Marelli is one of the world’s leading global independent suppliers to the automotive sector, with a strong and established track record in innovation and manufacturing excellence. Our goal is to change the future of mobility by working with our customers and partners to create a safer, greener, and more connected world. Our team supplies all major automotive manufacturers in Asia, Europe, and North and South America and the top racing teams in motorsport world championships. Our technology is purpose‑driven and meticulously designed to deliver tangible value that truly matters to our customers. Our business areas are automotive lighting and sensing, thermal solutions, electronics, green technology solutions, interior experience, propulsion solutions (e‑powertrain and powertrain), ride dynamics, motorsport, and aftermarket business. Becoming a part of the Marelli team means exploring your potential and pioneering innovation. As a global yet fast‑evolving company, we look for team members who want to grow and evolve with us.
About the Position
We are looking for a Functional Safety Specialist (Hardware) to join the Electronics Functional Safety Team located in Italy, France and Germany. This position is based at our office in Corbetta.
Your Responsibilities Will Be
- Support Project Safety Managers, Functional Safety Methodology Specialist and Head of Functional Safety on technical aspects of safety‑related issues.
- Before concrete offers or projects, support platform designs, particular on safe hardware (Hw) design, and apply know‑how gained to other designs.
- During offers, support and coach the system design in definition of safety concept and estimation of components needing compliance with functional safety.
- Support and coach Hw designers in evaluation of functional safety impact of RFIs, RFQs and CRs.
- During development, support and coach Hw designers in the execution of functional safety activities and in developing the product in compliance with functional safety (e.g. requirements, architectures, safety analyses, etc.)
- Review and ensure the compliance of work products and R&D processes with ISO 26262 requirements.
- For production, support and review safety‑relevant production documents (e.g.: creation and application of safety‑relevant critical characteristics of the components used).
- For field analysis, support the definition and monitoring of field returns strategy for safety‑related issues.
- Support the Project Safety Manager in preparing the project team for functional safety audits and assessments.
- Contribute to the definition of indicators to measure Functional Safety team efficiency and effectiveness, for his/her area of competence, aiming at continuous process improvement.
- Share opportunities for process improvement with Functional Safety Methodology Specialist and with rest of the team.
What Qualifications You Will Bring
- Degree in engineering or equivalent experience, ideally in Electronics or similar
- 5 to 10 years’ experience within hardware automotive development
- 3 years+ experience with safety‑relevant development
- Demonstrated leadership
Other Skills That We Would Welcome
- Relevant parts of ISO 26262 and ISO 21448 SOTIF as a plus.
- Tools and methodologies for safety analysis (e.g. DFA, FMEA, FTA, FMEDA)
- Development of embedded systems
- Process development standards (e.g. IATF, ASPICE, etc.)
- Mandatory: Good written and spoken English
- An advantage: Chinese, Japanese, Italian, German, Portuguese or French
- Multi‑national and cross‑cultural team working, with EMEA, Asia (India, China and Japan), LatAm (Brazil), NAFTA (Mexico, US)
- Negotiation skills to motivate others on what needs to be done for a safe product, primarily towards R&D as well as OEMs
What Does This Position Offer You
- Fast‑paced yet supportive and high‑performing international team with an inspiring ambition to transform the future of mobility.
- Support in onboarding and further training that will set you up with Marelli's speed.
- A hybrid work model, helping you to achieve work‑life balance—combining the best of both spending time working remotely, benefitting from focus time, and purposeful co‑creation time in the office.
- Career Path Growth
