Sr. Engineering Manager (Functional Safety & Product Cybersecurity)

Polaris Inc. is looking for a senior engineering leader to strengthen Functional Safety and Product Cybersecurity across multiple sites and engineering disciplines. This onsite role in Novi, MI partners closely with Chief Engineers and business stakeholders to expand capability and product coverage throughout the product lifecycle, using risk-based, fit-for-purpose practices aligned to regulatory obligations and product demands.

What you’ll get

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Wellness programs
• Paid time off
• Gym & personal training reimbursement
• Life insurance and disability offerings
• 401(k) matching contribution
• Market-leading profit-sharing plan
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (company contributions)
• Discounted employee stock purchases plan
• Financial wellness education and consultation
• Paid volunteer time off through the Polaris Foundation and Polaris Gives

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and grow the Functional Safety and Product Cybersecurity organization across sites and engineering disciplines.
• Own hiring, coaching, performance management, resource planning, succession planning, and capability development.
• Partner with Chief Engineers and technical experts to convert technical strategy into priorities, plans, and execution.
• Continuously improve risk-based, fit-for-purpose safety and cybersecurity approaches aligned with Polaris products, customers, markets, production scale, and operating conditions.
• Guide engineering and business decisions by balancing safety and cybersecurity risk, regulatory requirements, customer value, complexity, cost, and speed.
• Improve methods, tools, automation, governance, measures, and product coverage while maintaining an appropriate balance of rigor and efficiency.
• Build alignment across product engineering, business units, systems, electrical, software, validation, quality, compliance, legal, supply chain, and senior leadership.
• Translate complex product safety and cybersecurity risks into clear engineering and business actions, including meaningful risk reduction and proportionate responses.
• Integrate Functional Safety and Product Cybersecurity throughout the product lifecycle by prioritizing resources, providing early architecture and program input, and driving issue resolution and escalation.
• Ensure appropriate application of ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434, and applicable regulatory requirements, and manage plans, budgets, commitments, support, roadmaps, and measures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Computer, Systems, or Software Engineering (or a related technical discipline).
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in product development, embedded systems, systems, software, electronics, Functional Safety, Product Cybersecurity, or a related engineering discipline, including at least 5 years leading teams or complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Demonstrated success making and influencing risk-based decisions, translating technical risk for business leaders, developing talent, building capability, and leading change.
• Practical experience applying Functional Safety and Product Cybersecurity methods, including hazard and risk analysis, requirements, architecture, standards, and risk treatment across the product lifecycle.
• Experience with ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434, HARA, TARA, embedded or connected products, or safety-related industries is preferred.
• Familiarity with secure product development, requirements management, ASPICE, AUTOSAR, DevSecOps, or comparable approaches is preferred.
• Experience building or scaling engineering capability is strongly preferred.
• This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Technologies

• ISO 26262
• ISO/SAE 21434
• HARA
• TARA
• ASPICE
• AUTOSAR
• DevSecOps

Desired competencies

• Leadership: Sets clear direction, fosters trust, empowers others, and maintains accountability for results.
• Critical Thinking: Applies objective analysis and sound judgment to solve problems and make decisions.
• Collaboration: Works effectively across functions and levels toward shared goals.

Compensation: USD 155,000 - 195,000 per year. Starting pay range for Minnesota is $155,000 to $195,000 per year.

Other: To qualify, former employees must be eligible for rehire, and current employees must be in good standing.