Functional Safety / Systems Engineer (Automotive)

Functional Safety / Systems Engineering (Automotive)
Location: Dearborn, Michigan
Job Type: Full-Time Permanent Role

Summary:
Seeking an automotive Functional Safety / Systems Engineer with experience across Body, Steering, ADAS, and other embedded vehicle systems.

Key Requirements:

• Strong ISO 26262 Functional Safety experience, including HARA, FSC/TSC, SRS, FTA, FMEA, safety requirements, traceability, safety analysis, and compliance evidence.
• Strong systems engineering / MBSE background with requirements decomposition, feature use cases, system architecture, boundary analysis, SysML models, validation planning, and issue/root-cause resolution.
• Experience collaborating with Feature Systems Engineers, software, hardware, validation, cybersecurity, and cross-functional engineering teams throughout the feature development lifecycle.
• Hands-on experience with MagicDraw/Cameo or equivalent MBSE tools, GitHub, DOORS/Polarion/Jira or similar engineering platforms, plus Python scripting/automation for analysis, validation, data handling, or workflow efficiency.
• Ability to support Functional Safety reviews, technical requirements, Gherkin scenarios, requirements traceability, validation activities, dashboards/automation, and closure of engineering actions with clear evidence and rationale.
• Automotive embedded systems experience, preferably across Body, Steering, ADAS, braking, or chassis systems.

Core Skill Focus:

Functional Safety | ISO 26262 | HARA | FSC/TSC | SRS | FTA/FMEA | Requirements Engineering | MBSE/SysML | System Architecture | Traceability | Python | Automotive Embedded Systems | Validation | Cross-Functional Engineering