Position Title: System Safety Specialist

Duration: Contract or Permanent

Location: Gothenburg, Sweden

*Applicants must have immediate, ongoing, and valid authorization to work full‑time in Sweden and be fully fluent English*

Description of the assignment

Join a fast‑growing electric mobility technology and solutions brand shaping the future of premium EVs. Our work comes to life through world‑leading companies in the global OEM.

We are now looking for an experienced System Safety Specialist to join the Enabling Platform Architecture.

Enabling Platform Architecture is responsible for the design of electrical architectures regarding topology, logic architecture, function allocation, base technologies, system safety and cybersecurity. Secure Platform is Centre of Expertise and Excellence in System Safety and Cybersecurity within the Company.

As System Safety Specialist at our Client, you will work within the System Safety team. The main objective is to contribute to the development and deliveries of safe products and services to the Clients' customers. The work will in many cases be done in close cooperation with other teams within Company & its Automotive Group.

Key responsibilities include:

The activities cover the complete development cycle, for example, functional safety impact analysis, hazard analysis and risk assessment, functional and technical safety concepts, validation and verification, safety case, system safety joint reviews with suppliers and verification reviews.

Examples of major tasks/activities:

• Lead and perform functional safety activities across vehicle and platform projects in accordance with
• ISO 26262, including HARA, FSC, TSC and safety analyses (FTA, FMEA).
• Develop, maintain and defend the Safety Case, ensuring end-to-end traceability from safety goals to implementation and verification.
• Perform verification, confirmation and technical reviews of safety work products and safety-relevant concepts.
• Drive ASIL decomposition strategies and support safety release and milestone gates.
• Lead and support System Safety Joint Reviews with suppliers, challenging safety argumentation where required.
• Contribute to functional safety planning, governance and continuous improvement of processes, guidelines and templates.

Qualifications and skills required for the role:

• 5+ years of hands-on functional safety experience within automotive, including vehicle and platform-level development.
• Proven ability to independently lead and drive ISO 26262 activities end-to-end (HARA, FSC, TSC, ASIL allocation/decomposition, Safety Case and safety release).
• Strong experience building, structuring and defending Safety Case towards internal stakeholders, suppliers and review boards.
• Demonstrated capability to technically challenge suppliers and secure robust safety argumentation in safety-critical development.
• Solid understanding of modern E/E architectures and software-intensive systems (e.g. central compute, domain or zonal architectures).
• Experience leading safety analyses (FTA, FMEA) and defining safety mechanisms in HW and SW.
• Sc. or B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or equivalent.

Meritorious:

• Experience acting as safety lead or safety responsible in vehicle/platform programs.
• Knowledge of ISO 21448 (SOTIF) and interaction between Functional Safety and Cybersecurity.
• Experience from ADAS/AD, electrified platforms or cross-regional (EU-China) development environments.

Personal attributes

• Positive mindset and "can-do-it" attitude to reach the best possible outcome under the given circumstances
• Strong integrity in safety discussions
• Ability to challenge technical solutions constructively
• Structured and analytical mindset
• Ability to work in high-ambiguity, fast-paced environments
• Down-to-earth and inspiring personality to get things done in a pragmatic and proactive way
• Cultural awareness, especially Asian - European culture
• The assignment includes travel to China

Why work through Contechs?

Contechs is a leading Automotive, Design, Engineering, Technology and Innovation Recruitment Consultancy. Founded in 1997, with an inhouse Contractor Care Team to support all external employees, acts as an employment agency for permanent and contract recruitment.

How to Apply

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*Applicants must have immediate, ongoing, and valid authorization to work full‑time in Sweden and be fully fluent English*