Functional Safety Engineer - Battery Systems

ALTEN is a global engineering and technology consultancy operating across over 35 countries worldwide. We partner with industry leaders across sectors including Aeronautics, Aerospace, Defence, Naval, Automotive, Energy, Rail, IT and many more to deliver innovative engineering solutions that drive technological advancement & support sustainable transformation.

Our teams of passionate and agile engineers work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of technology and sustainability. At ALTEN, we empower talented engineers to innovate, solve complex challenges, and deliver impactful solutions that build tomorrow’s world—today.

Join us and start building tomorrow’s world today!

As a Functional Safety Engineer – Battery Systems, you will join our engineering team in Derby to support the development of advanced electrified powertrain and battery technologies within the automotive and mobility sector.

You will play a key role in ensuring battery systems and related electrical architectures meet functional safety requirements, supporting activities across the product lifecycle. The role involves performing safety analyses, defining safety requirements, and working closely with systems, software, and hardware teams to ensure compliance with relevant safety standards.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to develop safe, reliable, and compliant battery systems, while supporting modern engineering practices including CI/CD pipelines for embedded software and system validation workflows.

• Location: Milton Keynes
• On Site: Yes
• Clearance: Yes
• Experience Level: Mid-Level

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the development and implementation of functional safety activities for battery systems in accordance with ISO 26262
• Perform hazard analysis and risk assessments (HARA) and define functional safety concepts
• Develop and manage functional safety requirements and safety cases across the system lifecycle
• Work closely with systems, hardware, and software teams to ensure safety requirements are correctly implemented and verified
• Support verification and validation activities for safety-critical battery management systems (BMS)
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines to support automated testing, validation, and integration of embedded software within battery systems
• Ensure traceability between safety requirements, design implementation, and verification evidence
• Participate in design reviews, safety audits, and technical assessments
• Support collaboration with suppliers and cross-functional teams to ensure safety compliance across the system architecture

 

Required Skills:

• Support the development and implementation of functional safety activities for battery systems in accordance with ISO 26262
• Perform hazard analysis and risk assessments (HARA) and define functional safety concepts
• Develop and manage functional safety requirements and safety cases across the system lifecycle
• Work closely with systems, hardware, and software teams to ensure safety requirements are correctly implemented and verified
• Support verification and validation activities for safety-critical battery management systems (BMS)
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines to support automated testing, validation, and integration of embedded software within battery systems
• Ensure traceability between safety requirements, design implementation, and verification evidence
• Participate in design reviews, safety audits, and technical assessments
• Support collaboration with suppliers and cross-functional teams to ensure safety compliance across the system architecture

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent military experience.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with model-based development environments such as MATLAB/Simulink.​​​​
• Knowledge of battery management algorithms, cell balancing, and thermal management systems.
• Familiarity with automotive communication protocols such as CAN or LIN
• Experience supporting software verification, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), or system validation activities.
• Previous experience in automotive, electrification, energy storage, or advanced mobility industries.

Why join us? 

We bring together entrepreneurial, tech-driven people to deliver innovative solutions for leading companies.

At ALTEN, you’ll work on exciting projects, supported by ongoing learning, mentoring, and clear career development tailored to your goals.

Join a passionate team and help build tomorrow, today.

In short you get: 

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style 
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle & Tech Scheme 
• Employee assistance programme
• Life insurance & Pension Scheme
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings & team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists, service leavers, and military spouses/partners. We recognise the value of military skills and experience and are committed to ensuring that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged during our recruitment and selection processes. 

ALTEN is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and values the strength that comes from a global mix of backgrounds and perspectives. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of background or protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. 

This role may require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected . Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.