Ford Motor Company

Functional Safety Engineer

Ford Motor Company$85K — $192K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, Systems, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
  • 2+ years of experience with software-enabled systems engineering.
  • Formal training in ISO 26262 processes and tools preferred.
  • Experience in technical writing and clear written communication.
  • Knowledge of electrical/electronic systems and software fundamentals.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct ISO 26262 Functional Safety analysis with global cross-functional teams.
  • Become a subject matter expert in Ford's ISO 26262 methodologies within a year.
  • Lead the development of innovative, safe advanced system designs.
  • Collaborate on creating common safety ratings and training across global teams.
  • Facilitate the adoption of SysML based Functional Safety analysis at Ford.

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
  • Flexible family care policies and paid parental leave.
  • Family building benefits including reimbursement for adoption and fertility treatments.
  • Employee discount programs for vehicle purchases and leases.
  • Tuition assistance and support for continuing education.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Functional Safety Engineer

In this position...
Ford has identified a need to increase its core competency in Functional Safety. This need is driven by Ford's desire to be a leader in delivering technologies that allow our vehicles to provide industry-leading user experiences. These technologies span the breadth of the vehicle, including infotainment, lighting, entry & exit, occupant comfort, vehicle dynamic control, active safety, and driver assistance systems. Ford is committed to deliver the highest quality of products by ensuring that these complex technologies are designed with Functional Safety from the start.

As a key member of an exciting team leading Functional Safety activities in Product Development, this role involves working with technology subject matter experts to conduct Functional Safety analysis using efficient model-based systems engineering (MBSE / SysML) tools. Additionally, you will work with global teams to design simple and safe systems that bring advanced distributed technology from research to production. This role promotes technical growth and team collaboration.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

  • Within the first 6 months, 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, 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, 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.


Qualifications

What you'll do...
  • Within the first 6 months, 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, 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, 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.

You'll have...
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering. or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
  • 2+ years of experience engineering software-enabled systems


Even better, you may have...
  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
  • Experience with ISO26262
  • 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


You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder...or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.

This position is a salary grades 6-8 and ranges from $85,400-$192,900., Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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Ford Motor Company manufactures or distributes automobiles in addition to offering financial services. The company sells to dealerships for retail sales, and for sale to fleet customers, including commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments. Ford’s vehicle portfolio includes automobiles, buses, tractors, and trucks. Retail financing includes retail installment sale contracts for new and used vehicles, and direct financing leases for new vehicles to retail customers, government entities, daily rental car companies, and fleet customers. Finance receivables in the non-consumer portfolio include products offered to automotive dealers. Ford’s environmental initiatives include compressed natural gas, flexible fuel vehicles, electric drive vehicles, Hydrogen, PC power management, and so on. Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903 and is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan.

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Net Income
-$1.2 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
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