System Safety Engineer - Power Moding & Notifications (GPSSC)

General Motors • Warren, MI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

At General Motors, product teams are redefining mobility by creating vehicles and experiences designed to be felt, turning today’s impossible into tomorrow’s standard through breakthrough hardware, battery systems, intuitive design, intelligent software, and next-generation safety and entertainment features. The company aims to make driving safer, smarter, and more connected, shaping the future of transportation globally. This hybrid role requires the successful candidate to report to the Warren Technical Center three times per week, or as dictated by the business. The team is seeking a creative and energetic Systems Safety Engineer to lead System Safety work and innovate approaches for future developments. This role directly supports overall System Safety Case development, critical for achieving GM’s vision of Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, and Zero Congestion. The engineer will apply systems-level thinking and collaborate across the engineering organization to deploy System Safety solutions across diverse and evolving technologies. As a fully qualified contributor, the individual will possess thorough knowledge and understanding of all department aspects, broad technical knowledge, training, and creative, independent thinking. The position focuses on executing System Safety development for Keyless & Passive Power Moding and Driver Notifications systems, interacting with global product teams to ensure safety requirements are met according to the GM System Safety Process and industry standards. Responsibilities include leading system safety level engineering across related domains, conducting risk analyses, developing safe solutions, identifying and mitigating potential safety issues, and assisting program teams in developing systems free from unreasonable risk.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or another related Engineering degree
• 5 + years of post-graduation engineering experience in engineering product development
• Understanding of vehicle electronic systems and features or experience with complex systems in other industries
• Experience working with embedded control systems in automotive or similar industry: Software and hardware release/development/ calibration/validation
• Support the System Safety Process Statement of Requirements (SOR) and the Development Interface Agreement with the supplier.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse teams globally

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree
• Engineering experience in product development with safety critical systems
• Familiarity with ISO 26262 or other functional safety standards such as IEC 61508, IEC 62304, or DO-178C
• Expertise with GM vehicle power mode and infotainment systems and features
• Experience working with safety diagnostic monitors
• Good understanding of GM vehicle development process
• Software design, analysis, development, validation

Responsibilities

• Develop safety requirements for Keyless & Passive Power Moding and Driver Notifications system.
• Decompose the top-level system functions, and behaviors into a set of safety requirements that detail expected end-to-end system behavior to implement a holistic safety strategy.
• Employ varied analysis techniques including hazard analysis, fault tree analysis, interface analysis, FMEA, software safety analysis, as applicable
• Establish safety requirements traceability to design and validation activities, partnering with engineering teams though the product development life cycle
• Collaborate with product engineering, development, verification, and validation teams to ensure consistent and sufficient safety strategy implementation
• Guide development of external suppliers to facilitate timely delivery of safety critical system content
• Stay abreast of new technology and safety analysis techniques
• Mentor organizational partners on safety critical system and process-specific knowledge, working with Senior System Safety engineer as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees