Senior Functional Safety Development Engineer

About the role

AVL Research and Engineering Turkey, an AVL engineering centre established in 2008 with two R&D centres in Istanbul, is looking for a Senior Functional Safety Development Engineer. The role covers the full safety lifecycle of future vehicles, from specifications through to vehicle testing and validation.

Key responsibilities

• Design safety architectures and specify function requirements, reflecting system and domain knowledge
• Perform risk assessment and safety analysis to define measures that meet safety performance targets
• Take part in hands-on safety calibration and integration activities
• Develop simulation platforms and methodologies to verify safety concepts on SIL, MIL and HIL
• Travel internationally for environmental tests in locations such as the USA, Italy, Finland and Spain
• Work with AVL Global experts to follow the latest technologies and industry trends

Required profile

• BSc, MSc or PhD or equivalent engineering degree in Automotive, Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics, Control Engineering or a related field (preferred)
• At least 3 years of professional experience in R&D and product development projects
• Fluent English speaking and writing; German, French or Italian is a plus

Required skills

• Functional Safety (ISO 26262), E/E architecture and vehicle control
• One or more of: requirement engineering, controller/algorithm design and implementation, safety analysis (FMEA, FTA), quality management, data acquisition and post-processing with Matlab/Simulink, automotive diagnostics and communication platforms such as CAN, LIN and Ethernet
• One or more of: electrified and hybrid powertrain, ADAS/AD, chassis, SOTIF
• Programming in any language (Python, C# etc.) is a plus