Automotive Brake Systems Safety Engineer - Bosch Group

At Bosch our products and services are designed to spark enthusiasm, improve quality of life, and help conserve natural resources. We want to deliver top quality and reliability. In short: we want to create technology that is “Invented for life.”

Within the Vehicle Motion Division (VM), we design and develop state-of-the art safety and motion solutions for passenger cars, light trucks, and up to medium heavy trucks. Vehicle Motion provides solutions for mobility through steering, braking, occupant safety, and vehicle dynamic sensors.  Vehicle Motion is also a leader in the software and services that will support the future of Software Defined Vehicles.

Our team is seeking a systems safety engineer who can lead development of new brake system products and their functions.  The ideal candidate will utilize brake system and safety knowledge to lead in the following areas:

Safety and System Analysis for New Brake Systems:

• Create and analyze system designs while considering constraints and safety standards as the main objective
• Lead customer specification discussions and alignments
• Determine intended usage of brake system products and functions
• Evaluate changes to brake system products and functions to ensure compliance with requirements for product safety
• Derive requirements to external ECUs and sensors for use with Bosch braking systems
• Judge if system design/architecture can fulfill internal and external requirements
• Develop and define safety goals for new brake systems

Functional and Product Safety Engineering:

• Create or support development of safety requirement specifications using standard safety analysis methods and Bosch processes
• Perform or review safety analysis using standard deductive (FMEA, FMEDA...) and inductive (H&R, FTA) methods
• Develop safety concepts for systems and components
• Define and document state of the art for brake system products and functions
• Develop and define safety validation strategies for new brake systems

Functional and Product Safety Management and Coaching:

• Advise and train developers and project managers on the needs of system design, safety standards, methods and processes
• Maintain the hazard and risk analysis, safety plan, functional and technical safety concepts, and safety case for brake system projects and functions
• Maintain contact with internal subject experts and consult or escalate topics as necessary
• Support safety verification and validation activities
• Lead or participate in customer and internal safety review meetings
• Leads or support Safety Assessment Reviews held by a safety assessor
• Document and present safety findings to a worldwide community of brake system developers

• Bachelor of Science or higher education in mechanical or electrical engineering, computer science, or related degree
• 3+ years experience of academic or professional experience with braking or systems engineering
• Able to work in the Plymouth, MI office a minimum of 3 days per week, but more if required
• Able to travel within the US for up to 4 weeks per year, and internationally at least once per year

Preferred qualifications

• 1+ year professional experience with system or functional safety as defined by ISO26262
• Experience with embedded software development for safety critical automotive systems
• Ability to understand and read SW code (C/C++)
• Experience with braking regulations
• Experience with vehicle dynamics
• Experience in software or hardware development
• Good communication skills to discuss issues / solutions with team members and external customers
• Candidates must show a passion for innovation, a sophisticated understanding of software systems and applications
• Capable to work and learn independently in an organized and structured fashion

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.