Functional Safety Engineer, Safety Control Systems (On-site, Liberty, NC)

Tecknomic LLC

Liberty, NC
9 days ago

$63–$72 Per Hour
Contractor
Full-time

Highlights

A leading automotive and EV-battery manufacturer is hiring a Functional Safety Engineer in Liberty, NC (100% onsite) to audit Safety Control Systems for compliance to ISO 13849 and ANSI B11, design and verify countermeasures to target control category and performance levels, and keep a third-party validation vendor in technical check. The role is predominantly reviewing and redoing Safety PLC logic and safety circuitry.

Numbers & Facts

Location	Liberty, NC
Job Type	Contractor, Full-time
Salary	$63–$72 Per Hour

Description

About This Role

Job Responsibilities

Responsibilities

Audit Safety Control Systems (SCS) for compliance to ISO 13849 and ANSI B11, and identify and document non-conformities
Design and verify countermeasures to achieve target control category and performance levels
Review and redo Safety PLC logic and safety circuitry; perform hands-on troubleshooting and implementation
Develop detailed area project plans, schedules, deliverables, milestones, and KPIs
Manage a third-party consultant group by milestones, concerns, and KPIs; keep the validation vendor in technical check
Lead cross-functional communication and provide written and verbal status reports to management
Audit SCS design modifications for correlation with intended design; mentor the Control Reliability team

Qualifications

Qualifications

Functional Safety certification (TUV Functional Safety Engineer or equivalent), included with resume
5 plus years of functional safety engineering (industrial or automation); ideally 7 to 10
Technical Associate degree or higher in a related discipline
In-depth knowledge of ISO 13849-1, ANSI B11, and related standards
Safety PLC programming (read, interpret, modify, configure) and PLC/SPLC communication and integration
Availability for weekends, off-shifts, holidays, and shutdowns (July and
December); able to lift up to 25 pounds and navigate a large facility
Willing to work onsite in Liberty, NC with about 10% travel (possibly Japan) and about 30% overtime

Required Skills

Functional safety auditing to ISO 13849 and ANSI B11
Safety PLC programming (read, interpret, modify, configure logic)
Countermeasure design and verification to target control category and performance level
Non-conformity identification and documentation
Third-party consultant and validation-vendor management by KPIs
Risk assessment and FMEA/FMEDA methodologies
*Software / platforms:* Safety PLC platforms (Allen-Bradley GuardLogix,
Omron Sysmac Safety, Keyence, Siemens TIA Safety); Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Skills

Benefits

Paid Time-Off, Medical, Dental, Vision

About Company

About Tecknomic
Tecknomic is a technical staffing firm partnering with government and Fortune 500 clients across manufacturing, engineering, and technology. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected-veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.