Functional Safety Engineer Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Functional Safety Engineer to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Interface closely with the internal safety systems team at Zoox;
- Lead reviews on safety critical Engineering Change Requests;
- Work with cross-functional teams designing hardware and software;
- Work with design engineers to characterize architectures and decompose module level requirements into board level component requirements;
- Generate safety requirements and validation plans;
- Construct Safety Goals, Item Definitions, and Functional Safety Concept;
- Review system architecture, sequence diagrams, and investigate failure propagation;
- Review, approve and provide guidance for architecture proposals and design verification plans;
- Work with system engineers to develop and document module level functional safety requirements;
- Coordinate development timing with key Engineering and PM stakeholders;
- Define appropriate scenarios and use-cases in accordance to the ODD;
- Engage with suppliers and review work products to conduct detailed functional safety analysis;
- Lead the FMEA, HARA, and ASIL analysis for vehicle functions.
Requirements:
- Systems architecture design experience;
- Analytical skills and passion for writing clear, concise, and verifiable requirements;
- B.S. or higher degree in Aerospace, Automotive, Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering;
- Strong background in hardware and software functions;
- Knowledge and experience with ISO 26262;
- Experience using requirements management tools such as Polarion (preferred), DOORS or Jama;
- Experience with automotive compute and/or control systems;
- 5+ years of Automotive or relevant safety-industry experience;
- System development experience within standards such as: ISO-26262, DO-178C, DO-254, IEC 61508;
- Experience with camera, radar, or lidar systems on vehicles;
- Experience constructing FMEA, HARA, and calculating ASIL classifications;
- Technical writing proficiency;
- 3+ years of work experience with hazard analysis, functional decomposition, validation, and verification;
- Collaborative team player with strong written and in-person communication skills.