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Functional Safety Engineer

Job Type
Contract/Temporary
Location
Coventry, West Midlands
Salary
Negotiable
Job Ref
BBBH168935_1761231667
Date Added
October 23rd, 2025
Consultant
faye jackson

Functional Safety Engineer

Our client is an innovative company in the electric vehicle (EV) industry, specializing in modular and scalable EV platforms designed for a wide range of applications. They are seeking a Functional Safety Engineer to join their System Architecture team, focusing on the concept and implementation aspects of the ISO 26262 standard (Parts 3 to 6).

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct functional safety analyses in accordance with ISO 26262.
  • Identify safety gaps, propose improvements, and define safety requirements.
  • Collaborate with design and control engineering teams to review system and software designs.
  • Ensure safety requirements are complete, consistent, and correctly implemented.
  • Support ISO 26262 process implementation and maintenance throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Assist testing teams in deriving safety-related test cases and preparing documentation for software validation, integration, and unit testing.

Required Qualifications

  • Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or Systems Engineering.
  • Minimum 4 years of experience as a Safety Engineer.
  • Strong knowledge of ISO 26262.
  • Experience with requirements generation and management systems.
  • Certified Level 2 Safety Reviewer.
  • Strong analytical, strategic, and conceptual skills.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset and cross-functional collaboration ability.
  • Excellent communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in software development, including:
    • Software requirement specification
    • Architecture specification
    • Low-level design specification
    • Relevant testing
  • Deep understanding of ISO 26262 Part 6 and ASIL-related software development.
  • Experience with by-wire systems.
  • Background as a Control Engineer.

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