A system comprising a control system and a DC-DC voltage converter, wherein the control system is configured to transition the DC-DC voltage converter from a buck operational mode to a safe operational mode, the DC-DC voltage converter having a high voltage bi-directional switch, a pre-charge high voltage bi-directional switch, a low voltage bi-directional switch, a pre-charge low voltage bi-directional switch, a high side integrated circuit, and a low side integrated circuit; the low voltage bi-directional switch being electrically coupled in parallel to the pre-charge low voltage bi-directional switch between and to first and second electrical nodes (280, 282); the high voltage bi-directional switch being electrically coupled in parallel to the pre-charge high voltage bi-directional switch between and to third and fourth electrical nodes (210, 212); the high side integrated circuit being electrical coupled between the first electrical node and the fourth electrical node, the low side integrated circuit being electrically coupled between the first electrical node and the fourth electrical node, the high side integrated circuit having a first plurality of FET switches therein, the low side integrated circuit having a second plurality of FET switches therein, each FET switch of the first plurality of FET switches being electrically coupled to a respective FET switch of the second plurality of FET switches, the control system comprising: a microcontroller having a first application and a second application; the first application adapted to command the microcontroller to generate a first control signal that is received at a first input pin on the high side integrated circuit to command the high side integrated circuit to transition each of the first plurality of FET switches therein to an open operational state, the first control signal being further received at a first input pin on the low side integrated circuit to command the low side integrated circuit to transition each of the second plurality of FET switches therein to the open operational state; the microcontroller adapted to receive a first confirmation signal from at least one of an output pin of the high side integrated circuit and an output pin of the low side integrated circuit, the second application adapted to determine that at least one of the first plurality of FET switches and the second plurality of FET switches are transitioned to the open operational state based on the first confirmation signal; and the second application adapted to command the microcontroller to generate a second control signal that is received at a second input pin on the high side integrated circuit to command the high side integrated circuit to transition each of the first plurality of FET switches therein to the open operational state, the second control signal being further received at a second input pin on the low side integrated circuit to command the low side integrated circuit to transition each of the second plurality of FET switches therein to the open operational state. a microcontroller having a first application and a second application; the first application adapted to command the microcontroller to generate a first control signal that is received at a first input pin on the high side integrated circuit to command the high side integrated circuit to transition each of the first plurality of FET switches therein to an open operational state, the first control signal being further received at a first input pin on the low side integrated circuit to command the low side integrated circuit to transition each of the second plurality of FET switches therein to the open operational state; the microcontroller adapted to receive a first confirmation signal from at least one of an output pin of the high side integrated circuit and an output pin of the low side integrated circuit, the second application adapted to determine that at least one of the first plurality of FET switches and the second plurality of FET switches are transitioned to the open operational state based on the first confirmation signal; and the second application adapted to command the microcontroller to generate a second control signal that is received at a second input pin on the high side integrated circuit to command the high side integrated circuit to transition each of the first plurality of FET switches therein to the open operational state, the second control signal being further received at a second input pin on the low side integrated circuit to command the low side integrated circuit to transition each of the second plurality of FET switches therein to the open operational state.