Functional Safety Engineer | Ingenieur Funktionale Sicherheit (m/w/d)

FERCHAU GmbH Niederlassung Hannover

Hannover, Niedersachsen, Deutschland
Published Nov 21, 2025
Full-time
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Job Summary

As a Functional Safety Engineer, you will be crucial in guiding the software development team on safety-relevant topics, ensuring compliance with the ISO 26262 standard. Your daily tasks involve defining technical safety requirements, specifying the required system architecture, and rigorously checking concepts against regulatory norms. A core responsibility is identifying potential risks, initiating necessary corrective actions, and generating critical safety documentation, including FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) and comprehensive safety reports. This role demands a completed degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a similar field, combined with several years of professional experience in automotive safety utilizing ISO 26262. You should possess strong expertise in embedded software development within the automotive domain, ideally with knowledge of the AUTOSAR tool. This position is ideal for a technically adept professional eager to elevate technologies to the next level, offering continuous development opportunities and the chance to work on exciting projects for leading IT solution developers. Fluent English skills are mandatory.

Required Skills

Education

Completed degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a comparable qualification

Experience

  • Several years of professional experience in automotive safety using ISO 26262
  • Professional experience in embedded software development in the automotive sector

Languages

English (Fluent)

Additional

  • Not specified