Functional Safety Engineer

Company Description

ALTEN is a global engineering and technology consultancy operating across over 35 countries worldwide. We partner with industry leaders across sectors including Aeronautics, Aerospace, Defence, Naval, Automotive, Energy, Rail, IT and many more to deliver innovative engineering solutions that drive technological advancement & support sustainable transformation.

Our teams of passionate and agile engineers work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of technology and sustainability. At ALTEN, we empower talented engineers to innovate, solve complex challenges, and deliver impactful solutions that build tomorrow’s world—today.

Join us and start building tomorrow’s world today!

Job Description

As a Functional Safety Engineer***,*** you will join our team in Coventry to support our activities within the Automotive sector. The programme is to support critical ISO 26262:2018 activities across several domains, including Assisted & Automated Driving, Body Control, and Vehicle Motion.

Location: Coventry

• On Site: Yes
• Clearance: None
• Experience Level: Mid-Level

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivering ISO 26262:2018 work products as outlined in the Functional Safety Plan.
• Maintaining key safety artifacts, including Item Definitions, HARAs, Functional Safety Concepts (FSC), and Functional Safety Requirements (FSR).
• Leading the development and execution of Integration, Verification & Validation test specifications.
• Owning all planned work products through to the completion of the Item Safety Case.
• Coordinating with suppliers and partners to ensure synchronized delivery and compliance via Development Interface Agreements (DIAs).

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• 3+ years’ experience in functional safety engineering within one or more relevant domains
• Strong working knowledge of ISO 26262:2018, particularly Parts 3 and 4 (FSC/FSR, ITS/ITR, SGVP/SGVR)

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent military experience.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience supporting ASIL-level safety analyses (e.g., HARA, FTA, FMEA)
• Exposure to embedded systems or electric powertrain architectures

Additional Information

Why join us? 

We bring together entrepreneurial, tech-driven people to deliver innovative solutions for leading companies.

At ALTEN, you’ll work on exciting projects, supported by ongoing learning, mentoring, and clear career development tailored to your goals.

Join a passionate team and help build tomorrow, today.

In short you get: 

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style 
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle & Tech Scheme 
• Employee assistance programme
• Life insurance & Pension Scheme
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings & team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists, service leavers, and military spouses/partners. We recognise the value of military skills and experience and are committed to ensuring that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged during our recruitment and selection processes. 

This role may require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected . Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.

• Contract Type: Permanent
• Region: Midlands