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Functional Safety Engineer

Company:
DBSI Services, Inc.
Location:
Fridley, MN
Posted:
June 04, 2025
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Description:

Benefits:

401(k)

401(k) matching

Relocation bonus Job Title: Functional Safety Engineer

Location: Fridley, MN (Canadian citizen who is willing to relocate, will also work)

Job Description:

Key Areas of Responsibility:

Support cross-functional teams on functional safety matters across the entireElectrolytes business cycle.

Work with process, instrument & control systems owners to address functional safety and process requirements.

Develop and maintain functional safety documentation like functional safety management plan FSMP, safety control narrative SCN, safety requirements specifications SRS.

Develop functional safety studies resulted in description of SIFs, PFDs values & SIL

levels and the associated RRF, safe states, demand modes, and bypass theory resulted in creation of safety requirement specifications SRS.

Perform as a key participant in HAZOP/HAZID and Risk Assessment workshops

Perform safety analysis and SIL calculations. Carry out SIL determination through application of LOPA methodology and determine target SIL

Identify hazards and quantify risks resulting in risk reduction factor RRF, maintaining the concept of ALARP).

Perform SIL verification and calculate for and specify SIFs' PFD & HFT architecture to

confirm whether the classified SIFs in the current architecture meet the required/target SILs.

Review and approve work products from a functional safety perspective and participate at technical reviews and workshops.

Conduct / carry out functional safety audits and assessments and support third party audits and assessments.

Support the development of best practice procedures for functional safety activities.

Provide input on changes affecting functional safety, including the Impact Analysis.

Provide integrity and enforce appropriate standards in a time critical environment.

Keep status trackers up to date, showing status of all responsible projects.

Analyze and verify system requirements and interface definitions from a functional safety perspective.

Act as a single point of accountability for specific project delivery in the Functional Safety team and provide input, as required, to projects carried out by the project teams.

Support the planning and follow-up of activities of the safety lifecycle.

Cooperate with the project manager, developers, and customers. Liaise with suppliers to ensure achievement of safety requirements.

Interact with system/feature owners and project/program teams to advise and review documentation. Ideal Experience:

University degree in Electrical/Electronic/Mechatronics Engineering.

Evidence of CFSP or CFSE certification and demonstrate experience thereof.

Previous industry experience in a functional safety role working in accordance with a relevant international standard (e.g., IEC 61511, IEC 61508)

Previous industry experience in the HAZOP & Risk Assessment role working in accordance with a relevant international standard (e.g., OSHA PSM 1910.119 and IEC 61882)

Knowledge of Safety Codes and standards in the Hydrogen, Oil and Gas or process industry

Maintaining and monitoring the gaps or limitations of a product line from a safety standpoint and developing plans to address them as part of the product roadmap.

Ability to manage ambiguity and help with prioritization of work

Ability to generate formal documentation to a high professional standard.

Strong customer facing skills.

Strong communication and technical reporting skills, including the ability to communicate with overseas suppliers.

Ability to conduct and review Hazard Analysis & Risk Assessments (HARA), Fault Tree

Analysis (FTA), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) etc.

Awareness of project management fundamentals.

Excellent team working skills and a strong communicator with the ability to interact with various organizational stakeholders.

Working closely with other platform leaders to define processes and tools for the Safety management of electrolytes.

Good time management skills and an ability to plan and organize both work activities and the resources required to execute said work activities.

Able to apply previous lessons learned proactively.

Self-motivated and able to motivate and inspire others. Compensation: $100,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

MAKING THE INDUSTRY'S BEST MATCHES

DBSI Services is widely recognized as one of the industry's fastest growing staffing agencies. Thanks to our longstanding experience in various industries, we have the capacity to build meaningful, long-lasting relationships with all our clients. Our success is a result of our commitment to the best people, the best solutions and the best results.

Our Story:

Founded in 1995

Privately Owned Corporation

Managing Partner Business Model

Headquartered in New Jersey

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