SOTIF Engineer in Oxford

As part of the Expleo Automotive & Transportation Cybersecurity team, you will report to the Solution Architect / Head of Function and support client projects. Within the Automotive & Transportation Cybersecurity Practice, you will be part of a dynamic and passionate team. You will work on complex and captivating projects integrating the latest technological solutions and trends. This is a technical customer-facing role which will provide you with the opportunity to work with emerging technologies and cutting-edge products in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Responsibilities:

• Provide SOTIF engineering services to our clients in accordance with ISO 21448 across the applicable lifecycle phases.
• Contribute to Item Definition with focus on intended functionality, ODD, and system limitations.
• Perform SOTIF hazard identification and triggering condition analysis.
• Develop and maintain SOTIF Hazard Log and scenario classification (Known Safe/Unsafe/Unknown Unsafe).
• Define and document risk reduction measures for functional insufficiencies.
• Develop and support verification and validation (V&V) strategy for SOTIF scenarios.
• Define scenario-based validation approach, coverage metrics, and acceptance criteria.
• Support residual risk evaluation and SOTIF safety case argumentation.
• Ensure traceability of SOTIF activities within customer-approved tools.

Qualifications:

• Educated to undergraduate or post-graduate in a relevant subject.

Essential skills:

• Practical project experience applying ISO 21448.
• Strong understanding of interaction with ISO 26262.
• Experience in ADAS/AD systems (camera, radar, sensor fusion, perception limitations).
• Strong competence in verification & validation, including:
• Scenario-based testing.
• Simulation and proving ground validation.
• Edge case identification.
• Validation coverage definition.
• Statistical confidence and residual risk justification.
• Ability to develop structured safety documentation and technical arguments.
• Experience working in requirements and traceability tools (e.g. JAMA).
• Practical knowledge in comms protocol (e.g. CAN, LIN, ETH).

Experience:

• Background in Automotive Engineering, including specific experience in SOTIF.

Benefits:

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges.
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects.
• ExpleoAcademy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses.
• Competitive company benefits.
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:

• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.
• Communicating and promoting vacancies.
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required.
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”. We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive.