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Magna

Automotive components and contract manufacturing provider

Functional Safety Manager

Electrical EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeRON140k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

  • A university degree in Computer Science, Control Engineering, Electronics, Mathematics, or another relevant field is required; a Master's degree is an advantage.
  • At least 5 years of functional safety engineering experience in the design and development of electrical/electronic automotive products.
  • At least 5 years of experience leading an automotive engineering team in a globally distributed work environment, preferably in functional safety.
  • A solid background in systems engineering, electrical hardware engineering, or software engineering in the automotive industry.
  • Extensive knowledge of automotive functional safety and risk management.
  • Knowledge of automotive safety standards and regulations, including ISO 26262 and ISO 21448, with proven experience implementing them in automotive programs.
  • Familiarity with automotive product development processes and systems.
  • In-depth knowledge of safety analysis for systems, hardware, and software, including FMEA, common cause analysis, dependent failure analysis, FTA, FMEDA, and HARA.
  • Proficiency with requirements tools such as DOORS/CodeBeamer, PTC, or JIRA, and architecture modeling tools such as Enterprise Architect and SysML.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of verification and validation strategies and methods applicable to safety products.
  • Project management knowledge.
  • Fluent written and verbal English.
  • Demonstrated capability in leading projects and people.
  • Ability to work collaboratively across disciplines and engage suppliers and external stakeholders.
  • Strong organizational and analytical skills, with a planned and structured approach.
  • Good communication and negotiation skills.
  • Self-motivation, tenacity, and determination.
  • Ability to work effectively in a global environment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead development and maintenance of the Functional Safety Plan, tailoring lifecycle activities, milestones, and confirmation measures to project scope.
  • Conduct Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment, determine ASIL, define safety goals, and maintain traceability across systems, hardware, and software.
  • Define Safety Concepts, architect safety mechanisms, and allocate safety requirements across system elements and suppliers.
  • Communicate with customers and stakeholders to clarify safety aspects of safety-concept implementation.
  • Monitor implementation and verification of safety requirements concerning safety measures and constraints of system elements and interfaces.
  • Manage customer and internal safety-relevant changes, engage affected domains, and agree on safety solutions.
  • Manage supplier and partner interfaces, including DIA and safety requirements.
  • Create and defend the Safety Case, safety argumentation, assumptions, and residual-risk rationale.
  • Support safety analyses such as FMEA, FMEDA, FTA, and DFA, and manage implementation of their outputs in accordance with the initially defined safety concept.
  • Support release of production documents by contributing to safety measures to be followed during production.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with systems, hardware, software, test, cybersecurity, manufacturing, and quality teams to assure safety.
  • Support project safety assessment and confirmation reviews according to ISO 26262 and internal processes.
  • Lead safety activities in RFQs and RFIs within the assigned area of expertise.
  • Promote safety culture across projects and disciplines.
  • Lead cross-functional root-cause analyses for post-SOP safety anomalies.
  • Plan and support confirmation measures, including independent reviews, assessments, and functional safety audits.
  • Provide technical training on safety topics at project or organizational level.
  • Perform and distribute lessons learned and best practices for the assigned area of activity.
  • Report metrics, KPIs, and risks to stakeholders; escalate blockers and safety issues; and provide safety recommendations.

Desired Qualifications

  • A Master's degree.
  • At least 5 years of experience leading automotive engineering teams in a globally distributed work environment, preferably in functional safety.

About the Company

Magna

Automotive components and contract manufacturing provider

Magna is a global mobility technology company and one of the world's largest automotive suppliers. It designs, manufactures, and integrates components and systems such as body exteriors, powertrains, seating, and ADAS, and also provides complete vehicle engineering and contract manufacturing services. Its products are developed in 338 plants across 28 countries, enabling automakers to outsource from individual parts to full vehicle assembly and to adopt both traditional and electric powertrains in a single facility. Magna's goal is to be a trusted, one-stop partner that accelerates electrification and advanced mobility through its integrated manufacturing and engineering capabilities.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Aurora, Canada
Founded
1957

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