AI Safety Architect: Tool Evaluation & Compliance

NXP Semiconductors; Toulouse; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

At NXP Semiconductors Toulouse, an individual contributor in the Functional Safety Competence Center will help make AI-based systems safe, certifiable, and deployable. You will apply your knowledge of emerging AI safety standards to identify risks and develop solutions that preserve business value while reducing safety risk.

Your first mission is to define, architect, and scale the AI Tool Evaluation activity across multiple business lines.

Qualifications

• At least five years of experience architecting, designing, and validating AI tools in a corporate environment.
• Familiarity with ISO/PAS 8800 and ISO/TS 22440 standards.
• Deep knowledge of ISO 26262 or IEC 61508; external functional safety certification is an advantage.
• Proven ability to deliver results across complex, cross-functional projects.
• Strong collaboration skills, team orientation, and cross-cultural effectiveness.
• Programming in C/C++, Python, or MATLAB/Simulink is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with experts across NXP to architect, deploy, and scale AI Tool Evaluation activities within NXP’s development flow.
• Collaborate with the enablement team to integrate the requirements and guidance of standards such as ISO/PAS 8800 and ISO/TS 22440 into NXP’s development processes.
• Contribute technical expertise to Safety and AI innovation projects, including projects that evaluate the use of LLMs in corporate environments.
• Apply model validation, robustness checks, fault injection, and runtime safety mechanisms for corporate AI tools.
• Provide structured, execution-based feedback and recommendations to the Safety and AI roadmap owner.

Skills

AI safety expertise

Cross-functional collaboration

Programming (C/C++, Python)

MATLAB/Simulink experience

Education

PhD or MSc in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Embedded Systems

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

At NXP Semiconductors Toulouse, an individual contributor in the Functional Safety Competence Center will help make AI-based systems safe, certifiable, and deployable. You will apply your knowledge of emerging AI safety standards to identify risks and develop solutions that preserve business value while reducing safety risk.

Your first mission is to define, architect, and scale the AI Tool Evaluation activity across multiple business lines.