ADAS Functional Safety Engineer

Ford Motor Company • Dearborn, MI

1d • $117,021 - $192,247 • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford Motor Company is hiring an ADAS Functional Safety Engineer in Dearborn, Michigan. This is a hybrid position, with work performed both from home and at the worksite; employees must live within a reasonable commuting distance. The role leads development and integration of functional safety work products for future vehicle programs involving Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS).

The engineer leads systems safety development, including the System Safety Concept, technical safety requirements (TSRs), and verification and acceptance criteria for next-generation microcontroller and microprocessor designs. The role includes cascading TSRs to hardware and software elements and maintaining complete requirements traceability. It also supports interface specifications, safety analyses, sensor performance requirements, vehicle-specific hazard identification and Safety Goals, functional safety verification, feature-level performance sign-off, and development of the safety case using ISO 26262 methodologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• At least 4 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
• At least 4 years of functional safety experience applying ISO 26262-3, -4, -5, -6, and -7 standards to an Autonomous EV GoKart or ADAS project.
• At least 2 years of functional safety experience implementing ISO 26262-9 and -10 standards and completing safety analysis using qualitative and quantitative methods for an Autonomous EV GoKart or ADAS project.
• At least 1 year of experience in embedded hardware or software design.
• At least 1 year of experience developing a Functional Safety Technical Concept in Microsoft Word.
• At least 1 year of experience developing verification and validation methods for safety products in Microsoft Excel.
• At least 1 year of experience with Agile Product Development Process.
• At least 1 year of experience developing boundary diagrams in Visio.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; employment eligibility verification is required at hire.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and integration of Functional Safety (FuSa) work products for future vehicle program applications involving ADAS.
• Lead FuSa Systems Safety development, including the System Safety Concept, technical safety requirements, and verification and acceptance criteria for next-generation microcontroller and microprocessor designs.
• Cascade technical safety requirements to hardware and software elements and maintain complete traceability from system and feature requirements to hardware and software requirements.
• Support development of interface specifications, FMEAs, FTAs, robustness discipline design, and dependent fault analysis for safety-related functions and features.
• Assess sensing-system performance requirements relative to ASIL-rated features and ensure appropriate sensor performance envelopes for vehicle applications.
• Support identification of vehicle-application-specific potential hazards and Safety Goals, including associated ASIL ratings for ADAS features.
• Ensure successful application of the functional safety process for ADAS features on forward-model vehicle programs.
• Coordinate with feature development engineers on functional safety design verification plans and feature-level performance.
• Support sign-off of feature-level performance for a vehicle with respect to functional safety.
• Support development of the safety case using ISO 26262 safety analysis methodologies.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup childcare.
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases.
• Tuition assistance.
• Established and active employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• Paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day.
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level