Functional Safety Engineer

North Star Staffing Solutions

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Farmington Hills, MI, us on site Until 8/22/2026 First posted February 23, 2026 Last posted February 23, 2026
Job description

Non-Temp Full-time Permanent Position for Large Automotive Manufacturing Company.

Placement: Direct Hire, Non-Temp

Industry: Automotive Manufacturing

Job Title: Functional Safety Engineer

Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan

Salary Range: $80,000 to $100,000 (DOE)

Our client is looking for a Functional Safety Engineer to specialize in the development of our ECU Integration and Passive Safety products. As Functional Safety Engineer, with technical training and support of the Safety Manager, the role will be to define safety requirements for the system and collaborate with the entire design team in the development of effective solutions for their implementation and validation. The ideal candidate will have experience in electronics design (hardware and software) or systems engineering, and be keen to learn. May be a recent graduate or an established safety engineer with a couple of year’s experience. This is a unique opportunity to join a fast growing organization in a cross functional position.

What you’ll do

•Support and perform safety analyses on product’s system, hardware and software
•Specify safety requirements and safety concepts for system, hardware and software architectures
•Collaborate with the design team in the design of effective technical solution aimed to achieve adequate robustness at System, HW and SW architectural level
•Establish functional safety and corresponding processes within business unit and projects
•Discuss specific issues with customers


•Bachelor Degree in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science or similar discipline
•Experiences in the development of system safety analyses like hazard analysis and risk assessment (HARA), FMEA, FTA and similar.

Desirable:
•Experience in electronics / systems / software design and development
•Foreign languages
•Experiences in the application of safety standards ISO26262 and IEC61508
Must know safety standards ISO26262 and IEC61508


Job Requirements & Qualifications:

  • Must be a US Citizen/Green Card Holder
  • Must have Verification of all certifications and degrees.
  • Please Do Not apply unless you meet the qualifications above.
  • Do you have experience in the Automotive Manufacturing Industry?

Location: Marshall, IL

Salary Range: $80,000 to $100,000 (DOE, Depends on Experience)

About this role

Summary

Develop safety requirements, perform safety analyses, and collaborate on system safety in automotive products.

Job title

Functional Safety Engineer

Experience level

recent graduate or 2+ years

Industry

automotive manufacturing

Location requirements

Farmington Hills, MI, on-site; remote not specified

Salary

$80,000 to $100,000 (DOE)

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

hazard analysisrisk assessmentFMEAFTAISO26262IEC61508

Preferred skills

electronics designsoftware developmentforeign languages

Specializations

safety analysesISO26262IEC61508electronics designsystem safety
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Farmington Hills, MI, USA

On-site City