Functional Safety Engineer

Talascend

Talascend is currently seeking a Functional Safety Engineer for a contract opportunity with our client in Warren, Michigan.

Overview

The defense functional safety senior engineer will collaborate with the software development team to ensure the platform operates in a safe condition, reducing or mitigating software and mechatronics driven risk. The role involves assessing safety throughout the systems engineering development timeline and providing controls, monitors, and barriers to ensure safe operation of the platform.

Responsibilities

Collaborate in a multi-functional environment to define system-level technical safety requirements
Execute risk management efforts by defining tests utilizing a software-in-the-loop (SIL), and/or hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing environment
Lead the development and execution of system tests to complete safety verification and validation
Coordinate system safety engineering support across the safety engineering team
Evaluate customer requirements for system safety and determine platform compliance
Conduct system safety analyses and reports to support recommendations for design changes
Support the system engineering department in developing the system specification document, including safety requirement management, connectivity, traceability, and validation
Perform hazard tracking and preliminary and functional hazard analysis (PHA & FHA) to determine compliance to contract and system specifications
Work with hardware and software engineers to identify safety hazards and mitigation strategies
Provide mentorship to junior functional safety engineers
Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

B.S. degree in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or related degree
4 years of related experience
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret DOD security clearance
Ability to work within a team environment
Working knowledge of system safety and/or human factors/ergonomics in product development (preferred)
Working knowledge of MIL-STD-882 system safety or ISO 26262 functional safety (preferred)

Preferred Qualifications

M.S. degree in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or related degree
Ability to establish the safety case for feature sets and support building an overall vehicle-level safety case
Ability to coordinate and review the technical guidance of the platform team according to ISO 26262
Ability to provide guidance and expertise in functional safety to project teams
Ability to tailor and develop functional safety best practices and process guidelines to support program needs
Support integration of functional safety into systems engineering tools and infrastructure
Knowledge of project design reviews, risk analysis, and mitigation for safety-related issues

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.

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