Functional Safety Engineer/Architect

Functional Safety Engineer/Architect

About Us:

FAW Austria Automobile R&D GmbH is part of FAW Jiefang Group, a leading commercial vehicle manufacturer in China, with products of light, medium and heavy-duty trucks. We are dedicated to delivering innovative future transportation solutions.

Position Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Functional Safety Engineer who will play a key role in ensuring the safety and reliability of our commercial vehicles by implementing functional safety standards and methodologies. The successful candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams to drive safety processes and contribute to the overall success of our projects.

Tasks - Your responsibilities

• Understand intended functionality of systems in a broad automotive context.
• Lead and participate in the development of safety concepts, hazard analysis, and risk assessments for our products in compliance with relevant safety standards (e.g., ISO 26262).
• Collaborate with hardware and software engineering teams to ensure functional safety requirements are properly implemented and verified.
• Conduct safety audits and reviews throughout the development lifecycle, ensuring compliance with safety standards and best practices.
• Work closely with external certification bodies and authorities to achieve safety certifications for our products.
• Provide guidance on safety measures and best practices to project teams, fostering a safety-conscious culture within the organization.
• Generate the necessary Functional Safety documentation for the project following ISO26262: Fault-tree analysis, Hazard analysis, technical safety concepts and requirements.
• Attend Functional Safety reviews as needed.

Skills - Knowledge - Experience - Your profile:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Proven experience in functional safety engineering, preferably in commercial vehicle domain.
• In-depth knowledge of safety standards such as ISO 26262, IEC 61508, or equivalent.
• Familiarity with safety analysis tools and methodologies.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• English language (spoken and written)
• Certification in Functional Safety (e.g., CFSE).

Preferable:

• Previous experience of delivering Functional Safety documentation as defined by ISO26262.
• Experience in development of one or more of: automotive powertrain control systems, high-voltage electrical power supplies, hybrid vehicles, ADAS features or similar technical fields.
• Experience in conducting FMEA, FTA, FMEDA, HARA activities.

Benefits:

• Permanent position directly with the employer
• Great creative freedom, personal responsibility and opportunities for further training
• Exciting projects and customers as well as innovative technologies
• Opportunities for further development
• Contribution of your own talent and experience
• Job with long-term prospects in a company with a future
• Competitive salary
• Professional development opportunities
• Flexible work hours
• Home office

The Employee will be classified to the Usage Group IV according to Collective Agreement for Employees of Information und Consulting (Collective Bargaining Agreement of Information und Consulting), as a basis for negotiation of the annual gross remuneration (full-time). We will, in any case, offer market-conforming gross remuneration taking qualifications and professional experience into account.

Contact:

To apply or for questions pls contact:
Faw-Austria@fawjiefang.com.cn