Safety Functional Expert

We are looking for experienced System Safety Leaders (SSLs) to support System Safety Assurance activities within an automotive engineering organisation.
The role focuses on independent confirmation reviews, safety compliance, and strengthening system safety practices, aligned with ISO 26262 (Functional Safety) and ISO 21448 (SOTIF) standards.
You will work closely with the System Safety Competence Center contributing to governance, safety culture, and continuous improvement

Responsibilities

Perform Confirmation Reviews of system safety work products to ensure compliance with ISO 26262 & ISO 21448

Provide expert interpretation and feedback on review results to engineering teams

Support alignment with SOTIF principles where applicable

Collaborate closely with the Swedish System Safety organisation and follow defined processes and frameworks

Contribute to system safety culture, standards, and best practices across the organisation

Share knowledge within internal communities and drive safety improvements

Scope of Work includes

Functional Safety (FUSA) and SOTIF domains

Safety of automotive electrical/electronic systems (HW & SW)

Analysis of:

Systematic faults

Random hardware failures

Functional insufficiencies impacting safety

Skills

Must have

Strong expertise in:

ISO 26262

ISO 21448 (SOTIF)

Confirmation Reviews

Hands-on experience in safety analysis methods:

HARA

FTA

FMEDA

FMEA

Solid understanding of:

System Safety Engineering practices

Automotive systems engineering

Embedded HW/SW systems

Soft Skills

Analytical and structured mindset

High professional integrity

Strong collaboration and stakeholder management

Ability to work cross-functionally

Self-driven and proactive

Note

Full time onsite working in Krakow

Nice to have

Experience with Jira, Teamcenter, System/Car Weaver.

Background in process improvement (templates, checklists, review methods).

Strong stakeholder communication and meeting facilitation skills.

Other

Languages

English: B2 Upper Intermediate

Seniority

Senior