Lead, Functional Safety & AI for Automotive Systems

European Tech Recruit; Toulouse; Sur place; EUR 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

European Tech Recruit is assisting a multinational Semiconductor company in Toulouse to hire a Technical Lead for Functional Safety in AI. You will drive safety architecture for AI-based systems, lead safety-focused innovation, and coordinate between NPI and applications while mentoring the Safety & AI team.

The role requires a PhD or MSc in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Embedded Systems, with 10+ years in automotive safety, and a strong ISO 26262 background.

Qualifications

• PhD or MSc in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Embedded Systems with 10+ years of industry experience.
• ISO 26262 knowledge is mandatory; IEC 61508 is a plus.
• Solid understanding of AI/ML in embedded systems and safety architecture.

Responsabilités

• Own AI safety execution across projects by translating the Safety & AI roadmap into innovation projects.
• Define system safety concepts for AI-driven features and convert AI behavior into safety requirements and mechanisms for fail-safe behavior.
• Coordinate innovation projects with NPI and applications.
• Collaborate with the enablement team to update development processes to include ISO 8800.
• Apply model validation, robustness checks, fault injection, and runtime safety mechanisms.
• 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.

Connaissances

AI safety

Embedded systems

Safety concepts

System safety architecture

Team leadership

Formation

PhD or MSc in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Embedded Systems

Outils

ISO 8800

IEC 61508

Description du poste

European Tech Recruit is assisting a multinational Semiconductor company in Toulouse to hire a Technical Lead for Functional Safety in AI. You will drive safety architecture for AI-based systems, lead safety-focused innovation, and coordinate between NPI and applications while mentoring the Safety & AI team.

The role requires a PhD or MSc in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Embedded Systems, with 10+ years in automotive safety, and a strong ISO 26262 background.