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Altair

Senior Functional Safety Engineer

Altair, Normal, Illinois, United States, 61761

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Senior Functional Safety Engineer Our client in Normal, IL is looking for a Senior Functional Safety Engineer. This is a contract position.

Seniority level Associate

Employment type Contract

Job function Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

What You Will Do

Work with engineering, operations and equipment vendors for design and commissioning activities.

Conduct Equipment Safety Buyoffs with a cross‑functional team.

Complete Risk Assessments in accordance with ISO 12100 and the client’s standards.

Must have experience with industrial machinery.

Require either ISO 13849 or NFPA 79 & ANSI B11 field experience.

Participate in equipment acceptance testing and commissioning, evaluating proposed changes to equipment and machinery for safety requirements.

Develop equipment safety standards where needed and continuously improve existing standards.

Identify safety opportunities and suggest corrective actions for continuous improvement.

Create and deliver training related to equipment and machinery safety.

Maintain detailed records of equipment compliance.

Work with department EHS staff to support as needed.

Participate in learning teams, investigations, inspections, audits, etc. as needed.

What You Will Need Basics

Demonstrated familiarity with mechanical, electrical, automation, and control system design.

Experience with ANSI, UL, NFPA, ISO and other applicable standards.

Experience interpreting electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic safety circuits and evaluating performance level & circuit structure.

Comprehensive knowledge of electrical circuit design in accordance with NEC, UL 508a, and NFPA 79.

Preferred

Certified Functional Safety Professional (CFSP/CFSE).

Certified Machine Safety Expert.

Experience in Battery/EV Manufacturing.

Working knowledge of hazardous area classifications, occupancy classification, hazardous material inventories.

How You Will Be Successful

Envision the Future

Communicate Honestly and Broadly

Seek Technology and Business “First”

Embrace Diversity and Take Risks

What We Offer

401(k) with matching contributions

Paid Time Off

Employee Discounts

Free training on all Altair products

Altair is a global technology company that provides software and cloud solutions in the area of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.

Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.

For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data‑driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit altair.com

At our core we are explorers; adventures; pioneers. We are the brains behind some of the world’s most revolutionary innovations and are not only comfortable in new and unchartered waters, we dive headfirst. We are the original trailblazers that make the impossible possible, discovering new solutions to our customer’s toughest challenges.

Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair’s history demonstrates a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.

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