Passive Safety Integration Engineer

Required Skills & Experience

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Embedded Systems, or a related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of experience with electrical/embedded systems and automotive communication protocols, including CAN, LIN, and Automotive Ethernet.
• 5+ years of experience designing and developing safety-critical embedded architectures and launching embedded products from concept through production.
• Strong knowledge of vehicle architecture, vehicle safety systems, diagnostics, functional safety, restraints control modules, and hardware/software integration.
• 3+ years of experience using embedded networking and interface tools in automotive, aerospace, or another safety-critical industry.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Embedded Systems, or a related discipline.
• Strong technical expertise in vehicle safety systems, passive safety architecture, and functional safety concepts.
• Experience with vehicle architecture, embedded systems, RTOS, real-time networking, and safety-critical system design.
• Proven experience leading complex product development from initial concept through validation, launch, and deployment.
• Strong communication and cross-functional leadership skills, with a systems-thinking mindset and ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Job Description

• Lead end-to-end integration of electrical passive safety components, including restraints control modules, pressure sensors, cut loops, and related systems.
• Own passive safety activities for vehicle builds, including vehicle bring-up, crash test instrumentation, crash testing, data analysis, and reporting.
• Develop passive safety architectures and vehicle features in collaboration with hardware, software, vehicle architecture, functional safety, simulation, and test teams.
• Perform and support crash safety, functional safety, and failure analysis, including HARA, FMEAs, diagnostics, and failure avoidance activities.
• Develop component requirements, interfaces, packaging, electrical device transmittals, and system-level verification across benches, lab cars, and production-intent vehicles.