Portuguese company hires for remote position
Location: Portugal
- ️ Only candidates already based in Portugal will be considered
Work Model: Portugal (Remote) | Occasional travel to Luxembourg
️ Language Requirements: English (C1 or higher)
Seniority: Senior (8+ years)
Sector: Automotive
Rate Between €3200 - 3500 RV
- ️ Instructions: Please send your CV in English and make sure to include all skills and experience that match the requirements of the opportunity. This will significantly increase your chances of success
We are looking for a Senior Functional Safety Engineer to join a leading international automotive project, working with cutting-edge technologies and highly complex safety-critical systems.
In this role, you will act as a Functional Safety Subject Matter Expert, driving safety activities throughout the complete ISO 26262 lifecycle, influencing system architecture decisions, mentoring engineering teams, and ensuring the highest standards of safety compliance.
If you are passionate about developing robust safety concepts, solving complex engineering challenges, and contributing to next-generation automotive solutions, we'd love to hear from you.
Functional Safety Leadership
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Lead and execute Functional Safety activities across the full ISO 26262 lifecycle (Parts 1–5).
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Ensure compliance with Functional Safety processes, methods, and work products.
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Guide multidisciplinary teams on safety-related decisions and best practices.
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Conduct and moderate safety reviews, audits, assessments, and inspections.
Safety Analysis & Concept Development
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Define and review Item Definitions.
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Perform Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA).
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Derive Safety Goals and develop Functional Safety Concepts (FSC).
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Develop Technical Safety Concepts (TSC), including derivation and allocation of Technical Safety Requirements (TSRs).
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Ensure complete traceability from Safety Goals through implementation and validation.
System Architecture & Safety Mechanisms
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Drive system architecture design with a strong safety focus.
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Allocate requirements and define interfaces across system components.
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Design and validate safety mechanisms, including:
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Diagnostics
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Monitoring strategies
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Redundancy concepts
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Fault handling
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Safe states
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Degraded modes
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Communication protection
Hardware Safety & Verification
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Support hardware safety activities including:
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FMEDA
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FMEA
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Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
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Hardware safety metrics validation (SPFM/LFM)
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Define and execute verification and validation strategies for FSC, TSC, and system architectures.
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Perform and review safety analyses such as:
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FTA
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FMEA
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DFA
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CCA
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Cascading Failure Analysis
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Freedom from Interference (FFI)
Must-Have Experience
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8+ years of experience in Automotive Functional Safety.
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Proven experience as:
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Senior Functional Safety Engineer
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Functional Safety Architect
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System Safety Architect
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Strong expertise in ISO 26262, including:
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Part 3 (Concept Phase)
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Part 4 (System Development)
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Part 5 (Hardware Development)
Technical Expertise
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Extensive experience with:
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Item Definition
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HARA
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Safety Goals
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Functional Safety Concept (FSC)
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Technical Safety Concept (TSC)
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Strong background in System Architecture Design.
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Experience with SysML, UML, and MBSE methodologies.
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Advanced knowledge of safety analysis techniques:
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FTA
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FMEA
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DFA
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CCA
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Freedom from Interference
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Solid understanding of Automotive E/E Architectures.
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Working knowledge of ASPICE (SYS.1–SYS.5, SWE.1, SWE.2).
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ISO 26262 Part 2 – Functional Safety Management.
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Safety Case development and argumentation.
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Hardware Safety Metrics:
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FMEDA
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SPFM
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LFM
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Verification & Validation strategy definition.
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Cybersecurity knowledge (ISO/SAE 21434).
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Experience with MBSE tools:
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Cameo
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MagicDraw
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Enterprise Architect
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Customer-facing experience.
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Participation in safety assessments and audits.
You are a highly analytical and proactive Functional Safety professional who enjoys solving complex engineering challenges and influencing technical decisions.
The ideal candidate:
✅ Thinks strategically while maintaining strong technical depth.
✅ Has hands-on experience throughout the complete ISO 26262 lifecycle.
✅ Can bridge safety, systems, hardware, and software teams effectively.
✅ Is comfortable leading discussions, reviews, and technical workshops.
✅ Has a strong ownership mindset and drives activities independently.
✅ Communicates confidently with customers, stakeholders, and engineering teams.
✅ Thrives in international and multicultural environments.
Please answer the following questions when applying:
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How many years of experience do you have working with Automotive Functional Safety?
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Have you worked across the complete ISO 26262 lifecycle? If yes, which parts?
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What is the highest ASIL level you have worked with?
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Describe your experience performing HARA and deriving Safety Goals.
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Have you developed Functional Safety Concepts (FSC) and Technical Safety Concepts (TSC)?
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What safety analyses have you performed (FTA, FMEA, DFA, CCA, FMEDA, etc.)?
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What experience do you have with hardware safety metrics such as SPFM and LFM?
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Which MBSE or architecture tools have you used (Cameo, MagicDraw, Enterprise Architect, others)?
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What is your experience with ASPICE processes?
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Have you participated in safety audits, assessments, or Safety Case development?
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Are you currently based in Portugal?
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Are you available for occasional travel to Luxembourg?
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What is your English proficiency level?
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What is your availability to start a new project?
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What are your salary expectations?
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