Lead Consultant - Functional Safety

UL Solutions • Detroit, MI

14h • 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. Work covers standards such as ISO 26262, IEC 61508, IEC/EN 62061, ISO 61511, ISO 21448 (SOTIF), UL 4600, and ISO 13849, as well as other applicable functional safety, hardware reliability, and system engineering standards.

This home-based position includes some travel expectations to customer sites. Projects may also include optional travel to client sites and other UL locations. The role leads client programs and technical activities, supports client needs in functional safety, represents UL at industry events, and contributes to business development and proposal preparation.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience in electronic system, hardware, and software product design and development, with a strong focus on the safety development lifecycle.
• M.S. or B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field, 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.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites.

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, providing 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, ensuring alignment 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 L2–L4 automated systems.
• Perform verification reviews, confirmation measures, and technical assessments for compliance with functional safety and hardware development processes, diagnostic coverage, and architectural integrity.
• Lead technical workshops, safety training sessions, and gap analyses 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 functions such as seminars and trade shows.
• Lead business development activities, including defining Statements of Work (SOWs) and providing budgetary estimates for client proposals.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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