Safety Monitoring Application Engineer

About the role

Join Bosch's dynamic powertrain team as a Safety Monitoring Application Engineer. You will work on cutting‑edge vehicle programmes across conventional and electrified platforms, ensuring safety monitoring functions meet internal and customer requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Test, calibrate and validate safety monitoring functions in powertrain control units, sensors and actuators for ICE, HEV and BEV vehicles.
• Support cross‑functional teams in defining safety requirements at functional, subsystem and vehicle levels.
• Use vehicle, HiL and SiL environments to verify system performance against safety targets.
• Analyse test data and performance metrics to identify optimisation opportunities.
• Develop and implement new safety monitoring concepts and strategies.
• Provide technical problem‑solving support, including root‑cause analysis, within project teams.
• Collaborate with customers and internal stakeholders to deliver robust safety‑critical features.
• Perform a mix of desk‑based analysis, hands‑on in‑vehicle testing and occasional travel.

Required profile

• Degree in Automotive, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent) from an accredited university.
• Full UK driving licence (Category B).
• Strong system‑level problem‑solving and analytical abilities.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills for working with customers and cross‑functional teams.
• Proactive, self‑motivated and able to manage multiple tasks with minimal supervision.
• Willingness to travel occasionally within the UK and internationally.

Required skills

• Safety monitoring calibration for automotive applications.
• Automotive electrical hardware and software systems.
• Calibration of complex control functions across ICE, hybrid and BEV powertrains.
• Knowledge of functional safety standards (e.g., ISO 26262).
• Experience with HiL (Hardware‑in‑the‑Loop) and SiL (Software‑in‑the‑Loop) environments.
• Data analysis and performance metric evaluation.
• Root‑cause analysis and technical problem‑solving.