Hardware Senior Safety Engineer - Consultant

Job Description

UL is seeking a Functional Safety Consultant with strong electronic hardware design and hardware safety development experience. This role will be deeply involved in the creation of safety work products for a wide range of vehicle and automation features, including complex systems such as electric and autonomous vehicle platforms, industrial automation equipment, and battery and energy storage systems for both mobile and stationary applications.

The role covers a broad set of safety‑related standards, including but not limited to ISO 26262 (with emphasis on part 5 hardware development), IEC 61508, IEC/EN 62061, ISO 61511, ISO 21448 (SOTIF), UL 4600, ISO 13849, ISO 21434, and other applicable standards pertaining to functional safety, hardware reliability, and system engineering.

• Lead the development and review of functional safety work products for vehicle programs, with emphasis on hardware safety lifecycle activities in compliance with ISO 26262, ISO 21448 (SOTIF), UL 4600, and related functional safety standards.
• Develop strong safety argumentation and contribute to safety case creation, including evidence-based justification of hardware and system-level safety concepts.
• Create or support hazard and risk analyses and develop functional, technical, hardware, and software safety concepts for a wide range of vehicle systems, subsystems, and electronic components.
• Define and decompose hardware safety requirements based on customer system, hardware, and software architectures; ensure alignment with safety mechanisms, diagnostic concepts, and architectural metrics.
• Lead and perform detailed safety analyses, including FMEA, FMEDA, DFA, FTA, STPA, and other analyses covering electronic hardware, power electronics, battery systems, autonomous driving components, and applications ranging from L2 to L4 automated systems.
• Perform verification reviews, confirmation measures, and technical assessments, ensuring compliance with functional safety, hardware development processes, diagnostic coverage, and architectural integrity.
• Lead technical workshops, safety training sessions, and gap analyses, focusing on hardware safety development, requirements definition, FMEDA, DFA, and functional safety best practices.
• Lead client programs by interacting regularly with clients in technical program meetings and project reviews. Provide technical assistance to clients in reference to functional safety and related technical fields. Projects may include optional travel to client sites and to other UL locations.

• The candidate must have hands‑on electronics hardware design and circuit development experience, including component selection, schematic design, circuit analysis, and safety-focused hardware development.
• M.S. or B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Computer Science, related technical degree, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in a safety-related role in automotive functional safety.
• Safety analysis knowledge including FMEA, FMEDA, DFA.
• Experience working with ISO 26262 and ISO 21448 standards.

The estimated salary range is $120,000 to $150,000, based on multiple factors, including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, and other factors. This position is eligible for annual bonus compensation with a target payout of 10% of the base salary. Benefits include health benefits such as medical, dental and vision; wellness benefits such as mental and financial health; retirement savings (401K) commensurate with standard rewards offered in each location or country;

paid time off including vacation (15 days), holidays including floating holidays (12 days) and sick time off (72 hours). Remote work is possible.