Safety Engineer - Advanced Vehicle Control Systems

Huawei's Heisenberg Research Center in Munich is responsible for advanced technology research, architectural development, design and strategic engineering of our products.

In the Automotive Engineering Lab (AEL) teams are rapidly growing and focused on advanced automotive technologies in multiple domains.

Join Automotive Engineering Lab (AEL) as:

Safety Engineer for Advanced Vehicle Control Systems (m/f/d)

Your mission

Conduct safety analysis of complex advanced automotive vehicle control systems involving vehicle dynamics, E/E architecture, and human factors.

• Conduct qualitative and quantitative FTA, FMEA, DFA, and STPA of complex automotive systems. Derive concrete safety requirements and mechanisms from analysis results and align them with stakeholders.
• Design functional and technical safety concepts to address behavior and architecture limitations.
• Review safety engineering work products from a technical perspective and provide suggestions for design improvements.
• Interact with simulation and vehicle control engineers to deeply understand system behavior and safety challenges.

Your areas of expertise

• MSc. or PhD. Degree in Computer Science, Control Systems, Electrical Engineering or equivalent automotive system/software safety engineering experience.
• Profound practical experience in FuSa and SOTIF engineering, including ISO26262, ISO21448, HARA, FTA, FMEA, DFA, STPA, and other state-of-the-art methods.
• Familiar with UN/ECE safety regulations and requirements, and safety challenges related to vehicle control architectures and their solutions.
• Familiar with numerical simulations in Matlab, Python or similar languages.
• Experience with X-by-wire-control systems is an advantage.
• Hands‑on attitude and positive engagement to integrate into a high‑performance team.
• Proficiency in English. German and/or Chinese knowledge are an advantage.

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Your rewards of working here

• Our culture is characterized by innovative power and team spirit as well as the intensive exchange of knowledge and experience within our global network.
• We offer healthy meals ranging from traditional Chinese to western delicacies in our famous company canteen.
• To keep your development ongoing, you will find a broad range of training opportunities. Many online and face‑to‑face training programs incl. language courses in German and Mandarin.
• Our diverse and welcoming environment is shaped by different backgrounds and around 40 individual nationalities.
• Self‑responsible work in a competent, motivated and constantly growing team.