Functional Safety Engineer – Electronics
Komenda, Slovenia
Full-time
Lead the safety engineering of advanced, safety-critical electronic systems for next generation remote-controlled weapon systems. On-site in Komenda.
What we offer
- Permanent employment with a 6-month probationary period
- Competitive salary based on experience and expertise
- Mentoring and support during the onboarding period
- Modern development environment and equipment
- Varied work on technologically advanced and challenging projects
- Stable and supportive working environment
- Flexible working hours
- Open and collaborative workplace culture
- Modern office and equipment in the Komenda Business Zone (near the motorway)
- Free parking
- A high degree of autonomy and freedom in your work
- Opportunities for professional training and development
- Team-building activities, social events, and free gym membership
- Maximum holiday allowance and performance-based bonuses
Your role
- Lead the functional safety development of safety-critical electronic functions and architectures
- Analyze circuits and systems to identify failure modes, fault propagation, single-point and latent failures, common-cause failures, and design weaknesses
- Define hardware, firmware, diagnostic, and system safety requirements, including safety mechanisms and fault-handling strategies
- Perform and review FMEA/FMEDA, FTA, dependent-failure, and reliability analyses
- Work closely with hardware, firmware, systems, and verification engineers to ensure safety requirements are correctly implemented and verified
- Own the safety documentation, requirements traceability, and safety case, and support design reviews, qualification, and technical assessments
What we expect
- University degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related field
- 3+ years of professional experience in safety-critical electronic systems
- Excellent understanding of analog and digital electronics, embedded systems, microcontrollers, power architectures, sensors, communications, and diagnostics
- Strong practical knowledge of functional safety and standards such as MIL-STD-882, DO-254, IEC 61508, ISO 26262, or equivalent
- Ability to translate safety analysis into clear, implementable, and verifiable hardware and firmware requirements
- Ability to understand and challenge designs down to component, signal, and failure-mechanism level
- Ability to lead the functional safety process independently