Functional Safety Engineer

As Functional Safety Engineer you’re not just here to dot the i’s and cross the t’s—you’re the safety wizard who ensures our cutting-edge battery systems are as safe as they are revolutionary! During innovation and pioneering, not everything goes according to the "ideal path" and you will create this path within Big Ass Battery! You play a critical role in ensuring the safety and reliability of the company's innovative battery energy storage systems. Your responsibilities would span the entire lifecycle of these systems, working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to identify hazards, design safety measures, and ensure compliance with safety standards. We strive for the highest safety standards and your expertise is very important in achieving and maintaining these standards for all our systems now and in the future! Here’s a breakdown of what your role would entail:

Master of Safety Management

• Dive deep into the design of our battery energy storage systems, sniff out any potential hazards, and zap those risks with your expert analysis.
• Safety Management (from analysis to requirements to documentation and change control) over the complete range of BAB's products.
• Perform thorough hazard and risk analyses to anticipate safety concerns and develop mitigation strategies.

Turning Complex Standards into Safety Gold

• You’ll be the go-to person who magically turns the ‘hard to grasp’ regulation standards into understandable guidelines, working side-by-side with our engineers to build safety into every product.
• Collaborate with the product development team to ensure that safety features and requirements are embedded into product designs.
• Team up with our R&D crew, weaving safety features and protocols into the DNA of our products. You’ll ensure we’re not just meeting the bare minimum—our products will be the safety rockstars of the battery world.

Test, Tweak, Report, Repeat

• Manage safety critical testing with the test & integration team here at BAB. Ensure 100% test coverage for safety critical systems.
• Keep an eye on safety performance during testing, tweaking things here and there to make sure we pass with flying colors. Something's not perfect? You're on it!

Oracle of Safety Standards

• You’ll become the "Safety Guru" at Big Ass Battery, staying ahead of all the latest safety standards and regulations. You join partners, events and conferences on this behalf.
• In this new and rapidly developing field of technology, your safety designs and implementations may become tomorrow's standard!

Collaborate Like a Boss

• You’ll work with external organizations to ensure we’re compliant with every safety certification and audit out there. Whether it’s chatting with customers, suppliers, or certification agencies, you’ll be our safety ambassador.

What do we expect you will bring to Big Ass Battery? (besides a cape)
It won't surprise you, but we are looking for people with energy! You get excited about working at a fast-growing company where the future is open and where it is bubbling with ambition. You are curious, eager to learn and safety with a pragmatic view is your middle name! (or something similar ;-)). Furthermore, you recognize yourself in the following profile;

• Engineering mojo! Whether you’ve got a Bachelor degree in electrical engineering or a similar field, you know your stuff when it comes to systems engineering
• Personality, drive and vision are more important than the number of years of experience, but a "proven track record" is nice to take with you!
• You’re all about safety with a practical twist. You find it easy to digest regulations and standards.
• Regulation Nerd (In a Cool Way): Knowledge of safety standards like PGS 37-1, NEN1010, NEN4288, IEC 62933 is a big plus
• Communication Superpower: You’re just as comfortable explaining things in English or Dutch, and you’ve got a knack for making the complicated sound simple

What do we have to offer you?
In addition to the opportunity to unleash your "safety wizardry" you will also receive a nice package of employment conditions. Here's a sneak peek;

• A more than fitting salary based on your experience and on top of that we offer a 13th month which gives you that little extra for your Christmas presents in December
• A telephone allowance of €25 net per month because we understand that your phone sometimes says 'ding-ding' outside working hours
• A brand new laptop for all your work-related brilliant safety plans and risk assessments (and okay, the occasional YouTube break)
• 25 days to park yourself in the sun or on a snowy mountain top, and another 13 ADV days to invest in whatever you want
• We follow the Technical Installation Company Collective Labor Agreement, which means that you are always assured of fair conditions. Very nice, right?

PLEASE NOTE: We are not a recognized sponsor and therefore cannot recruit outside the EU for this specific position. If you do not have a European passport that allows you to live and work in the Netherlands, we recommend that you apply to a company that is a recognized sponsor. This list can be found at www.ind.nl.

PLEASE NOTE #2: Attention all secondment and/or recruitment agencies; we handle recruitment in-house. When we need help, we reach out to our partners who have already been selected. We consider introduced candidates without a signed assignment from Big Ass Battery as an open application. We can approach these candidates directly without the intervention of external parties and there is no payment obligation in any shape or form.