delivering the major work products of a functional safety program.
One year or more of experience performing SOTIF analysis and developing associated work products.
Proven track record of successes e.g. having successfully managed Functional Safety analyses of a system or product to make it safer.
Experience supporting external/thirdparty reviews of functional safety work products.
Understanding of the product safety responsibility share between supplier and OEM and ability to articulate technical issues and solutions to all levels of the business within and beyond the engineering communities.
Experience with functional safety tools (e.g. Medini APIS IQ) and requirements management tools (e.g. Jama).
Drive to be an advocate for safety across all levels of hardware and software development.
Excellent writing verbal and organization skills.
Advanced degrees preferred.
Experience working in an Agile development environment and using related tools
Knowledge of CMMI and Automotive Spice and their role in delivering a quality product
Experience developing and delivering embedded system hardware and/or software