Functional Safety for AI- Technical Lead

NXP Semiconductors; Toulouse; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

NXP Semiconductors in France seeks a senior AI safety architect to drive safety architecture for AI-based systems in automotive and embedded contexts. You will translate safety roadmaps into innovative projects, define safety concepts for AI features, and ensure fail-safe behavior across complex systems.

You collaborate across teams, mentor staff, and advance standards like ISO 26262. The role demands deep expertise in automotive safety, AI/ML in embedded platforms, and proven delivery across

Qualifications

• ISO‑26262 knowledge is mandatory.
• 10+ years architecting, designing, and validating safety embedded systems, automotive focus.
• Solid understanding of AI/ML in embedded systems.

Responsabilités

• Translate the Safety & AI roadmap into innovation projects across programs.
• Define system safety concepts for AI-driven features and ensure fail-safe behavior.
• Coordinate with NPI and applications; update development processes to include standards like ISO 8800.
• Apply model validation, robustness checks, fault injection, and runtime safety mechanisms.
• Provide structured feedback to the Safety & AI roadmap owner and ensure team success.

Connaissances

ISO-26262 knowledge

AI/ML in embedded systems

Safety architecture

Leadership & team coordination

Formation

PhD or MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Embedded Systems

Description du poste

Job Summary You ensure that AI-based systems developed at NXP are safe, certifiable, and deployable by driving system safety architecture. You lead innovation projects for Safe AI, aligned with the centrally owned Safety & AI roadmap. You also coordinate between different time horizons and ensure that projects transition between them successfully. Additionally you manage the "Safety and AI" innovation team, and ensure people deliver to their full potential while creating a career path for them

Responsibilities Own execution of AI safety across projects by translating the Safety & AI roadmap into innovation projects. Together with other experts, define system safety concepts for AI-driven features, convert AI behavior into safety requirements and mechanisms, and ensure fail-safe or fail-operational behavior. Coordinate innovation projects with NPI and applications. Collaborate with the enablement team to update NXP development processes to include standards such as ISO 8800. Apply model validation, robustness checks, fault injection, and runtime safety mechanisms, and provide feedback on gaps. Provide structured feedback to the Safety & AI roadmap owner and contribute inputs based on project execution. Accountable for the success of the "Safety & AI" innovation team

Experience An intimate knowledge of ISO-26262 is mandatory, IEC 61508 is nice to have A good understanding of the Safety and AI landscape is mandatory 10+ years architecting, designing, and validating safety embedded systems; Automotive environments mandatory, others are nice to have Solid understanding of AI/ML in embedded systems Proven delivery across complex projects. Ability to bridge architecture, safety, and execution teams A first experience as manager is nice to have. Desirable: Technical leadership . Education PhD or Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Embedded Systems, with at least 10 years of industry experience.

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