Lucid Motors · 1 day ago
Sr. Functional Safety Engineer
Southfield, MI
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expLucid Motors is leading the future in luxury electric vehicles, aiming to create captivating designs that elevate the human experience. They are seeking a Sr. Functional Safety Engineer to drive the development of functional safety requirements and collaborate with various engineering teams to ensure safety compliance according to ISO 26262 standards.
AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesElectric VehicleTransportation
Responsibilities
Drive the development of functional safety system requirements and functional decomposition for automotive systems
Actively contribute to the definition and/or confirmation of the architecture in the vehicle from the perspective of functional safety
Define the functional safety concept for the system, hardware, and software according to ISO 26262 standards
Collaborate with hardware, software, design, and validation engineers to ensure design meets safety requirements
Contribute to the decision making at various levels of management driven by systems knowledge and develop detailed requirements
Work with cross-functional teams to develop hazard analysis and safety concept
Support functional safety validation tests
Work closely with internal teams and suppliers to define functional safety interfaces between project partners
Generate DIAs and other necessary functional safety information for supplier systems/components
Help implement and master functional safety processes and tools to ensure Lucid Motors’ vehicle provides world-class safety
Work in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment
Qualification
Required
5 + years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related field
Knowledge of vehicle embedded systems and functions in vehicles
Knowledge of automotive product development process and the V-Model system development, verification, and validation framework
Knowledge of ISO 26262 and experience developing and delivering the major work products of a functional safety program
Experience supporting external/third-party reviews of functional safety work products
Strong attention to detail and desire to create the very best product
Collaborative approach to working closely with development teams
Understanding of the product safety responsibility share between supplier and OEM
Experience with functional safety tools (e.g. Medini, APIS IQ) and requirements management tools (e.g. Jama)
Excellent writing, verbal and organization skills
Preferred
Experience working in an Agile development environment and using related tools
Knowledge of CMMI and Automotive Spice and their role in delivering a quality product
Experience developing and delivering embedded system hardware and/or software
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Vacation
401k
Company
Lucid Motors
Lucid Motors is an automotive company that specializes in electric cars.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$14.23BKey Investors
UberAyar Third Investment CompanyThe Michigan Economic Development Corporation
2025-11-12Post Ipo Debt· $975M
2025-07-17Post Ipo Equity· $300M
2025-04-03Post Ipo Debt· $1.1B
Leadership Team
Marc Winterhoff
Chief Executive Officer (interim)
Peter Rawlinson
CEO and CTO
Recent News
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