Lead Consultant - Functional Safety

UL Solutions • Detroit, MI

1d • $120,000 - $145,000 • Remote

About The Position

UL is seeking a Functional Safety Expert with experience in electronic system, hardware, and software design and safety development. The role involves creating safety work products for vehicle and automation features, including electric and autonomous vehicle platforms, industrial automation equipment, and mobile and stationary battery and energy storage systems. The work covers functional safety, hardware reliability, and system engineering standards, including ISO 26262, IEC 61508, IEC/EN 62061, ISO 61511, ISO 21448 (SOTIF), UL 4600, and ISO 13849.

This is a home-based position with some travel expectations to customer sites. Travel to other UL locations may also be part of client projects. The role includes leading client programs, technical meetings and reviews, workshops and training, as well as business development activities. The position offers an estimated salary range of $120,000 to $145,000 and is eligible for annual bonus compensation with a target payout of 10% of base salary. Benefits include health, wellness and retirement savings benefits, plus paid time off for vacation, holidays and sick leave.

Requirements

• Hands-on electronics system, hardware, or software product design and development experience, with a strong focus on the safety development lifecycle.
• M.S. or B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, a related technical degree, or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in a safety-related role in automotive functional safety.
• Knowledge of safety analyses, including HARA, STPA, FTA, FMEA, FMEDA, and DFA.
• Experience working with ISO 26262 and ISO 21448 standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and review of functional safety work products for vehicle programs, emphasizing safety lifecycle activities in compliance with ISO 26262, ISO 21448 (SOTIF), UL 4600, and related standards.
• Develop safety argumentation and contribute to safety cases, including evidence-based justification of system-, hardware-, and software-level safety concepts.
• Create or support hazard and risk analyses and develop functional, technical, hardware, and software safety concepts for vehicle systems, subsystems, and electronic components.
• Define and decompose safety requirements based on customer system, hardware, and software architectures, aligning them with safety mechanisms, diagnostic concepts, and architectural metrics.
• Lead and perform safety analyses, including FMEA, FMEDA, DFA, FTA, and STPA, for electronic hardware, power electronics, battery systems, autonomous driving components, and applications ranging from L2 to L4 automated systems.
• Perform verification reviews, confirmation measures, and technical assessments to assess compliance with functional safety and hardware development processes, diagnostic coverage, and architectural integrity.
• Lead technical workshops, safety training sessions, and gap analyses focused on safety development, requirements definition, safety analysis, and functional safety practices.
• Lead client programs and interact regularly with clients in technical program meetings and project reviews.
• Provide clients with technical assistance in functional safety and related technical fields; projects may involve travel to client sites and other UL locations.
• Represent UL at industry functions such as seminars and trade shows.
• Lead business development activities, define Statements of Work (SOWs), and provide budgetary estimates for client proposals.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Wellness benefits, including mental and financial health support.
• Retirement savings (401K).
• Paid time off, including 15 vacation days, 12 holidays including floating holidays, and 72 hours of sick time off.
• Annual bonus compensation with a target payout of 10% of base salary.

What This Job Offers

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