Functional Safety Manager
$140,000–$140,000 year
HybridTimişoara, Timiș County, Romania or Iasi, Braşov, România
Job Summary
Lead development and maintenance of the Functional Safety Plan, tailoring lifecycle activities, milestones, and confirmation measures to project scope. Conduct Hazard Analysis & Risk Assessment, ASIL determination, safety goals definition, and traceability through system, hardware, and software. Define Safety Concepts, architect safety mechanisms, and allocate requirements across system elements and suppliers. Play an active role in communicating with customers and stakeholders to clarify safety aspects, monitor implementation and verification of safety requirements, and manage customer and internal safety changes. Create and defend Safety Case, support safety analysis (FMEA, FMEDA, FTA, DFA), and lead cross-functional root-cause analyses for post-SOP safety anomalies. Perform and distribute lessons learned, report metrics/KPIs, and provide recommendations for safety.
Required Qualifications
- University degree in Computer Science, Control engineering, Electronics Mathematics or other relevant
- 5+ years experience in the field of functional safety engineering in the design and development of electrical/electronic automotive products
- 5+ years experience in leading an automotive engineering team in a globally distributed work environment, preferably in functional safety
- Solid background in systems engineering, electrical hardware engineering, or software engineering in the Automotive industry
- Extensive knowledge of automotive functional safety and risk management
- Knowledge of safety standards and regulations, such as ISO 26262 and ISO 21448, with proven experience in the implementation of the standards in automotive programs
- Familiarity with automotive product development processes and systems
- In-depth knowledge in the areas of safety analysis for System, Hardware, and Software including FMEA, Common Cause Analysis, Dependent Failure Analysis, FTA, FMEDA, HARA
- Proficiency with requirements tooling (e.g., DOORS/CodeBeamer, PTC, JIRA), and architecture modeling (e.g. Enterprise Architect, SysML)
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Project management knowledge
- Fluent in English (written and verbal)
- Demonstrated capability in leading projects and people
- Collaborative mindset for cross disciplinary work, supplier engagement and external stakeholders
- Team oriented with assertiveness ability and social competencies
- Strong organizational, analytical skills
- Planned and structured approach
- Good communication & negotiation skills
- Self-motivation, tenacity, and determination
- Able to work effectively in a global environment
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree would be an advantage
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