• Functional Safety Specialist

    Insight Global (Liberty, NC)


    Job Description

    A large automotive manufacturing client is seeking a highly experienced Functional Safety Specialist to support a critical safety compliance and validation group. The ideal candidate will bring over 10 years of experience in industrial safety engineering, with deep expertise in functional safety standards, circuit validation, and regulatory compliance. This role requires strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, regional-level coordination, and effective prioritization to meet project schedules.

    Responsibilities:

    • Develop detailed area project plans and schedules

    • Audit Safety Control Systems (SCS) for compliance to ISO 13849 and ANSI B11

    • Identify and document non-conformities within SCS designs

    • Design and verify countermeasures to achieve target control category and performance levels

    • Develop schedules with deliverables, milestones, concerns, and key performance indicators

    • Manage an 3rd Party consultant group by milestones, concerns, and key performance indicators

    • Lead cross-functional communication and collaboration to ensure issue resolution

    • Provide written and verbal project status reports to management and stakeholders

    • Audit SCS design modifications to ensure correlation with intended design

    • Support the Control Reliability team through mentorship and technical coaching

    • Perform hands-on troubleshooting and implementation as needed

     

    Demonstrate a positive, team-oriented attitude and contribute to cross-functional success

     

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    Skills and Requirements

    • Functional Safety Certification, such as TÜV Functional Safety Engineer or equivalent

    • 5+ years of experience in functional safety engineering within industrial or automation sectors

    • Associate’s Degree or higher in a related discipline

    • In-depth knowledge of ISO 13849-1, ANSI B11, and other relevant standards

    • Safety PLC programming experience, including the ability to read, interpret, modify, and configure logic

    Willingness to travel up to 30% (domestic and international) • Experience with risk assessment tools

    • FMEA/FMEDA methodologies

     

    Proficiency with one or more Safety PLC platforms, including: Allen-Bradley GuardLogix, Omron - Sysmac (Safety, Keyence - GC Configurator, Toyopuc – PCWin Safe, Siemens TIA Portal / Step 7 (Safety)