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Aptiv in Bengaluru is seeking a Senior Functional Safety leader to shape the safety governance and architectural strategy across the mobility portfolio. You will drive independence, assessor readiness and systematic risk management for safety-critical programs.
The role requires 15+ years in automotive safety, deep ISO 26262 lifecycle expertise, and experience leading cross-domain safety initiatives. This position is based in Bengaluru and offers senior leadership responsibilities with Aptiv’s
Help shape the future of mobility. Your Role Sets functional-safety strategy and organizational governance across the portfolio, ensuring robust technical authority, competent execution, customer confidence and sustainable safety ownership. RFQ / Concept Set pursuit risk posture, competence model, independence and commitments. Planning / Architecture Approve governance, plans, staffing and technical-authority deployment. Implementation / Integration Steer systemic risks, critical programs, cross-domain dependencies and evidence maturity. Verification / Release Make executive decisions on open safety risks and release posture. Production / Operations Oversee field anomalies, systemic corrective actions and long-range capability renewal.
Define functional-safety operating model, governance and investment strategy. Own portfolio capacity, competence, independence, succession and assessor readiness. Ensure consistent lifecycle application across vehicle, component, hardware and software safety. Chair critical safety, release and escalation decisions. Represent safety posture with customers and senior leadership; drive systemic corrective action.
B.E./B.Tech or M.E./M.Tech in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical, Instrumentation, or a related engineering discipline
15+ years Your Background Required competencies Extensive automotive engineering leadership with functional-safety accountability. Deep ISO 26262 lifecycle, confirmation-measure, safety-case and Automotive SPICE knowledge. Portfolio planning, organizational design, customer negotiation and risk governance. Demonstrated measurable improvement in delivery and capability.
Assessor/auditor qualification, SOTIF, semiconductor safety and global CoE development.
Domain strategy Portfolio safety dashboard Governance and technical-authority model Capability/succession plan Executive safety decisions.
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