# Core Functional Safety Engineer

**Company**: Ford
**Location**: Dearborn, MI
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Automotive

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## Description

As a Core Functional Safety Engineer at Ford, you will play a key role in ensuring that advanced vehicle technologies are designed with safety at their core.

You will collaborate with global cross-functional teams to apply ISO 26262 processes, methods, and tools across multiple vehicle domains.

This role combines functional safety expertise with systems engineering practices, leveraging MBSE/SysML to develop and integrate safe, innovative solutions from concept through production.

You will contribute to safety concepts, system design, and continuous improvement initiatives while supporting Ford’s vision for next-generation electric and software-defined vehicles.

### Responsibilities

- Execute ISO 26262 functional safety activities across global and cross-functional teams (e.g., powertrain, infotainment, active safety, driver assistance).

- Apply Ford functional safety processes, methods, tools, and training to develop safety work products for systems and software.

- Use MBSE/SysML to model system functions, interfaces, and safety-related behaviors.

- Support development of safety concepts (FSC/TSC) and system architectures.

- Collaborate with research and advanced engineering teams to transition new technologies into production.

- Create clear and compliant technical documentation to support audits, reviews, and program milestones.

- Work closely with product development, quality, and manufacturing teams to ensure “safety by design.”

- Identify and drive continuous improvement in functional safety processes, tools, and methodologies.

- Contribute to global safety libraries, standards, and best practices.

- Develop into a subject matter expert and support mentoring within the team.

### Qualifications

- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.

- 5+ years of experience or knowledge of ISO 26262 functional safety standard.

- 3+ years' experience with understanding of systems engineering principles and product development lifecycle.

- 3+ years' experience in automotive systems (e.g., ADAS, powertrain, infotainment).

- 3+ years' experience working in cross-functional engineering teams.

- 3+ years' experience with demonstrating the ability to develop and enhance engineering processes and deliverables through software programming (e.g., Python or similar), including automation, data analysis, and tool integration.

### Even Better If...

- Experience with MBSE and SysML tools (e.g., MagicDraw, Cameo).

- Certification in ISO 26262 / ISO 21448 (SOTIF) / PAS 8800.

- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

- Experience with global collaboration and agile development environments.

## Skills

### Required
- ISO 26262
- MBSE
- SysML
- Electrical Engineering
- Systems Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Python

### Nice to have
- MBSE tools
- SysML tools
- ISO 26262 certification
- agile development

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