Functional Safety Engineer

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Superlight

The Functional Safety Engineer will be responsible for embedding functional safety across the development of advanced electric vehicle systems, ensuring safety considerations are integrated from early concept phases through to production. Working across multiple engineering disciplines, you will help shape robust safety architectures and support compliance with industry standards.

The Functional Safety Engineer will be responsible for:

• Developing and maintaining Functional Safety Plans in line with project requirements.
• Performing HARA, FSC, TSC and other functional safety analyses.
• Defining, managing and maintaining technical safety requirements.
• Supporting safety case development, assessments and audits.
• Working with hardware and software teams to implement safety concepts.
• Ensuring compliance with ISO 26262 throughout the product development lifecycle.

The Functional Safety Engineer will have:

• A degree in Electrical, Electronic, Systems or Automotive Engineering.
• Experience delivering Functional Safety activities within automotive projects.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 26262 and the functional safety lifecycle.
• Experience producing safety analyses, documentation and technical reports.
• Strong systems engineering and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication abilities.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the development of next-generation electric vehicles, helping to ensure safety remains at the heart of innovative engineering programmes. If you're passionate about functional safety and enjoy working across multidisciplinary teams, we'd love to hear from you.