Senior Functional Safety Engineer (ISO 26262, Software safety)

Role summary

This role serves as a key customer-facing technical interface responsible for coordinating and monitoring software development activities, ensuring alignment with Functional Safety (ISO 26262) and Cybersecurity (ISO/SAE 21434) requirements, and driving successful program execution. The position requires close collaboration with customers, global engineering teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure project milestones, compliance deliverables, and customer expectations are achieved. The position may require up to 20% domestic and international travel.

Responsibilities

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND SKILLS: Typical responsibilities include but are not limited to the following

• Serve as the primary technical interface for customers on software-related Functional Safety and Cybersecurity topics.
• Lead technical discussions, program reviews, and issue resolution activities with customers, suppliers, and global engineering teams.
• Analyze OEM requirements and develop implementation, compliance, and delivery plans.
• Communicate project status, risks, mitigation plans, and technical issues to management and customers.
• Monitor software development activities to ensure compliance with ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434, UN ECE R155/R156, ASPICE, and customer-specific requirements.
• Track Functional Safety and Cybersecurity work products, milestones, and deliverables throughout the development lifecycle.
• Review safety and cybersecurity requirements, implementation status, verification activities, and compliance documentation.
• Support cybersecurity activities including secure boot, secure flashing, HSM integration, key management, and vulnerability management.
• Coordinate safety and cybersecurity assessments, audits, and customer reviews.
• Review software architecture, design documentation, test results, and implementation plans.
• Participate in design reviews, software reviews, and technical risk assessments.
• Ensure software development activities follow the organization development processes, quality standards, and ASPICE requirements.
• Support root cause analysis and problem-solving activities using structured methodologies such as 5 Whys, Fishbone Analysis, and corrective action planning.
• Collaborate with systems, software, hardware, Functional Safety, Cybersecurity, and validation teams to ensure successful project execution.
• Coordinate technical activities across global development centers and external suppliers.
• Drive issue resolution and track action items through closure.

In addition to the responsibilities mentioned above, tasks relating to the following area will be assigned as required.

• Experience working with automotive OEM customers and managing technical communications.
• Knowledge of embedded software development processes and software lifecycle management.
• Good understanding of cybersecurity concepts, including
• Secure Boot
• Hardware Security Modules (HSM)
• Secure Flashing
• PKI/KMS and key provisioning
• Secure communications
• Hands-on experience with Vector tools (CANoe, CANalyzer, CANape) and automotive communication protocols including CAN, CAN FD, LIN, UDS, and XCP.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in automotive embedded systems, software engineering, systems engineering, or technical project leadership.
• Strong understanding of automotive Functional Safety and Cybersecurity standards, including: ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434, UN ECE R155 / R156, ASPICE
• Customer Relationship Management
• Functional Safety Leadership
• Automotive Cybersecurity Management
• Program Execution and Delivery
• Risk Assessment and Mitigation
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Supplier and Global Team Coordination
• Technical Communication and Presentation
• Requirements Management
• Problem Solving and Root Cause Analysis
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times.
• Must be able to access and navigate each department at the organization's facilities.
• A typical work week is 45 hours/week.
• Working hours for employees are flexible with a typical day starting 7am- 9am M-F.
• Office work is normally performed in a typical interior work environment which does not subject the employee to any hazardous or unpleasant elements.
• Occasional international travel
• Frequent local travel

Nice to have

• Experience with electrification products such as
• Battery Management Systems (BMS)
• On-Board Chargers (OBC)
• DC-DC Converters
• Traction Inverters
• Familiarity with Functional Safety and Cybersecurity audits, assessments, and compliance reviews.
• Experience with requirements management and traceability tools such as DOORS, Polarion, Codebeamer
• Understanding of software architecture and AUTOSAR-based systems.
• Experience with embedded C software development.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Korean language proficiency is a plus.