Electrical Engineer (Functional Safety Engineer)

Vertex Sigma Software • Foster City, CA

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About The Position

This role involves leading and participating in quantitative and qualitative functional safety activities. The engineer will be responsible for developing Failure Mode Effects & Diagnostic Analysis, reviewing vendor documentation for component and board diagnostic capabilities, and collaborating with firmware and V&V teams to ensure diagnostics function as intended. The position also requires guiding V&V efforts, developing new requirements to enhance diagnostic coverage, analyzing safety manuals for complex SOCs, and developing requirements for safety-critical hardware to perform fault injection testing in compliance with ISO 26262:2018.

Requirements

• B.S. or higher degree in Electrical, Aerospace, Automotive, or Robotics Engineering
• Familiarity with ISO 26262 or other safety standards.
• 6+ years of work experience performing Board Level FMEDA, Understanding SOC FMEDA.
• Collaborative team player with strong written and in-person communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Automotive Hardware Design & Validation experience.
• Certification in ISO 26262 (CFSE,CFSP)
• Familiarity with Reliability Standards - SN29500, IEC61508
• Failure mode distribution standards such as FIDES, FMD etc…
• Hardware validation & board bring-up experience within standards such as: ISO-26262, DO-178C, DO-254, IEC 61508

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in quantitative and qualitative functional safety activities that lead to the development of Failure Mode Effects & Diagnostic Analysis
• Read through vendor provided documentation for components and boards to identify diagnostic capabilities.
• Work with firmware engineers to enable diagnostics and V&V team to confirm the working of diagnostics as intended.
• Work closely with the Test Team and Test Infrastructure team to help guide the V&V efforts and improve diagnostics verification.
• Develop new requirements to improve diagnostic coverage of the HW working closely with EE & FW teams.
• Detailed analysis of Safety manuals provided by Vendors for complex SOC’s microprocessors
• Develop requirements for safety-critical Hardware to perform Fault injection Testing to comply with ISO 26262:2018.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Training & Development
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Free breakfast and lunch

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior