We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.
As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.
When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.
We are seeking a Hardware Functional Safety Engineer to lead and support the development of safety-critical electronic systems in compliance with ISO 26262. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in component-level safety design, analysis, and validation, with a strong understanding of automotive hardware development lifecycles and cross-functional collaboration.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and manage hardware safety requirements derived from system-level safety goals and hazard analyses.
- Perform and document hardware safety analyses, including FMEDA, DFA, and FTA.
- Define and validate safety mechanisms, diagnostic coverage, and fault-handling strategies for electronic components and ECUs.
- Ensure compliance with ISO 26262 Part 5 and Part 8 throughout the hardware development process.
- Maintain traceability between safety goals, requirements, design artifacts, and test results using DOORS or Jama.
- Collaborate with system, software, and validation teams to ensure robust implementation of safety concepts.
- Support safety case development, audits, and technical reviews with OEM or third-party assessors (e.g., TÜV).
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- 4+ years of experience in hardware functional safety within automotive, aerospace, or industrial domains.
- Strong working knowledge of ISO 26262 (Parts 3–8).
- Experience with component-level safety (sensors, ECUs, power electronics, or similar).
- Proficiency with DOORS or Jama for requirements management and traceability.
- Excellent communication, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Salary Range:
- $130,000 - $150,000
- The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience
ALTEN Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual’s age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.
Please beware of job seeker scams and see this important notice on our careers page for more information about our recruiting process.
Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.
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