Senior Functional Safety Engineer

The role

This person will develop processes and technical pipelines to collect and present traceable evidence for Functional Safety release. They will define release criteria, coordinate with domain leads, and develop automated dashboarding for safety performance.

What you will do

• Establish and improve processes and technical pipelines for Functional Safety release evidence.
• Define quantitative, evidence-based release criteria for FuSa sign-off.
• Align FuSa maturity criteria to program milestones and gate reviews.
• Coordinate with domain leads, test automation, and PMT to align evidence deliverables.
• Develop and maintain automated dashboarding for release readiness and safety performance.
• Establish and track post-release safety performance indicators.
• Coordinate with external suppliers and Brand partners to integrate safety work products.
• Ensure release processes align with ISO 26262 compliance expectations.

Required qualifications

• Degree in Electrical/Electronic, Mechanical, Software, Systems, or Computer Engineering (or similar).
• Over 5 years of experience in the automotive industry (or equivalent).
• At least 2 years in functional safety, systems engineering, or release/program engineering roles.
• Proven knowledge of ISO 26262 regarding work product management, confirmation reviews, safety case argumentation, and evidence-based release assessment.
• Strong experience with requirements management and traceability tools (e.g. JAMA, DOORS).
• Experience with issue tracking tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence).
• Experience defining quantitative release criteria and safety performance metrics.
• Experience building reporting pipelines or dashboards.
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g. Databricks, Tableau, Power BI).
• Good understanding of vehicle system functionality across multiple domains.
• Excellent organizational and coordination skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with supplier safety artifact management
• Exposure to fleet monitoring, field quality data, or post-release safety performance tracking
• Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and data pipeline tooling
• Scripting ability (e.g. Python)

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Annual company performance bonus program
• Equity in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
• Health coverage
• Retirement savings
• Time off
• Family planning programs

About the company

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders. They address electric vehicle challenges through technology like operating systems, zonal controllers, cloud, and connectivity solutions.