Functional Safety Manager (Automotive)

Location: Ann Arbor, MI or remote within the US

Hiring range: $153,200–$183,800 USD

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous vehicle capabilities and safety-critical systems for scalable deployment across multiple platforms and operational domains.

What you will do

• Lead planning and execution of safety-critical initiatives across the autonomous vehicle lifecycle, aligning product roadmaps, safety goals, and deployment milestones.
• Maintain traceability between hazards, safety and system requirements, verification activities, validation evidence, and release decisions.
• Coordinate hazard analyses, safety assessments, safety case development, and operational readiness reviews across engineering and operations.
• Drive integrated verification and validation planning across simulation, test environments, closed-course testing, and field operations.
• Manage program risks, technical dependencies, and change impacts across systems, software, hardware, perception, localization, controls, and operations.
• Monitor safety and program metrics and facilitate executive reviews and technical governance forums covering program health, residual risk, safety readiness, compliance, and delivery commitments.

Requirements

• Experience leading programs involving autonomous systems, ADAS, robotics, aerospace, industrial automation, or other safety-critical platforms.
• Demonstrated experience applying ISO 26262 across the safety lifecycle, including hazard analysis and risk assessment (HARA), safety goals, functional and technical safety concepts, and ASIL decomposition.
• Familiarity with safety lifecycle artifacts including Item Definitions, HARA, FMEA/FMEDA, safety requirements, safety plans, safety cases, and verification and validation strategies.
• Ability to align engineering execution with safety assurance objectives while maintaining program delivery commitments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field plus competencies typically acquired through 6+ years of experience; or a master’s degree plus 3+ years; or a PhD plus 1+ years.

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of ISO 21448 (SOTIF), IEC 61508, UL 4600, or ISO/PAS 8800.

Culture & Benefits

• Work across functional safety, systems engineering, autonomy, hardware, software, and operations.
• Support safety assurance and product delivery for autonomous capabilities across multiple platforms and operational domains.
• Remote work is available within the US, with the alternative location of Ann Arbor, Michigan.