Functional Safety Lead / Specialist (ISO 26262)

Sapphire Tech Services
  • Fort Valley, GA
  • $60–$70 Per Hour
  • Contractor
  • Instant Apply
21 days ago

Job Description

Establishing and owning Functional Safety Management (FSM) system, defining toolchains, processes, and templates.

Ability to work comfortably in both an office environment and an active, fast-paced manufacturing area exposed to heat, cold, moving objects, and sheet metal (p. 3).
Readiness to spend frequent weeks working 40+ hours alongside stakeholder communication loops.

Job Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities to Highlight:

Establishing and owning Functional Safety Management (FSM) system, defining toolchains, processes, and templates.
Leading Item Definition, Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA), and setting Safety Goals for vehicle systems (Powertrain, Chassis, ADAS).
Deriving Functional and Technical Safety Concepts (FSC/TSC) and driving cross-functional alignment across hardware and software engineering teams.
Managing suppliers by defining safety requirements and auditing third-party components against corporate ASIL targets.
Compiling comprehensive "Safety Cases" to justify public road safety readiness.
Building, training, and mentoring a growing portfolio team of safety engineers.

Numbers & Facts

LocationFort Valley, GA
Job TypeContractor
Salary$60–$70 Per Hour
Company Size1 - 10
HeadquartersDix Hills, NY, US

Qualifications

Required Technical Credentials & Experience:

Mandatory Certification: ISO 26262 Functional Safety Professional/Expert certification through accredited bodies such as TÜV SÜD or exida.
Preferred Certification: UL 4600 and SOTIF (ISO 21448) Autonomy Safety Professional credentials.
Legal Mandate: Must strictly be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident with full proof of immediate employment eligibility.
Experience Baseline: 7+ years in automotive engineering, with a minimum of 4 years dedicated specifically to ISO 26262 environments.
Academic Background: B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Analysis Toolkit: Mastery of ASIL decomposition, FMEDA, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and FMEA.
Software/Hardware Exposure: Familiarity with safety-critical software rules (MISRA C/C++, Adaptive AUTOSAR) and hardware mechanisms like Lockstep cores and ECC.

About Company

This company sees possibilities through innovation. They partner with their customers to fulfill healthcare’s greatest potential through groundbreaking medical technology, intelligent devices, and care solutions. Better tools enabling better patient care. 

Skills

  • ISO (International Organization for Standardization)unmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched

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