Functional Safety Architect

NXP Semiconductors • Austin, TX

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About The Position

NXP's CTO Functional Safety Competence Centre (FuSa CC) is a central engineering organization responsible for safety architecture and management across NXP's Automotive, Edge, Audio, Analog, and Radar Processing business lines. The team develops functional safety solutions for a wide range of SoC products, from cost-sensitive, low-power devices to highly integrated, high-performance, multi-domain devices, compliant with current automotive and industrial safety standards.

The Functional Safety Architect delivers functional safety platform and IP solutions for automotive and industrial products compliant with ISO 26262 and IEC 61508. The role defines safety requirements for platform and IP modules; supports their development as SEooC throughout the lifecycle in collaboration with internal design teams; prepares safety modules for functional safety assessment; supports SoC integration and implementation of IP assumptions of use; and performs safety analysis and fault injection. The architect also contributes to NXP's functional safety expert community, helps define safety features and roadmaps, collaborates with internal and external IP teams, and reports compliance status, gaps, and mitigation actions to management.

Requirements

• B.Tech. in Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a similar discipline, with at least 3 years of relevant experience.
• Good working knowledge of ISO 26262 and IEC 61508.
• Experience in complex SoC and IP development compliant with ISO 26262 Part 11.
• Experience with safety audits and assessments.
• Experience with safety analysis techniques, including FTA, DFA, and FMEDA, and with fault injection.
• Proven track record of leading IP, subsystem, or SoC functional safety development through all lifecycle phases and ensuring compliance with safety standards.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Electronics Engineering or Computer Engineering with 1 or more years of experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver functional safety platform and IP solutions for automotive and industrial products compliant with ISO 26262 and IEC 61508.
• Define safety requirements for platform and IP modules.
• Support management of platform and IP modules developed as SEooC throughout their lifecycle, working closely with internal design teams.
• Prepare safety modules for functional safety assessment.
• Support SoC integration of safety platform and IP, including implementation of IP assumptions of use.
• Perform safety analysis, including FMEDA, FTA, and DFA, and conduct fault injection.
• Contribute to NXP's functional safety expert community to improve processes, safety features, and marketing of those features to customers.
• Define platform, IP, and safety features and roadmaps in line with functional architecture.
• Work with internal and external IP teams to define and deliver ISO 26262-compliant IP.
• Report compliance status, gaps, and mitigation actions to management.
• Support SoC teams in integrating safety platform and IP assumptions of use.

What This Job Offers

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