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Ford Motor Company

Functional Safety Engineer

Ford Motor Company
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hybrid senior full-time $74,300-$156,200 Dearborn, MI

First indexed 29 Aug 2026

Description

At Ford Motor Company, you will shape the safety of next-generation vehicles as a Functional Safety Engineer. You will collaborate with a high-performing, cross-disciplinary team to define safety for the software-defined vehicle era.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessments (HARA), Functional Safety Concepts (FSC), and Safety Requirement Specifications (SRS)
  • Produce safety analysis (DFMEA, FTA, DFA, per ISO 26262)
  • Support the planning of Safety Verification & Validation activities at different levels of system abstraction
  • Support the creation of test cases (DVP), their execution, and evaluation of the results
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with systems, hardware, software, and V&V stakeholders to deliver a safe product with a comprehensive safety case

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems, Computer Engineering or related degree
  • 5 years of experience in Functional Safety
  • 5 years of experience with products in mass production
  • 2 years of experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering

Benefits:

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare, and more
  • Family building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
  • Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases
  • Tuition assistance
  • Established and active employee resource groups
  • Paid time off for individual and team community service
  • A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
  • Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time

Salary:

  • Salary grade 6: $74,300-$124,500
  • Salary grade 7: $86,600-$144,900
  • Salary grade 8: $99,100-$156,200
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