Functional Safety Lead/Specialist
Job in
Fort Valley, Peach County, Georgia, 31030, USA
Listed on 2026-09-14
Listing for:
Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-14
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Safety Engineer, Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Establishing and owning Functional Safety Management (FSM) system, defining tool chains, processes, and templates.
- Leading Item Definition, Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA), and setting Safety Goals for vehicle systems (Powertrain, Chassis, ADAS).
- Deriving Functional and Technical Safety Concepts (FSC/TSC) and driving cross-functional alignment across hardware and software engineering teams.
- Managing suppliers by defining safety requirements and auditing third-party components against corporate ASIL targets.
- Compiling comprehensive "Safety Cases" to justify public road safety readiness.
- Building, training, and mentoring a growing portfolio team of safety engineers.
Experience:
- Mandatory Certification: ISO 26262 Functional Safety Professional/Expert certification through accredited bodies such as TÜV SÜD or exida.
- Preferred Certification: UL 4600 and SOTIF (ISO 21448) Autonomy Safety Professional credentials.
- Legal Mandate:
Must strictly be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident with full proof of immediate employment eligibility. - Experience Baseline: 7+ years in automotive engineering, with a minimum of 4 years dedicated specifically to ISO 26262 environments.
- Academic Background: B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Analysis Toolkit:
Mastery of ASIL decomposition, FMEDA, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and FMEA. - Software/Hardware Exposure:
Familiarity with safety-critical software rules (MISRA C/C++, Adaptive AUTOSAR) and hardware mechanisms like Lockstep cores and ECC. - Ability to work comfortably in both an office environment and an active, fast-paced manufacturing area exposed to heat, cold, moving objects, and sheet metal (p.
3). - Readiness to spend frequent weeks working 40+ hours alongside stakeholder communication loops.
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