Software Functional Safety Architect

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•Austin, TX

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career. THE ROLE: As Functional Safety Architect, part of AMD Functional Safety team, you will be directly impacting the certification of key AMD products, targeting critical AMD growth markets such as digital cockpit and autonomous driving. Your task will be to provide technical leadership for the product line safety function and for its customers. You will perform this in close cooperation with different functional owners within AMD. This challenging role will not only require extensive project leadership skills but also a thorough understanding of system safety standards within the automotive and industrial markets. THE PERSON: You are a system‑minded software technologist who brings structure, clarity, and technical depth to the challenge of delivering safety‑compliant software on complex SoCs. You think in terms of software architecture, diagnostics, safety mechanisms, and end‑to‑end behavior, and you can translate high‑level safety goals into implementable, verifiable software strategies. You operate comfortably across firmware, drivers, platform code, and safety frameworks. You anticipate failure modes, design robust mitigations, and ensure software is instrumented, traceable, and backed by credible evidence. You excel at guiding cross‑functional teams—SoC architects, hardware designers, firmware teams, validation, and systems engineering—toward coherent, audit‑ready functional‑safety solutions. You communicate clearly, challenge assumptions with data, and balance rigor with pragmatism. You thrive in environments where safety, performance, and architectural complexity must coexist.

Requirements

Experience with software development
Experience with the ISO26262 standard
Extensive knowledge of system safety and monitoring methods
Exposure to systems architecture
Solid programming skills in Python, C, or C++
High level of communication and teamwork capability
Analytical and structured
Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineer, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field

Responsibilities

Define and architect software safety mechanisms for complex embedded systems on Arm, Tensilica, and x86 controllers in compliance with ISO 26262, IEC 61508, or equivalent functional safety standards
Develop safety architecture concepts including fault detection, fault handling, and fault tolerance strategies
Design and implement software safety requirements to achieve ASIL-B/C/D or SIL 2/3 compliance
Create and maintain safety architecture documentation and safety cases
Design safety-critical software components for Linux and RTOS (Real-Time Operating Systems) environments
Implement and optimize safety mechanism such as watchdog timer (WDT) strategies for system monitoring and fault detection
Develop deterministic scheduling algorithms and real-time task management solutions
Design partition and isolation mechanisms to prevent fault propagation
Implement diagnostic coverage mechanisms including memory protection, control flow monitoring, and data integrity checks
Build and integrate the code into main repository, resolve outstanding issue during integration
Strategize testing methods and implement as per ISO-26262 requirements or equivalent safety standards
Lead or collaborate with Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Conduct Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) , Dependent Failure Analysis (DFA) and Freedom From Interferences analysis (FFI)
Define and track safety metrics including diagnostic coverage, single-point fault metrics, and latent fault metrics
Perform safety analysis on software architecture and identify potential systematic failures
Collaborate with hardware architects to define hardware-software safety interfaces
Guide software development teams on safety requirements implementation
Review code and designs for compliance with safety coding standards (MISRA C/C++, CERT C)
Support safety assessments and audits with functional safety assessors