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Global Connect Technologies

Senior Functional Safety Engineer

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Focus
Functional safety
Location
Lake Orion, MI
Posted
Nov 12, 2026
Source
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Standards
ISO 26262

Job description

About the role

Job Title: Senior / Lead

Location: Lake Orion, Michigan 48359

Work Location: Onsite

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Functional Safety Engineer / Functional Safety Lead to lead and execute functional safety activities throughout the product development lifecycle for high-voltage lithium-ion battery systems.

The engineer will serve as the technical owner of Functional Safety work products, ensuring compliance with ISO 26262 standards.

This role involves developing and maintaining safety documentation, performing hardware safety analysis, defining safety requirements, and collaborating with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, suppliers, and customers.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead Functional Safety activities throughout the automotive product development lifecycle in accordance with ISO 26262.
  • Develop and maintain functional safety documentation, technical deliverables, and compliance evidence.
  • Perform Functional Safety Analysis (FuSA), including DFMEA, , DFA, and FTA.
  • Conduct Worst Case Circuit Analysis (WCCA) using Mathcad and MS Excel.
  • Prepare design documentation, Bill of Materials (BOM), test plans, and component selection documentation.
  • Support cost optimization and Value Analysis / Value Engineering (VAVE) activities.
  • Develop high-level block diagrams, schematics, BOMs, and PCB layout design guidelines.
  • Participate in hardware design, testing, validation, and end-to-end product development.
  • Develop Hardware-Software Interface Specifications (HSIS).
  • Define hardware safety requirements and support hardware safety lifecycle activities.
  • Perform hardware architectural definition and safety analysis.
  • Evaluate hardware architectural metrics, including Failure In Time (FIT).
  • Conduct hardware safety analysis and provide circuit design recommendations.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to ensure safety requirements are implemented and verified.

Required Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience in Automotive Functional Safety.
  • Strong knowledge of ISO 26262 Functional Safety standards.
  • Hands-on experience with Functional Safety Analysis (FuSA).
  • Experience performing DFMEA, FMEDA, DFA, and FTA.
  • Experience with Ansys Medini and MS Excel for safety analysis.
  • Knowledge of Worst Case Circuit Analysis (WCCA) using Mathcad.
  • Experience in hardware design, development, testing, and validation.
  • Strong understanding of hardware safety requirements and architectural metrics.
  • Experience with HSIS and hardware safety lifecycle activities.
  • Knowledge of high-level block diagrams, schematic capture, BOM, and PCB layout guidelines.
  • Experience working on automotive battery systems or high-voltage systems is beneficial.

Technical Skills

  • ISO 26262
  • Automotive Functional Safety
  • FuSA
  • DFMEA / FMEDA
  • DFA / FTA
  • Ansys Medini
  • WCCA
  • Mathcad
  • Hardware Safety Requirements
  • Hardware Architectural Metrics (FIT)
  • HSIS
  • Hardware Design & Validation
  • PCB Design
  • BOM & Component Selection
  • VAVE