Functional System Safety Engineer (Mid-Career Level)

Functional System Safety Engineer

Location: Sterling Heights, MI

Employment Type: Contract

Pay Range: $74-$82/hour

What You Will Do

• Evaluate customer System Safety requirements and determine vehicle compliance.
• Support the development of system and software architectures.
• Conduct System Safety analyses and provide recommendations for design solutions and design changes.
• Document safety analyses and results in clear technical reports.
• Support the Systems Engineering Department in developing the System Specification Document.
• Define, connect, trace, and validate safety requirements.
• Create and maintain Hazard Tracking Systems (HTS), Preliminary Hazard Analyses (PHA), and Functional Hazard Analyses (FHA) as required.
• Determine compliance with contractual requirements and System Specification Documents.
• Develop and complete safety Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs) for customer submission.
• Manage end-to-end traceability of hazard mitigations for assigned systems.
• Create and manage Human/System Interface Databases, Hazard Logs, Risk Registers, and other hazard-tracking activities.
• Work with hardware and software engineers to identify safety hazards and develop mitigation strategies.
• Conduct peer reviews of System Safety work products prior to release.
• Support safety validation activities throughout the product development lifecycle.

What You Bring to the Table

• Bachelor’s degree in a System Safety-related discipline such as Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or another engineering discipline.
• 10+ years of applicable experience;fewer years may be considered with an advanced degree.
• Experience developing safety hazard analyses, safety concepts, safety cases, and hazard mitigation strategies.
• Experience developing safety requirements traceability and test cases for safety-critical items.
• Familiarity with applicable System Safety standards and methodologies, including MIL-STD-882E, Joint Software Systems Safety Engineering Handbook, ISO 26262, or ARP-4761A.
• Experience developing safety requirements using Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and system V-model decomposition methodologies.
• Experience with Cameo Systems Modeler or similar Model-Based Systems Engineering tools.
• Experience with Teamcenter, Jira, Confluence, DOORS, or similar requirements management tools.
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment with minimal supervision.
• Strong communication, organization, and prioritization skills.
• Ability to collaborate with hardware and software engineers to identify safety hazards and mitigation strategies.

What Sets You Apart

• Master’s degree in a System Safety-related discipline such as Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or another engineering discipline.
• Experience with system, logical, and physical architecture in developing safety strategies and mitigations.
• Defense industry experience.
• Automotive or aerospace System Safety experience, including safety processes, execution, and launching designs into production.
• Experience with high-voltage systems and autonomous embedded software.
• Experience with Human Factors, Ergonomics, and System Safety in product design.
• Familiarity with User-Centered Design philosophies and approaches.
• Understanding of Functional Failure Analysis.
• Experience with product development cycles, Agile methodologies, and Systems Engineering V-model processes.

Clearance Requirements

• This position requires eligibility to obtain a U.S. Security clearance.
• Non-U.S. Citizens are not eligible.

Additional Requirements

• Must be able to meet Anthropometric Size Requirements for confined-space access.
• Must be able to work occasional evening and/or weekend overtime as required.