Automotive Functional Safety Engineer

Position Summary

Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills.

TÜV SÜD has been working with top automotive OEMs and suppliers globally and has been at the cutting edge of vehicle testing for over 100 years.

In the era of highly automated driving, we can draw on our extensive experience in testing and benchmarking of advanced driver assistance systems.

This position will expand our automotive business in the USA by operational execution of highly automated driving projects (technical advice / training, technical support, approval / assessments).

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to :

• Act as a Functional Safety Engineer in the field of connected and automated vehicles by :
• Reviewing, analyzing, and discussing functional safety and technical safety concepts and requirements according to relevant standards during essential project phases of the customers (concept, product development, verification & validation).
• Perform Confirmation and verification reviews independently based on ISO 26262 standards.
• Perform audits / assessments of safety processes and related safety management processes for clients seeking compliance with standards in functional safety and related fields, including ISO 26262, ISO 21448, UL 4600, and other similar standards relevant to systems and safety engineering.
• Collaborate with engineers, project managers, global teams, and customers on Functional Safety and relevant other safety standards.
• Manage external partners to ensure compliance across all parts of the vehicle system.
• Advise clients regarding the system specification and development while following applicable technical standards as well as standards on quality, safety, etc.

This includes technical advice in developing safety cases, creating safety management plans and workflows, and guiding processes and technical designs for our customers.

• Focus on customer satisfaction, account growth and expansion of services provided, and sustaining customer loyalty for a group of key customers.
• Act as a project manager if required and respond effectively to urgent and sensitive customer issues.
• Support technical sales activities in the field of Functional Safety, Safety of The Intended Functionality (SOTIF), and holistic safety aspects of autonomous driving products.

Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in applied physics, Informatics, or Electrical, Mechanical, Computer, or Systems Engineering; focusing on automotive application is a plus.
• Minimum 3-5 years of professional experience with ISO 26262, and preferably experience in Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and / or Autonomous Driving (AD).
• Experience with further safety standards relating to automotive and other industries is a plus (e.g., ISO 21448, UL 4600, IEC 61508, ISO 13849, ISO 9001, etc.).
• Experience / knowledge in the field of Automotive Cybersecurity (ISO / SAE 21434) is a plus.
• Practical project management and work experience in the automotive sector.
• Confident dealing with external and internal contact persons.
• Good comprehension, critical and analytical thinking.
• Independent, structured, and result-oriented way of working.
• Team player with good communication skills.
• Willingness to travel.

Additional information

Equal Opportunity Employer Disability and Veteran

TÜV SÜD America, Inc. is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, marital status, genetics, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status and those laws, directives, and regulations of Federal, State, and Local governing bodies or agencies.

We participate in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program.

For more information on applicable equal employment regulations, please refer to the following : Labor Law 2024

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