Lead Consultant - Functional Safety

UL Solutions • Detroit, MI

2d • $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 develops 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. It 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 home-based position includes some travel expectations to customer sites. Projects may also involve optional travel to client sites and other UL locations. The position leads client programs, technical workshops, assessments, and business development activities. It represents UL at industry events and provides technical assistance to clients.

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 field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in an automotive functional safety-related role.
• Knowledge of safety analyses including HARA, STPA, FTA, FMEA, FMEDA, and DFA.
• Experience working with ISO 26262 and ISO 21448 standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and review of functional safety work products for vehicle programs, emphasizing safety lifecycle activities under 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, covering electronic hardware, power electronics, battery systems, and autonomous driving components and applications from L2 to L4.
• Perform verification reviews, confirmation measures, and technical assessments to ensure compliance with functional safety, 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 best practices.
• Lead client programs through regular participation in technical program meetings and project reviews.
• Provide clients with technical assistance in functional safety and related technical fields.
• Represent UL at industry events such as seminars and trade shows.
• Lead business development activities, define Statements of Work (SOWs), and provide budgetary estimates for client proposals.

Benefits

• Annual bonus compensation with a target payout of 20% of base salary.
• Medical, dental, and vision health benefits.
• Wellness benefits, including mental and financial health.
• 401(k) retirement savings.
• Paid time off for full-time employees, including 15 vacation days, 12 holidays including floating holidays, and 72 hours of sick time.

What This Job Offers

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