Functional Safety Engineer

Job Summary:

The Functional Safety Engineer is responsible for ensuring compliance with functional safety standards (e.g., ISO 26262, IEC 61508) for the development and manufacturing of high-voltage battery packs for automotive, construction, off-highway, railway, and mining applications. This role involves developing safety concepts, conducting safety analyses, and working closely with cross-functional teams to integrate safety requirements into the product lifecycle. The Functional Safety Engineer plays a critical role in ensuring that safety is a core element of the product design and development process, addressing customer requirements, and supporting certification activities.

Responsibilities:

• Perform safety analyses, such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and Hazard and Risk Assessments (HARA).
• Guide the customer and project team to define and document functional and technical safety concepts, safety requirements, and architecture.
• Guide the project teams to ensure traceability of safety requirements through design, validation, and verification.
• Guide design and engineering teams in implementing safety mechanisms such as monitoring, fault detection, and redundancy in high-voltage battery systems.
• Support teams in selecting and validating hardware and software components to meet safety requirements.
• Provide expertise in the design of Battery Management Systems (BMS) with respect to safety-critical functions.
• Work with customers to understand their safety requirements and ensure alignment with project goals.
• Collaborate with suppliers to validate safety-critical components and systems.
• Stay updated on functional safety standards and industry best practices.
• Contribute to the development of organizational processes to improve functional safety capabilities.
• Adhere to federal and state regulations.
• Adhere to all company policies, processes, and procedures.
• Performs other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. 
• Predictable and reliable attendance.

Position Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field. 
• Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience developing functional safety relevant products, preferred in the high-voltage battery or automotive industry.
• Demonstrated experience with high-voltage systems and battery technologies is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of ISO 26262, IEC 61508, and other safety standards relevant to automotive, construction, railway, and industrial sectors.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams on projects or issue resolution activities          
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for hazard analysis and risk assessment.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with safety analysis tools and methodologies, such as FMEA, FTA, and HARA.
• Experience with tools such as Medini Analyze, ANSYS, or similar safety analysis software.
• Familiarity with battery management systems and high-voltage battery technologies is advantageous.

Key Competencies: 

• Influences Others: Has personal and organizational impact built on mutual trust, fairness, and honesty. Flexes their style to direct, collaborate, or empower, as the situation requires.
• Mission, Vision, Values, and Strategic Priorities Focused: Understands and actively supports the organization’s mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities.
• Continual Improvement: Displays a consistent orientation toward producing the highest quality products or services, while keeping a focus on sustainability. Constantly looking for incremental improvements in work processes and results.
• Delivers Results: Achievement-oriented, feeling a sense of urgency to reach goals on time, if not before.
• Takes Initiative: Exhibits strong drive for results and success; conveys a sense of urgency and drives issues to closure; persists despite obstacles and opposition.
• Business Process Thinking: Designing, implementing, and executing business workflow activities that most effectively and efficiently meet the goals of the business unit and ABS.

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions:

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