# Functional Safety Engineer

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Dearborn
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $85,400-$192,900
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

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## Description

We're looking for a Functional Safety Engineer to join our team at Ford Motor Company. As a key member of our team, you will work with technology subject matter experts to conduct Functional Safety analysis using efficient model-based systems engineering (MBSE / SysML) tools. You will also work with global teams to design simple and safe systems that bring advanced distributed technology from research to production.

Within the first 6 months, you will rapidly begin to work with cross-functional and global teams within Product Development including research and advanced engineering to conduct ISO 26262 Functional Safety analysis of challenging new and carry-over technology, including powertrain, infotainment, active safety, and automated technologies.

Within the first year, you will become a subject matter expert in Ford ISO 26262 processes, methods, tools, and information (formal and on the job training will be provided).

Results in becoming a technical Functional Safety and systems engineering key resource in Product Development.

Within the first year, you will become a leader in creating and continuously improving innovative, simple and safe advanced system designs. Work with other Functional Safety engineers to complete foundational and future Functional Safety analysis.

Work with other Functional Safety Engineers to create globally common safety ratings, processes, methods, tools, training, and help to accelerate global adoption of SysML based Functional Safety analysis at Ford.

Results in moving fast and continuously innovating great systems engineering into key technology at Ford.

## Skills

### Required
- ISO 26262
- Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
- SysML
- Functional Safety Analysis
- Powertrain
- Infotainment
- Active Safety
- Automated Technologies

### Nice to have
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
- Experience with technical writing and clear written technical communications
- Working knowledge of electrical/electronic systems and software fundamentals
- Experience with systems engineering or systems thinking and MBSE/SysML
- Experience designing system, software, or electronic hardware architectures