Sr. Staff Functional Safety Engineer

Rivian•Torrance, CA

5h•$218,200 - $272,800•Onsite

About The Position

Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract. As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations. Role Summary As a Hardware Functional Safety Engineer working in the Electric Power Conversion group, you will be responsible for performing functional safety development of internally designed power electronics components, drive-unit systems. This role will sit out of our Torrance, CA, facility, and report directly to the Sr. Manager of Functional Safety.

Requirements

MS, BS, or PhD in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Embedded systems design experience
10+ Years of experience in developing electrical safety hardware, systems, safety, and functional safety engineering background in ISO 26262 parts, 4,5, 8 within the automotive or equivalent industries (e.g. aerospace) or IEC 61508 Part 1, 2 & 3
Strong understanding of failure mode analysis of complex electrical designs and ASICs, with a preference for power electronics applications
Handling advanced electronics design and analyzing advanced electrical circuits
Extensive knowledge and application of Safety Analysis methodologies using industry-standard tools, from functional system level to HW and SW component level: FTA, FMEDA, DFA, STPA, SPFM/LFM, and PMHF
Detailed experience analyzing electrical circuits, preferably in power electronics applications
Prior experience in performing hardware FTAs, FMEDAs, and DFAs at the component level
Ability to understand and create traceability in JAMA or a similar requirements management tool
Working within cross-functional teams- hardware, software, mechanical, manufacturing, and proven record of working on multiple projects involving safety engineering
Ability to work with resilience, zooming out, and with out-of-the-box thinking
Strong team player with a drive to exceed expectations and meet deadlines

Nice To Haves

Tools expertise with Medini, Plato or similar strongly preferred
Experience with LTSpice or a similar simulation tool, with prior experience of simulating circuit failure effects preferred
ISO 26262 Certified preferred

Responsibilities

Develop Hardware FTA, FMEA & FMEDA’s, DFA for electrical hardware design
Serve as the Safety expert in safety-critical cross-functional design decisions
Support the reliability organization in deriving mission profiles, FIT rates for hardware components using IEC or Siemens standards
Develop hardware safety concepts, hardware safety architecture, and hardware safety requirements to lead/drive and provide electrical hardware design recommendations across electronics subsystems, ASICs, SoCs, PMICs, and microcontrollers
Support (but not develop) software safety analysis (FTA, FMEA) and software safety requirements development
Collaborate with the Reliability organization in defining mission profiles based on vehicle use cases
Develop upstream and downstream traceability between hardware safety, technical safety requirements, relevant test cases, and work products in the traceability tool
Develop a Design Verification Plan (DVP) for relevant hardware safety and system safety requirements, including fault injections
Support the electrical hardware and power electronics software/controls test teams in executing test cases with troubleshooting
Support the vehicle's functional safety team in the development of technical safety requirements and hazard analysis risk assessment
Documenting all relevant safety requirements, analysis, architecture implementation, and verification and validation events for each sub-system
Authoring and reviewing high-level safety documentation
Driving functional safety design processes across the organization and being part of the safety culture within the organization

Benefits

Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26.
Coverage is effective on the first day of employment, and Rivian covers most of the premiums.

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