Senior Functional Safety Engineer

​The client delivers engineering consultancy projects for OEM customers in several areas, including but not limited to Transmissions, ADAS, Hybrid Vehicles and Electrification. Increasingly, these projects require robust analysis of the functional safety risks and mitigation actions.

A Senior Functional Safety Engineer role now exists to act as a central Functional Safety expert across a broad range of consultancy projects, supporting the system engineers by taking responsibility for the Functional Safety deliverables.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

With support from the System Engineers, the role will be to lead the Functional Safety activities as appropriate to the project. This will include the following key activities:

• Understand intended functionality of systems in a broad automotive context

• Generate the necessary Functional Safety documentation for the project following ISO26262, including Item Definition; Fault-tree analysis; Hazard analysis; Functional and Technical safety concepts and requirements; validation plans

• Lead Functional Safety reviews as needed both internally with the project team and with customers  

YOUR PROFILE:

Essential:

• Minimum BSc or BEng (2:1) in Automotive, Electrical or equivalent Engineering

• Professional engineering experience (ideally Systems or Safety Engineering)

• Experience of leading and delivering Functional Safety activities according to ISO26262 for production automotive projects

• Experience in conducting/leading FMEA, FTA, FMEDA, HARA activities

• Experience in development of one or more of: automotive powertrain control systems, high-voltage electrical power supplies, Hybrid vehicles, ADAS features or similar technical fields

• Good communication skills

• English language (spoken and written)

• Driving licence valid for driving in the UK

Preferable:

• Project Management

• Conducted ISO26262 Training for other engineers

• Member of an appropriate professional body (SAE, IET, IMechE)

• Certified in Functional Safety by recognised entities, e.g. TÜV  

WE OFFER:

• EV Lease Scheme (Salary Sacrifice)

• Flexi-time (applies to most roles)

• Private Medical Insurance and Health Cash Plan  

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• 25 days holiday per year (increases by 1 day annually up to the max. of 28 days)

• Special occasion leave (eligibility after probation, subject to conditions)

• Pension scheme

• Life Assurance and Income Protection Insurance

• One paid professional membership annually

If an offer of employment is made, applicants are required to undergo a DBS check. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory DBS check and the company reserves the right to withdraw its offer in the event that the applicant has unspent criminal convictions.

Annual Remuneration: Due to UKVI compliance requirements, we are obligated to state the annual gross salary (full-time) for this position. The salary range is between £45,000  - £55,000 and we will offer market-conforming remuneration taking qualifications and professional experience into account.