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Hardware Systems Engineer – Functional Safety Architecture

LER TechForce
Columbus, IN Full Time
POSTED ON 5/15/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/13/2026
Hardware Systems Engineer - Functional Safety Architecture

Are you looking for a role where you can use your knowledge of automotive functional safety to make traveling on highways safer? Would you like to work for a company that provides an innovative work environment, flexible schedules, and ongoing professional development?

Who we are:

LER TechForce is an industry leader in embedded controls, software, functional safety, and engineering IT talent. For over 20 years LER has been working with customers across North America to meet their engineering resource challenges.

We have a position for an automotive functional safety hardware systems engineer to assist with architecture updates for electronic hardware.

What you will be doing:

  • Working on part 5 - Hardware Design Elements of the ISO 26262 standard
  • Architecture updates for electronic hardware used in automotive powertrain applications where functional safety is required
  • Define architecture linkages between component and feature work where functional safety is required
  • Working with hardware architectural metrics - single-point, latent and probabilistic metrics
  • Define hardware element classification
  • Creating FEMA, FMEDA for safety element out of context
  • Updating functional safety procedures
  • Updating processes to be holistic
  • Generating functional safety documentation

What you’ll get:

  • Full benefits: medical, dental, 401K match
  • Ongoing professional development opportunities
  • Flexible Hybrid schedule
  • The opportunity to work on industry leading projects

What you’ll need to be successful:

  • Bachelors degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering discipline
  • ISO 26262 certification is required
  • Automotive powertrain background - engine, EV components, turbo etc. must have functional safety experience with at least one powertrain component
  • Experience with Hardware Design Elements - part 5 of ISO 26262 is required
  • Systems level embedded controls understanding is highly desired
  • ISO 26262 design elements understanding
  • Experience with Medina is highly desired
  • Experience with engines is highly desired.
  • Self-starter
  • Organized
  • Collaborative
  • Productive in a hybrid work environment with team members in various geographic locations

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