Senior Functional Safety Architect
Lead the technical definition and implementation of functional safety for next-generation Automotive Compute Subsystems and complex SoCs enabling L4 autonomous driving and humanoid robotics. As the technical authority for Functional Safety, you will define safety architectures, drive compliance with ISO 26262 and IEC 61508, and work across architecture, hardware, software, verification, security, and product teams to develop safety-enabled compute platforms that meet the demanding requirements of AI-driven safety-critical systems.
Develop and maintain Functional Safety Concepts, Technical Safety Concepts, Safety Requirements, and Safety Cases in accordance with ISO 26262 and IEC 61508.
Drive safety analyses including FMEA, FMEDA, FTA, DFA, and safety mechanism definition to achieve target safety integrity levels.
Collaborate with system architects and IP teams to integrate functional safety into CPU, GPU, NPU, interconnect, memory, and system IP architectures.
Partner with verification, software, security, and quality teams to ensure robust implementation and validation of safety requirements.
Support customer engagements, functional safety assessments, independent audits, and certification activities as the technical safety expert.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
Strong understanding of modern SoC architecture, including CPU, GPU, NPU, system IP, hardware/software partitioning, and verification methodologies.
Experience performing and reviewing FMEA, FMEDA, FTA, DFA, and safety requirement decomposition.
Excellent technical leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Experience engaging with automotive OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, silicon partners, and independent functional safety assessors is highly desirable.
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