Senior System Safety Engineer – Low Voltage Power Distribution

General Motors

Senior System Safety Engineer supporting General Motors’ low-voltage power distribution system. Applying safety processes and collaborating with engineering teams to ensure compliance with functional safety requirements.

Posted 4/28/2026full-timeMilford • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the safety of General Motors’ low-voltage (12V) power distribution system from concept through validation.
Operate in a fast-paced, highly collaborative engineering environment where safety is designed in—not added later.
Apply system safety processes and analytical methods throughout development to ensure low‑voltage architectures meet functional safety requirements.
Serve as a technical authority for system safety, translating complex hazards into clear, actionable safety requirements aligned with ISO 26262 and internal GM safety policies.
Partner closely with cross‑functional engineering teams to embed safety into system architecture, hardware, software, and validation strategies.
Perform hazard analysis and risk assessments for systems utilizing low-voltage power, and define safety concepts, operating modes, and mitigation strategies
Apply functional safety analysis techniques – including functional interface analysis, fault tree analysis, dependent failure analysis, software safety analysis, and hardware integrity analysis – to derive and allocate safety requirements
Collaborate with hardware, software, service, release, manufacturing, and advanced engineering teams to ensure safety requirements are understood, feasible, and properly implemented
Provide expert system safety guidance to product engineering teams to support timely resolution of development, validation, and launch-related safety issues
Lead informal and formal peer reviews of safety work products, and develop defensible safety cases for high-voltage power distribution systems in accordance with automotive industry standards and GM system safety policies
Communicate system safety processes, expectations, and best practices across the organization to promote consistent execution.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Aeronautical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
5+ years of experience in the development of low voltage systems, or electrical and electromechanical systems and components
Strong understanding of system verification and validation processes, including requirements traceability and test strategy development
Familiarity with hardware design principles, software interfaces, and failure modes at both component and system levels
Solid foundation in engineering theory related to power electronics, electromechanical mechanisms, and control systems
Knowledge of serial data communication protocols and their application in embedded systems
Willingness to travel between Warren Technical Center and Milford Proving Grounds as required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

From day one, we're looking out for your well-being–at work and at home–so you can focus on realizing your ambitions.

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Hard Skills & Tools

low-voltage power distributionsystem safety processeshazard analysisrisk assessmentsfunctional safety analysisfault tree analysissoftware safety analysishardware integrity analysisrequirements traceabilitytest strategy development

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationleadershipproblem-solvinganalytical thinking