Program Safety Leader

**Product Safety Leader (M/F)**:
**Permanent contract**:
**Forvia: Technology leader in the automotive industry**

**FORVIA** comprises the complementary technology and industrial strengths of **Faurecia and HELLA.** With over 300 industrial sites and 77 R&D centers, 150,000 people, including more than 35,000 engineers across 40+ countries, FORVIA provides a unique and comprehensive approach to the **automotive challenges of today and tomorrow.**

Composed of 6 business groups with 24 product lines, and a strong IP portfolio of over 14,000 patents, FORVIA is focused on becoming **the preferred innovation and integration partner** for OEMS worldwide.

**FORVIA aims to be a change maker committed to foreseeing and making the mobility transformation happen.**

**We are looking for a Product Safety Leader (M/F) to join our team**

Our **Clean Mobility** activity is looking for a **Product Safety Leader (M/F) **for his **R&D Center** based in **Bavans** (30 min from Belfort; 15 min from Montbéliard; near Switzerland).

The Bavans R&D center, with nearly 1,000 employees, develops innovative solutions for sustainable and clean mobility. It is Faurecia's global center of expertise for hydrogen storage systems.

As a **Product Safety Leader (M/F),** you are in charge of planning and execution of Product Safety Activities applied in a project for development of FHS Products and particularly for Hydrogen Storage System (HSS) solutions.

You will be the responsible of product safety risks management and mitigation within the project team.

**You will be working on challenges that matter**

Your missions:

- You drive the safety impact analysis of the project and the realization of the related safety activities in coherence with FCM standards
- You plan, maintain, and drive the safety activities for the product and its safety-related elements in a project safety plan coherent with the core team development plan
- You execute or contribute to execution of safety analyses (HARA, Safety Concepts, FMEAs,) within the framework of Faurecia methods
- You check the cascading of safety requirements resulting from safety studies for the system and its elements, as well as to suppliers
- You support the development team in the implementation of safety concepts on system, components level
- You are the direct contact person for customers and for project to coordinate the requirements and deliverables relative to safety
- You verify that safety risks are covered by adequate design/validation/process actions and adherence is monitored. You check confirmation of compliance of results with safety requirements
- You participate to Project Milestones and Gate Reviews for Safety Advice, providing an evaluation of maturity and conformity of results.
- You are responsible of identifying and communicating to management the critical issues of the project regarding safety risks, and to supervise corrective actions with the project team.
- You contribute to the continuous improvement of Faurecia Safety processes and to spread safety culture within organization.

**What if it was you?**

**Experience**:

- Strong experience in the Automotive Industry
- Several Years of Experience in management and execution of Product Safety Studies and Reliability Studies as safety engineer for multiphysics systems
- Experience in project management
- In-depth knowledge about product safety requirements and methods (Hazard Analysis, FTA, FMEAs at different level, safety measures implementation in systems, safety requirements validations)
- Good awareness of ISO26262 or equivalent functional/system safety approach
- Experience in compressed hydrogen technology would be a bonus

Skills and competencies:

- Above average communication skills, leadership skills and interpersonal skills
- Able to work in global teams, located in different places, International mindset, and experience
- At ease with managing activities and issues at different time scales and different complexity levels
- Ability to organize and “get things done”, good in communication
- English language skills required (professional level), French as a plus

**So, are you coming on board?**

As a responsible employer, Faurecia is committed to promoting diversity. This position is open to all.