Functional Safety Engineer

JOB TITLE: Functional Safety Engineer.
LOCATION: Foster City, CA (Hybrid)
PAY RANGE: $78 - $88/hr.
DURATION: 6 months

TOP 3 SKILLS:

• 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

Job Overview:
As an EE FuSa Engineer in Advanced Hardware Engineering (AHE), you will support Systems and functional safety teams by performing Failure Mode Effects Analysis on system/sub-system level architecture & be able to delve deep into board/component level diagnostics. You will work closely with systems engineers, design engineers to fully understand requirements and the capability of our hardware and provide evidence of functionality and diagnostic coverage via verification & validation. In addition, you will be responsible for developing & reviewing Test plans for verification of functional & Fault Injection tests for advanced compute and sensor hardware.
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 SOCs/microprocessors
• Develop requirements for safety-critical Hardware to perform Fault Injection Testing to comply with ISO 26262:2018

Qualifications:

• 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

Bonus Qualifications:

• 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

BENEFITS SUMMARY: Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate or annual salary only, unless otherwise stated. In addition to base compensation, full-time roles are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Commuter and 401K benefits with company matching.