Functional Safety Engineer

About this position:

Want to make a difference? Want to further your Functional Safety career?

This company has experienced considerable growth in the last year and they are an automotive company whose mission is to develop the worlds' first zero-emissions double deck hydrogen bus to ensure a better future for the next generation and they are looking for an experienced Functional Safety Engineer to join our Engineering team to support the development of safety requirements for all of our projects. The successful candidate will work closely with the various design teams and their supply base to ensure that we launch safe designs across their customer base.

Responsibilities:

• Support cross-functional development teams on functional safety matters across the entire development and verification cycle
• Provide guidance and support on the various Functional Safety requirements such as Item Definition, Hazard Identification, Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessments
• Drive the development of best practice procedures for functional safety activities
• Develop and Maintain the functional safety requirements management system to ensure traceability across the functional safety lifecycle of projects
• Act as a single point of accountability for the delivery of the various functional safety work products
• Present reasoned safety analysis and arguments as a means of educating stakeholders and influencing design decisions
• Participate at technical reviews and supplier workshops
• Create and Maintain formal documents such as HARA, Safety Plans, FSC, TSC, FMEA, Safety Case and DIA
• Keep status trackers up to date, showing status of all responsible projects
• Cooperate with the project manager, the development team and customers. Liaise with suppliers to ensure achievement of safety requirements
• Carry out Functional Safety Audits

Experience Required:

• BEng Degree in a relevant engineering discipline
• Minimum of 5 years electrical / electronics / software design experience
• Previous experience in a functional safety role working in accordance with a relevant international standard
• Evidence of ISO 26262 certification and training
• Demonstratable detailed understanding of ISO 26262
• Ability to conduct and review HARA, FTA and FMEA etc
• Experience of Functional Safety Mgmt Systems