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We are looking for a Functional Safety Engineer within Automotive. You will work in a team and define concepts and set requirements for the client's platform of electrical vehicles. This is an exciting opportunity to work cross-functionally with innovation defining the future and contribute to the success of our company in the transition to zero emission vehicles. Job description: As a Functional Safety Engineer, you will be leading the functional safety activities starting from early concept development, moving on to defining requirements, and ensuring successful verification of the Electromobility system. • Lead the completion of the functional safety activities including Safety Plan, HARA, TARA, FSC, TSC, refinement of safety requirements and allocation on components. • Lead development of and verification of the Functional Safety work products • Manage ISO 26262 knowledge and safety culture in the team and coach other system engineers in the team. • Represent the team in functional safety forums. • Support the performance of the verification review (VR), confirmation review (CR) and functional safety assessment. • Continuously monitoring/tracking & documenting the system changes for FuSa related products and execute impact analysis. Experience & skills required: • You have M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Physics or Computer Science, Mechatronic or similar. • Minimum 5 years of documented experience within system development and functional safety deliveries according to ISO 26262, preferably within the automotive industry. • Good knowledge of deployment the functional safety standards in entire product lifecycle from start to start of production (SOP), such as ISO 26262, IEC 61508, ISO 13849 etc. -Knowledge of cybersecurity standards and best practices of automotive standards and regulations (ISO 21434, UN R155) is a plus • Hands on experience of safety activities, such as Hazard Analysis, technical safety concept, functional safety concept • Experience of automotive E/E system development. (Including system engineering and/or HW/SW development) • Experience from working in requirements management tools. • Fluent in both written and verbal English. • A driven team player with extensive experience from functional safety engineering along with experience in a dynamic and high paced product development environment. • You should possess an analytical mindset, adept problem-solving skills, and a keen interest in acquiring new technical knowledge. • Effective communication skills and strong networking abilities are essential for achieving success in this role. A plus if you have: • Background in charging system or electrical power take-off in the automotive industry. • Previous involvement in functional safety engineering, system engineering or product development in the automotive industry • Experience in system verification processes. • Experience in System Weaver, requirement management tools. • Fluent in English Personal Skills required: • Proactive and self motivated • Excellent communication & presentation skills • Flexible and analytical • A team player who easly can collaborate and network • Work in a structured and organized way • Enjoy knowledge sharing Additional info: We schedule interviews on a rolling basis so do not wait until end date.
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