Functional Safety Engineer
Coventry (West Midlands) Design / Civil engineering / Industrial engineering
Job description
Department:
Electrification
AVL deliver engineering consultancy projects for OEM customers in a number of areas. Increasingly these projects require robust analysis of the functional safety risks and the definition of mitigation actions. A Functional Safety Engineer role now exists to act as a central Functional Safety Expert across a broad range of consultancy projects. You will be supporting the system engineers by taking responsibility for the Functional Safety deliverables.
Your Responsibilities:
· With support from the system engineers, the role will be to lead the Functional Safety activities as appropriate to the project. This will include the following key activities:
· Understand intended functionality of systems in a broad automotive context
· Generate the necessary Functional Safety documentation for the project, following ISO26262: FMEA, FMEDA, Fault Tree Analysis, Hazard analysis and Risk Assessment, Functional Safety Concepts, Technical Safety Concepts
· Lead Functional Safety reviews as needed both internally with the project team and with customers
Desired profile
Your Profile:
· Essential:
· Minimum BSc or BEng (2:1) in Automotive, Electrical or equivalent Engineering
· 3+ yrs relevant engineering experience (ideally Systems Engineering)
· Experience of supporting Functional Safety activities according to ISO26262
· Good communication skills
· Work independent and self-motivated
· Preferable:
· 5+ yrs relevant experience
· Previous experience of delivering Functional Safety documentation as defined by ISO26262
· Experience with hardware and software development in the automotive industry, either automotive powertrain control systems, high-voltage electrical power supplies, Hybrid vehicles, ADAS features or similar technical fields
· Project Management
A unique opportunity to join our growing, high-tech, international team. We look forward to receiving your details; please send them using our online application form.
AVL United Kingdom Ltd.