Position Details
Functional Safety Specialist Apply
Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a recognized prominent global enterprise in the automotive sector, listed among the top 50 companies in the Global Fortune rankings. As a leading player in the global automotive industry, our client manufactures vehicles in 27 countries and effectively markets them across over 170 countries and regions worldwide.
Position:Functional Safety Specialist
Location: Liberty, NC
Duration: 15 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Onsite
Job Description:
- Client's Production Engineering Battery Department is seeking a highly experienced Functional Safety Specialist to support a critical safety compliance and validation group.
- The ideal candidate will bring over 10 years of experience in industrial safety engineering, with deep expertise in functional safety standards, circuit validation, and regulatory compliance.
- This role requires strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, regional-level coordination, and effective prioritization to meet project schedules.
- Safety PLC programming experience, including the ability to read, interpret, modify, and configure logic
- Experience with PLC/SPLC communication protocols and system integration
- In-depth knowledge of ISO 13849-1, ANSI B11, and other relevant standards
- Manage an 3rd Party consultant group by milestones, concerns, and key performance indicators.
- Audit Safety Control Systems (SCS) for compliance to ISO 13849 and ANSI B11.
Responsibilities:
- Develop detailed area project plans and schedules
- Audit Safety Control Systems (SCS) for compliance to ISO 13849 and ANSI B11
- Identify and document non-conformities within SCS designs
- Design and verify countermeasures to achieve target control category and performance levels
- Develop schedules with deliverables, milestones, concerns, and key performance indicators
- Manage an 3rd Party consultant group by milestones, concerns, and key performance indicators
- Lead cross-functional communication and collaboration to ensure issue resolution
- Provide written and verbal project status reports to management and stakeholders
- Audit SCS design modifications to ensure correlation with intended design
- Support the Control Reliability team through mentorship and technical coaching
- Perform hands-on troubleshooting and implementation as needed
- Demonstrate a positive, team-oriented attitude and contribute to cross-functional success
Requirements:
Qualifications/ What you bring (Must Haves) Highlight Top 3-5 skills
- Functional Safety Certification, such as T V Functional Safety Engineer or equivalent
- Certification credentials included with resume
- 5+ years of experience in functional safety engineering within industrial or automation sectors and Technical Associate's Degree or higher in a related discipline
- In-depth knowledge of ISO 13849-1, ANSI B11, and other relevant standards
- Demonstrated technical problem-solving and countermeasure implementation skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Safety PLC programming experience, including the ability to read, interpret, modify, and configure logic
- Experience with PLC/SPLC communication protocols and system integration
- Availability to support weekends, off-shifts, and holidays as required
- Ability to work during scheduled shutdowns (July and December)
- Willingness to travel up to 30% (domestic and international)
- Capability to navigate large industrial facilities: standing, walking, climbing stairs, bending, and kneeling as needed
- Ability to safely lift, push, or pull up to 25 pounds.
Added bonus if you have (Preferred):
- Experience with risk assessment tools
- FMEA/FMEDA methodologies
- Proficiency with one or more Safety PLC platforms, including:
- Allen-Bradley GuardLogix
- Omron - Sysmac (Safety)
- Keyence - GC Configurator
- Toyopuc PCWin Safe
- Siemens TIA Portal / Step 7 (Safety)
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
