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Ford Motor · Dearborn, MI

# ADAS Functional Safety Engineer

Dearborn, MI, United States Hybrid Full-time $117,021.00 - $192,246.60 Operations 

Listed on Ford Motor’s official careers site. Posted November 3, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
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## Job description

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation. Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world?

Join the Ford Product Development team. Utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods, you’ll work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We’re seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

## Responsibilities

### What you'll be able to do

ADAS Functional Safety Engineer - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, Michigan). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the aforementioned worksite. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from the worksite. Lead the development and integration of Functional Safety (FuSa) work products on future vehicle program applications for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS).

Lead the FuSa Systems Safety development including the development of the System Safety Concept, technical safety requirements (TSRs), verification and acceptance criteria methods for next generation microcontroller and microprocessor designs. Lead the cascade of TSRs to the hardware and software elements including the complete requirement traceability of the system/feature TSRs to the h/w and s/w requirements. Support the development of Interface specifications, FMEAs, FTAs, robustness discipline design, and dependent fault analysis for safety related functions and features.

Understand the performance requirements for the sensing system relative to the ASIL rated features to ensure correct sensor performance envelop for the specific vehicle application as it relates to functional safety requirements. Support identification of vehicle application specific potential hazards and Safety Goals with associated Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) ratings for ADAS features. Ensure Successful application of the functional safety process for ADAS features on forward model vehicle programs.

Closely coordinate with feature development engineers to support execution of functional safety design verification plans to ensure proper feature-level performance. Support Sign-off of Feature Level performance per a given vehicle with respect to functional safety. Support the development of the safety case through the ISO26262 safety analysis methodologies.

## Qualifications

You'll have… Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related field and 4 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. 4 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Functional safety experience including ISO 2626-3, -4, -5, -6, -7 standards applied to an Autonomous EV GoKart or ADAS project. 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1.

Functional safety experience implementing ISO 26262-9, -10 standards resulting in completion of the safety analysis using both qualitative and quantitative analysis methods for an Autonomous EV GoKart or ADAS project. 1 year of experience with each of the following skills is required:
- Experience in embedded hardware or software design.
- Developing Functional Safety Technical Concept in Microsoft Word.
- Developing verification and validation methods for safety products in Microsoft Excel.
- Agile Product Development Process.
- Developing boundary diagrams in Visio. We are offering a salary of $117,021.00 - $192,246.60/yr. You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply! As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
- Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases
- Tuition assistance
- Established and active employee resource groups
- Paid time off for individual and team community service
- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between

### Christmas and New Year's Day
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time. For a detailed look at our benefits, click here: [https://fordcareers.co/GSR](https://fordcareers.co/GSR) Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660. #LI-DNI #DNP

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Nov 3, 2026
- First seen by OpenNash: Nov 8, 2026
- Last checked: Nov 8, 2026
- Listed for: 5 days
- Location: Dearborn, MI, United States
- Work arrangement: Hybrid
- Employment type: Full-time
- Pay: $117,021.00 - $192,246.60[Apply on Ford Motor’s careers site →](https://efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/73881)

## Hiring at Ford Motor
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