Safety, Diagnostics and OBD Engineer
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Safety, Diagnostics and OBD Engineer
Location
Headquarters & Technology Center - Auburn Hills
Experience
Mid
Posted
Jul 22, 2026
Apply by
August 21, 2026
Applicants
0
Early applicantEasy applyFull-timeWork from Office
Job Description
Inside the Stellantis propulsion functional safety organization, the European and North American teams aim at ensuring the safety of the calibrated propulsion control system, for every region where Stellantis vehicles are sold. Moreover, the teams lead the execution of all safety and diagnostic activities for the different programs and are the propulsion safety primary contact to the different Project chiefs.
Within this scope, this propulsion functional safety and diagnostic organization:
- Ensures that the powertrain, its Control & its calibrations are designed & validated, in accordance with the ISO26262 and to the regional safety requirements.
- Ensures the OBD conformity of the Powertrains control, worldwide (Europe, North America, China, etc.)
- Warrants that the propulsion system can be diagnosed in plant and efficiently repaired in Aftersales.
The Safety, Diagnostics and OBD Engineer plays a key role within this organization for the program they are assigned. They will ensure the delivery of a comprehensive superset of safety / OBD / Diagnosability requirements allocated to the different components (e.g. to electrical Motor, to HV-battery, to Charger, …) and to the overall propulsion control. They will monitor the complete fulfilment of all deliverables, supported by their colleagues of the safety and diagnostics organization and report the progress to the propulsion Controls Manager and to the Project Chief.
Responsibilities:
- producing the Impact analysis regarding safety, OBD, and diagnosability
- informing team members of changes on the project, and ensures the availability of the main input documents for team execution
- deriving a plan for all Safety / Diag / OBD work-products to be delivered for their assigned program
- ensure the coordination of safety and diagnostic activities for their project,
- contributing to PRS system DFMEA
- building the synthesis & presentation for vehicle safety road releases, and safety assessments
- reporting the progress and any main issues or roadblocks to the senior management team
- reporting the SDO synthesis for PRS project milestones
- leading the verification review of the diagnostic matrix (link between failure mode and protection mode)
- challenging the main recovery modes and checking all the justifications of malfunction indication lamps
- gathering the synthesis of all the DVP for SDO activities
- delivering the Safety case of the propulsion system project
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, computer engineering, or related field
- Curiosity, rigor and good organizational skills are required
- Knowledge of electrical or hybrid powertrains and their control
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master of Science Degree in Engineering
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in Functional Safety in automobile industry (ISO26262).
- Demonstrated working level experience in functional safety
- Demonstrated working level experience in decomposing intended function into requirements inclusive of many of the following: Electric drive systems, geartrain systems, powertrain integration, high voltage electronics, low voltage electronics, motor controls, communication protocols, sensors, and software
- Working experience in creation and execution of validation plans
Key Responsibilities
- Produce impact analysis regarding safety, OBD, and diagnosability
- Derive plans for all safety, diagnostic, and OBD work-products
- Coordinate safety and diagnostic activities for assigned projects
- Contribute to PRS system DFMEA
- Build synthesis and presentations for vehicle safety road releases
- Report progress and issues to senior management
- Lead verification review of the diagnostic matrix
- Challenge main recovery modes and check malfunction indication lamp justifications
- Gather synthesis of all DVP for SDO activities
- Deliver the Safety case of the propulsion system project
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical
- computer engineering
- or related field
Skills Required
ISO26262Functional SafetyOBDDiagnosticsElectrical powertrainsHybrid powertrainsPowertrain controlCuriosityRigorOrganizational skillsElectric drive systemsGeartrain systemsPowertrain integrationHigh voltage electronicsLow voltage electronicsMotor controlsCommunication protocolsSensorsSoftwareValidation plans
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