Digital Systems Safety Engineer – Research & Advanced Engineering

Location: Dearborn, MI, United States; Hybrid

The Opportunity: Architect the Trust Behind the Next Generation of Mobility

At Ford, we aren’t just building electrified and intelligent vehicles; we are designing the future of human-centric mobility. But revolutionary technology is only as good as the trust we can place in it.

As a Digital Systems Safety Engineer within our Research and Advanced Engineering (R&A) team, you won’t just be applying safety standards; you will be pioneering them. Operating on the leading edge of electrified vehicle technology, you will bridge the gap between advanced research and real-world execution. This is a rare opportunity to design the fault-tolerant, highly dependable system architectures that will define the next decade of transportation.

If you are a rigorous systems thinker who thrives on solving complex, multi-dimensional engineering puzzles and is passionate about establishing a world-class safety culture, your next breakthrough starts here.

Why This Role Matters

In this role, you will be the guardian of innovation. You will collaborate with elite researchers, controls experts, and software architects to ensure that our most advanced electrified vehicle platforms are safe by design.

 

• Pioneer Next-Gen Safety Paradigms: Go beyond traditional safety checklists. You will research, develop, and integrate emerging dependability technologies, defining how the industry applies Functional Safety (ISO 26262) and SOTIF (ISO 21448) to complex, evolving systems.
• Shape the Digital Thread: Utilize Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and SysML to build elegant, safety-critical system models, ensuring that safety is mathematically and structurally woven into the architecture from day one.
• Bridge Research to Reality: Translate complex safety requirements and validation methods into robust engineering artifacts, ensuring a seamless handoff that elevates Ford’s production vehicles worldwide.

We made history and now we work to transform the future for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters. The Ford Research and Advanced Engineering team is seeking a Digital Systems Safety Engineer. In this role, you will be instrumental in developing advanced safety systems for electrified vehicles, with a dual focus on functional safety process application and the research of emerging dependability technologies. As a Digital Systems Safety Engineer within our Research and Advanced Engineering (R&A) team, you won’t just be applying safety standards; you will be pioneering them. Operating on the leading edge of electrified vehicle technology, you will bridge the gap between advanced research and real-world execution.