Functional Safety Engineer

Ford • Dearborn, MI

1d • $85,400 - $192,900 • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford's Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is focused on creating a fully electric transportation future. This team is customer-focused, entrepreneurial, and data-driven, aiming to provide an industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. The role involves joining an agile team that is pioneering the EV future through collaboration, focus, and excellence. The goal is to make a positive impact by contributing to a better world where everyone has the freedom to move and pursue their dreams. Ford has identified a need to strengthen its core competency in Functional Safety to be a leader in delivering technologies that enhance user experiences in vehicles. These technologies cover various vehicle systems, including infotainment, lighting, entry & exit, occupant comfort, vehicle dynamics control, active safety, and driver assistance systems. Ford is committed to producing high-quality products by integrating Functional Safety principles from the initial design stages of these complex technologies. This position is a key role within an exciting team responsible for Functional Safety activities in Product Development. It involves collaborating with technology subject matter experts to perform Functional Safety analysis using efficient model-based systems engineering (MBSE / SysML) tools. Additionally, the role requires working with global teams to design simple and safe systems, transitioning advanced distributed technologies from research to production. This position fosters technical growth and team collaboration.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering. or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• 2+ years of experience engineering software-enabled systems

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with ISO26262
• Experience with technical writing and clear written technical communications.
• Working knowledge of electrical/electronic systems and software fundamentals.
• Experience with systems engineering or systems thinking and MBSE/SysML.
• Experience designing system, software, or electronic hardware architectures

Responsibilities

• Within the first 6 months, rapidly begin to work with cross-functional and global teams within Product Development including research and advanced engineering to conduct ISO 26262 Functional Safety analysis of challenging new and carry-over technology, including powertrain, infotainment, active safety, and automated technologies.
• Within the first year, become a subject matter expert in Ford ISO 26262 processes, methods, tools, and information (formal and on the job training will be provided).
• Results in becoming a technical Functional Safety and systems engineering key resource in Product Development.
• Within the first year, become a leader in creating and continuously improving innovative, simple and safe advanced system designs.
• Work with other Functional Safety engineers to complete foundational and future Functional Safety analysis.
• Work with other Functional Safety Engineers to create globally common safety ratings, processes, methods, tools, training, and help to accelerate global adoption of SysML based Functional Safety analysis at Ford.
• Results in moving fast and continuously innovating great systems engineering into key technology at Ford.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• 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
• A generous schedule of 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