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Functional Safety Lead

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StageUnknownStandardsISO 26262 · ISO 21448 · UL 4600 · AUTOSARIndustryAutomotiveSeniorityLead / ManagerRegionGeorgia, USWork modeUnknownSource year2026Company sizeUnknownRole familySafety leadershipSegmentUnknownEmploymentUnknownEmployerNot in the directoryCertificationsTUV Functional Safety EngineerToolsC / C++

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ISO 26262Road Vehicles - Functional Safety. Automotive functional safety standard defining ASILAutomotive Safety Integrity Level (A to D) under ISO 26262, derived from severity, exposure, and controllability. Read more levels and the automotive safety lifecycle. Read more Functional SafetyThe part of overall safety that depends on a system or equipment operating correctly in response to its inputs, including safe management of faults and failures. Read more

Functional Safety Management (FSM)

HARAHazard Analysis and Risk Assessment: the concept-phase activity and resulting document that identifies hazards and derives safety goals and integrity targets. Read more (Hazard AnalysisThe umbrella term for systematic techniques that identify how a system can cause harm and evaluate the resulting risk, from early preliminary analyses to detailed causal studies. Read more and Risk AssessmentThe systematic process of hazard identification, risk estimation, and risk evaluation defined for machinery by ISO 12100Safety of Machinery - Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction. The foundational machinery safety standard establishing risk assessment methodology and the hierarchy of risk reduction. Read more. Read more)

Safety Goals Development

Functional Safety Concept (FSC)

Technical Safety Concept (TSC)

ASIL Classification & Decomposition

FMEDAFailure Modes, Effects and Diagnostic Analysis: quantitative failure analysis producing safe/dangerous failure rates and diagnostic coverage. Read more, FMEAFailure Modes and Effects Analysis: a bottom-up method cataloging how components fail and what effects those failures produce. Read more, FTA

Safety CaseA structured argument, supported by a body of evidence, that a system is acceptably safe for a specific application in a specific environment. Read more Development

Supplier Functional Safety Assessments

Automotive Embedded Systems

ADAS / Autonomous Vehicle Safety

SOTIFSafety Of The Intended Functionality: absence of unreasonable risk from functional insufficiencies or foreseeable misuse, per ISO 21448. Read more (ISO 21448SOTIF - Safety of the Intended Functionality. Addresses hazards from functional insufficiencies and foreseeable misuse in autonomous and driver-assistance systems. Read more)

UL 4600Evaluation of Autonomous Products. Safety case framework for fully autonomous products operating without human supervision. Read more

AUTOSAR / Adaptive AUTOSAR

MISRA C/C++

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

7+ years of Automotive Engineering experience

4+ years of hands-on Functional Safety experience in an ISO 26262 environment

  • HARA
  • FSC/TSC Development
  • Experience working with cross-functional hardware, software, systems, and validation teams
  • TÜV Functional Safety Professional/Expert Certification
  • SOTIF (ISO 21448) experience
  • UL 4600 experience
  • ADAS/Autonomous Vehicle Safety experience
  • Adaptive AUTOSAR knowledge
  • MISRA C/C++ expertise

Safety-critical embedded systems experience

Nice to have

  • Qualifications

Standards

  • ISO 26262 Road Vehicles - Functional Safety
  • ISO 21448 SOTIF - Safety of the Intended Functionality
  • UL 4600 Evaluation of Autonomous Products
  • AUTOSAR

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