Senior Hardware Validation Engineer

NXP Semiconductors; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors is seeking a Functional Safety Architect in Maharashtra, India. This role involves defining and validating safety concepts across embedded systems. You will develop safety requirements, perform analyses, and ensure compliance with safety standards such as ISO 26262.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering and 6-8 years of experience in functional safety design for automotive suppliers. Strong knowledge of safety tools and concepts is essential.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of hands-on experience in functional safety design and development.
• Strong understanding of safety mechanisms at IP and SoC level.
• Good understanding of ISO 26262 based development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Develop functional safety concepts and technical safety concepts.
• Capture requirements in management tools.
• Perform safety analysis techniques like FTA, DFA and FMEDA.

Skills

Functional Safety Design

ISO 26262

Safety Analysis Tools

Micro-controller Applications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Medini

DoorsNG

Job description

Job Summary

The Functional Safety Architect plays a key role in defining, analyzing, and validating safety concepts and architectures across embedded hardware and software systems. This role focuses on developing safety requirements, performing analyses, supporting implementation teams, and ensuring compliance with ISO 26262 or similar safety standards. The Safety Architect collaborates with system, hardware, and software teams to deliver robust, certifiable solutions.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• 6-8 years of hands‑on experience in functional safety related design and development for Tier 1 or Tier 2 Automotive Suppliers.
• Strong concepts in micro‑controller and micro‑processor use‑cases, applications and architecture for Automotive.
• Good understanding of ISO 26262 or IEC 61508 based development lifecycle and safety work products.
• Strong motivation to support customers.
• Strong understanding of IP and SoC level safety mechanisms.
• Hands‑on experience with safety analysis tools like Medini for FTA, DFA and FMEDA.

Preferred

• Experience in semiconductor product development.
• Experience in Safety Analysis Techniques (FTA, DFA, FMEDA) for semiconductors.
• Experience in safety tools like Medini.
• Experience with Safety Audits/Assessments.
• Experience in requirements management tools like DoorsNG, ELM.
• Experience in providing support to customers.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of functional safety concepts and technical safety concepts.
• Contribute in capturing the requirements in requirements management tools.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure correct implementation of safety concepts.
• Perform FTA, DFA and FMEDA.
• Contribute in the reviews of safety verification and validation plans.
• Assist in audits, assessments, and internal safety reviews.
• Support and enable customers for various safety products at NXP, including but not limited to providing customized solutions using NXP products.