Senior Functional Safety V & V Engineer

Ford Motor Company

Senior Engineer ensuring FuSa best practices based on ISO standards are applied at Ford. Collaborate with engineering teams on verification and validation of embedded software systems.

Posted 7/23/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Functional Safety Verification and Validation (V&V) strategies, with a strong focus on ISO-26262 compliance and embedded automotive safety software development. Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and lead initiatives that ensure high-quality safety software delivery.

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ISO-26262 ComplianceEmbedded Automotive Safety Software VerificationFunctional Safety V&V StrategiesSoftware Architectural DesignModel Based Software Development

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Hard Skills

Software Requirements AnalysisSafety AnalysisSoftware Unit TestIntegration and VerificationFault InjectionSoftware Structural DesignSafety Mechanism DesignCode Complexity MetricsRegression TestCI/CD Pipelines

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsCollaboration SkillsLeadership AbilitiesProblem Solving

Tools & Technologies

Static Code AnalysisMISRA CheckersSafe C Rules CheckersDebuggersConfiguration ManagementChange ControlRequirements Analysis ToolsIDEs

Industry Keywords

Functional Safety ConceptHARAHAZOPSafety LifecycleSoftware Design Practices

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You will assist teams in the development and execution of functional safety V&V strategies and their work products to develop a comprehensive Safety Case.
You will work with Ford Connected Vehicle Software and Product Data Integrity, and supplier engineering teams to identify safety related process and work product gaps and recommend best practice solutions.
You will develop a FuSa V&V capability maturity plan working with engineering stakeholders.
You will report to the Director of the Office of Functional Safety Assurance (OFSA).

Requirements

What you’ll need

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
Experience: Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in embedded automotive safety software verification.
Technical expertise: Demonstrable deep understanding of ISO-26262 Part 6 e.g. software requirements analysis, decomposition, allocation, verification. Software architectural design, safety analysis, safety mechanism design and implementation, software unit test, integration and verification, FFI, DFA, software design practices to ensure safety, software structural design and verification, the inter-relationship between software, hardware and systems engineering as it relates to the safety lifecycle. Use of AI in embedded software development and verification.
Experienced with tools commonly used in safety software test including requirements analysis, IDEs, static code analysis, code complexity metrics, code and requirement coverage, MISRA and Safe C rules checkers, debuggers, configuration management, change control, CI/CD pipelines, regression test, SIL, HIL, MIL. Model based software development. Development of software test strategies including fault injection.
Working knowledge of ISO-26262 Part 3,4 Concept and Systems Engineering process, tools, methods, including HARA, HAZOP, Functional Safety Concept. Able to understand the translation of systems work products into software.
Communication & collaboration: Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively engage with cross-functional teams, external partners, and stakeholders to drive successful feature system development projects.
Leadership: Leadership abilities, with a track record of initiative and problem solving, delivering high-quality software that meets safety, security, and performance objectives.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.