Functional Safety/ Occupant Protection Engineer
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Job Description
Introduction
We are looking for a talented individual to join our team as a Functional Safety/Occupant Protection Engineer. This role requires a strong background in automotive systems and a commitment to ensuring safety and reliability in vehicle occupant protection features.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Expertise in requirements engineering, including functional decomposition of feature level requirements into algorithmic and system level specifications.
- Ability to act as a technical owner of automotive Occupant Sensing features, driving clarity and system coherence across algorithm, software, hardware, and testing teams.
- Ability to analyze, understand, explain, and communicate model architectures, data flows, state machines, and fault strategies.
- Perform requirement analysis, system architecture, feature development.
- Capability to review and challenge design decisions, identify gaps, and ensure technical robustness at system level.
- Experience with requirements management tools like DOORS, Polarion, and architecture management tools like Enterprise Architect/Rhapsody.
- Communication, Diagnostic (UDS ISO14229) and network layers of various serial communication protocols (CAN, CAN-FD, LIN, SENT).
- Hands-on experience with tools such as oscilloscopes, Vector CAN Analyzer/CANoe, etc.
- Structured problem-solving tools (5Y, Fish Bone).
- Vehicle network topology, Over the Air (OTA), HW schematics understanding and debugging skills.
- Automotive Product Development Process knowledge (ASPICE).
- Knowledge and understanding of Functional Safety and automotive CyberSecurity.
- Prior work experience at client or in client's Industry.
Applicants must be able to work directly for Artech on W2.
Preferred Skills & Qualifications
- Experience with advanced automotive safety systems.
- Familiarity with global automotive safety standards and regulations.
- Advanced degree in a related engineering field.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Lead the development and implementation of occupant protection features in automotive systems.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure system coherence and technical robustness.
- Conduct detailed analysis and testing to validate safety features and ensure compliance with industry standards.
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