Functional Safety Engineer

**Functional Safety Engineer** We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters. Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams. **In this position...** Ford has identified a need to increase its core competency in Functional Safety. This need is driven by Ford's desire to be a leader in delivering technologies that allow our vehicles to provide industry-leading user experiences. These technologies span the breadth of the vehicle, including infotainment, lighting, entry & exit, occupant comfort, vehicle dynamic control, active safety, and driver assistance systems. Ford is committed to deliver the highest quality of products by ensuring that these complex technologies are designed with Functional Safety from the start. As a key member of an exciting team leading Functional Safety activities in Product Development, this role involves working with technology subject matter experts to conduct Functional Safety analysis using efficient model-based systems engineering (MBSE / SysML) tools. Additionally, you will work with global teams to design simple and safe systems that bring advanced distributed technology from research to production. This role promotes technical growth and team collaboration. **Responsibilities:** - Within the first 6 months, rapidly begin to work with cross-functional and global teams within Product Development including research and advanced engineering to conduct ISO 26262 Functional Safety analysis of challenging new and carry-over technology, including powertrain, infotainment, active safety, and automated technologies. - Within the first year, become a subject matter expert in Ford ISO 26262 processes, methods, tools, and information (formal and on the job training will be provided). - Results in becoming a technical Functional Safety and systems engineering key resource in Product Development. - Within the first year, become a leader in creating and continuously improving innovative, simple and safe advanced system designs. Work with other Functional Safety engineers to complete foundational and future Functional Safety analysis. - Work with other Functional Safety Engineers to create globally common safety ratings, processes, methods, tools, training, and help to accelerate global adoption of SysML based Functional Safety analysis at Ford. - Results in moving fast and continuously innovating great systems engineering into key technology at Ford. **What you'll do...** - Within the first 6 months, rapidly begin to work with cross-functional and global teams within Product Development including research and advanced engineering to conduct ISO 26262 Functional Safety analysis of challenging new and carry-over technology, including powertrain, infotainment, active safety, and automated technologies. - Within the first year, become a subject matter expert in Ford ISO 26262 processes, methods, tools, and information (formal and on the job training will be provided). - Results in becoming a technical Functional Safety and systems engineering key resource in Product Development. - Within the first year, become a leader in creating and continuously improving innovative, simple and safe advanced system designs. Work with other Functional…