Development Engineer, Functional Safety

Job Description

Danfoss Power Electronics and Drives is looking for a Development Engineer who will be contributing to Danfoss’ strong market position and help gain competitive advantage. If you are open-minded, have both theoretical and practical experience of new product development, and you are a professional in functional safety, then you might be the right person for us. You will be part of a dedicated development team, where your technical knowledge is the key. A challenging job awaits you in an international environment, where you will develop yourself technically as well as personally.

As a Development Engineer your main task is to support functional safety concept definition, validation, and maintenance. This includes requirement specification engineering, validation phase management, realization co-ordination and co-operation with authorities and other development units. 
You will be working closely with our product management and development teams in Finland and other global R&D units when developing new products. 

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We offer you an ambitious and passionate working atmosphere with highly skilled, experienced and driven colleagues in a global environment. In this position you will be located at our Tampere office. 
 

Job Responsibilities

You will be responsible for:

•    Maintain and expand functional safety capabilities in the existing products

•    Functional safety requirement management

•    Functional safety development

•    Functional safety verification and validation support

•    Assist in the certification process

•    Give support to the organization about safety functions

Background & Skills

Your experience:

•    Appropriate technical degree (B.Sc., M.Sc.) in electrical engineering.

•    A few years of experience in similar or corresponding tasks in our industry 

•    Knowledge of IEC 61508 or related functional safety standards

•    Willingness to work in this area and develop your expertise in functional safety engineering

•    Good written and spoken English and preferably also Finnish

•    Good communication skills inside the global organization and to authorization bodies

•    Good documentation skills

In addition, you are good in prioritizing things. You are resilient and can deal with complexity. You are a fast learner with the ability to adapt to changes. Technical background in AC drives and related technologies are an asset.

For further information about this position and what we can offer you, please contact Timo Rajala, People Leader, +358 40 8371 991.

Please apply at your earliest convenience. We do not have an application deadline but accept applications as long as the job is posted. The position will be closed once we have found the right candidate.
 

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Danfoss – Engineering Tomorrow

At Danfoss, we are engineering solutions that allow the world to use resources in smarter ways – driving the sustainable transformation of tomorrow. No transformation has ever been started without a group of passionate, dedicated and empowered people. We believe that innovation and great results are driven by the right mix of people with diverse backgrounds, personalities, skills, and perspectives, reflecting the world in which we do business. To make sure the mix of people works, we strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are treated equally, respected, and valued for who they are. It is a strong priority within Danfoss to improve the health, working environment and safety of our employees.

Following our founder’s mindset ‘action speaks louder than words’, we set ourselves ambitious targets to protect the environment by embarking on a plan to become CO2 neutral latest by 2030.

Danfoss is an EO employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.