Safety Specialist

Functional Safety Specialist

Department: Production Engineering – Battery

Location: Plano, TX

Duration: 12 months with possible extensions or C2H

Pay Rate: $95–$105/hour

Role Overview

The Client’s Production Engineering Battery team is seeking a highly experienced Functional Safety Specialist to support a critical safety compliance and validation function. This role focuses on auditing, validating, and improving Safety Control Systems (SCS) to ensure compliance with global functional safety standards.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in functional safety engineering, strong project leadership skills, and the ability to coordinate across regions, vendors, and cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

Develop detailed area-level project plans, schedules, and deliverables

Audit Safety Control Systems (SCS) for compliance with ISO 13849-1 and ANSI B11

Identify, document, and track SCS non-conformities

Design and verify countermeasures to achieve target control categories and performance levels

Audit SCS design modifications to ensure alignment with intended safety design

Manage third-party consultant groups using milestones, concerns, and KPIs

Lead cross-functional communication to drive issue resolution

Provide regular written and verbal project status updates to leadership

Support and mentor the Control Reliability team

Perform hands-on troubleshooting and implementation as needed

Required Qualifications (Must-Haves)

Functional Safety Certification (e.g., TÜV Functional Safety Engineer or equivalent)

Certification credentials must be included with resume

5+ years of functional safety engineering experience in industrial or automation environments

Technical Associate’s Degree or higher in a related discipline

In-depth knowledge of ISO 13849-1, ANSI B11, and related safety standards

Safety PLC programming experience, including reading, interpreting, modifying, and configuring logic

Experience with PLC/Safety PLC communication protocols and system integration

Demonstrated technical problem-solving and countermeasure implementation skills

Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Ability to support weekends, off-shifts, holidays, and scheduled shutdowns (July & December)

Willingness to travel up to 30% (domestic and international)

Ability to navigate large industrial facilities and lift up to 25 lbs safely

Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Haves)

Experience with risk assessment tools

Knowledge of FMEA / FMEDA methodologies

Proficiency with one or more Safety PLC platforms:

Allen-Bradley GuardLogix

Omron Sysmac (Safety)

Keyence GC Configurator

Toyopuc PCWin Safe

Siemens TIA Portal / Step 7 (Safety)