Hardware Functional Safety Engineer

<h3>About the role</h3><p>As a Hardware Functional Safety Engineer, you are responsible for ensuring safe, compliant, and well-structured hardware development across the full lifecycle.</p><p>You will enforce safety and development processes while helping modernise traditional hardware engineering into more automated, code-driven workflows. The role sits at the intersection of hardware engineering, quality assurance, and process leadership.</p><p>Working closely with internal engineering teams and external suppliers, you will help transform how safety and development artefacts are created, managed, and delivered. A key part of the role is enabling version-controlled, traceable, and machine-readable workflows aligned with modern engineering practices.</p><p>This is a role for someone who combines strong functional safety expertise with a drive to improve how things are actually done in practice.</p><hr><h3>What you will do</h3><h4>Functional safety & compliance</h4><ul><li><p>Ensure hardware development follows applicable functional safety standards and regulatory requirements</p></li><li><p>Own and maintain safety processes, requirements, and related documentation</p></li><li><p>Lead safety, validation, and quality reviews, including documentation and follow-up</p></li><li><p>Act as a key contact for audits and safety assessments</p></li><li><p>Support teams in meeting compliance, safety, and quality expectations</p></li></ul><h4>Process transformation & modern workflows</h4><ul><li><p>Drive the transition toward version-controlled, Git-based hardware development practices</p></li><li><p>Define structured, traceable management of engineering and safety artefacts</p></li><li><p>Collaborate with suppliers to enable delivery of machine-readable formats (e.g. YAML, JSON, structured markdown)</p></li><li><p>Support the design of automated workflows and CI/CD-inspired approaches for hardware engineering artefacts</p></li></ul><h4>Execution & continuous improvement</h4><ul><li><p>Lead process improvement initiatives across hardware teams and supplier interfaces</p></li><li><p>Track progress and ensure follow-through on safety and development activities</p></li><li><p>Provide guidance to engineering teams on compliance, tooling, and structured working methods</p></li><li><p>Ensure consistency and traceability across the full hardware lifecycle</p></li></ul><hr><h3>Who we’re looking for</h3><p>You are a structured and proactive engineer with a strong quality and safety mindset. You are comfortable driving clarity in complex environments and take ownership of both technical and process-related challenges.</p><p>You likely have:</p><ul><li><p>A BSc or MSc in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or similar</p></li><li><p>Experience from hardware development in the automotive industry</p></li><li><p>Strong knowledge of functional safety standards, especially ISO 26262 (hardware)</p></li><li><p>Experience with safety documentation, reviews, and compliance work</p></li><li><p>A structured working style with strong follow-up and execution skills</p></li><li><p>Confidence working across teams and with external partners</p></li></ul><hr><h3>Why join</h3><p>This is a role with real influence over how hardware safety and development are executed in practice.</p><p>You will help shape modern engineering processes in an environment that combines startup speed with industrial-grade expectations and stability.</p><p>You can expect:</p><ul><li><p>A central role in shaping hardware safety and development practices</p></li><li><p>The opportunity to influence how future vehicle systems are engineered and validated</p></li><li><p>Close collaboration with experienced engineers and external industry partners</p></li><li><p>A culture focused on responsibility, structure, and continuous improvement</p></li><li><p>Work that directly impacts safety and reliability in real-world systems</p></li></ul>