Safety Engineer

NXP Semiconductors; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors is seeking a Safety Engineer to join the Functional Safety Competence Center in Bengaluru. You will define and validate safety concepts, develop safety requirements, and perform safety analyses to deliver certifiable semiconductor products.

Strong MCU/MPU expertise and ISO 26262/IEC 61508 knowledge are preferred. Collaborate with hardware, software and systems teams across the company to ensure a robust safety process and safe product development lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• 5-8 years of experience in semiconductor product development with exposure to functional safety.
• Strong understanding of microcontroller/microprocessor architectures and their automotive/industrial safety applications.
• Knowledge of IP and SoC level safety mechanisms and development lifecycles.
• Familiarity with safety standards (ISO 26262 or IEC 61508) and safety analysis techniques (FTA, DFA, FMEDA).
• Ability to collaborate effectively in cross-functional and global teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and develop functional and technical safety concepts based on product architecture.
• Capture and manage requirements using appropriate tools.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement safety concepts.
• Perform safety analyses (FTA, DFA, FMEDA) at IP and product levels.
• Support safety verification/validation strategies and internal reviews.
• Assist customers with integration of NXP safety products.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Safety analysis methods

Microcontroller/MCU architecture

ISO 26262 / IEC 61508 knowledge

Hardware/Software integration

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering

Job description

Company Description

NXP Semiconductors N.V. enables secure connections for a smarter world, advancing solutions that make lives easier, better, and safer. As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is driving innovation in the automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets.

Business Unit Description

NXP’s Functional Safety Competence Center empowers all business units to deliver functionally safe and standard compliant solutions, addressing current and emerging challenges in the automotive and industrial safety markets.

Job Summary

This Safety Engineer position is part of the Functional Safety Competence Center and contributes to the development of safety-compliant semiconductor products. Key responsibilities are defining, analyzing, and validating safety concepts and architectures, including developing safety requirements and performing Safety Analyses. The Safety Engineer collaborates with implementation teams, systems, hardware, and software teams to deliver robust, certifiable solutions and to ensuring a Functional Safety compliant development process. Candidates with strong experience in Microcontroller and Microprocessor architecture and Safety product development are preferred. Exceptions may be made for candidates having no prior safety experience but have strong background in chip design architecture and are motivated to learn Functional Safety.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• 5-8 years of experience in semiconductor product development with exposure to functional safety.
• Strong understanding of microcontroller and microprocessor architectures and their application in automotive or industrial safety domains.
• Strong understanding of IP and SoC level Safety mechanisms.
• Understanding safety standards (ISO 26262 or IEC 61508) and associated development lifecycles and work products.
• Experience with safety analysis techniques such as FTA, DFA, and FMEDA.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in cross-functional and global teams.

Preferred

• Experience in functional safety design and development within Tier 1 or Tier 2 automotive suppliers.
• Broad exposure to semiconductor product development (e.g., IP design, verification, DFT, physical implementation, tools, and methodologies).
• Hands-on experience with safety analysis and modeling tools (e.g., Medini).
• Experience in safety audits, assessments, and certification activities.
• Familiarity with requirements management tools such as ELM7.

Responsibilities

• Define and develop functional and technical safety concepts based on product architecture, technology, and intended functionality.
• Contribute to the capture and management of requirements using appropriate requirements management tools.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure consistent and effective implementation of safety concepts.
• Perform safety analyses at IP and product levels, including FTA, DFA, and FMEDA.
• Support the definition and review of safety verification and validation strategies.
• Contribute to safety audits, assessments, and internal reviews.
• Support customers in the integration and application of NXP safety products, including tailored solutions where required.

More information about NXP

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) enables a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world through innovation. As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is pushing boundaries in the automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets. For more information, visit www.nxp.com. Bright Minds. Bright Futures. We believe that a key component to growing our business is to develop our people. To enable you to grow your career at NXP, we offer online and offline learning opportunities to help you develop some of your core and professional skills. Commitment At NXP. We recognize NXP is a powerful change agent as we continue to deliver innovative solutions that advance a more sustainable future. We remain steadfast in our commitment to sustainability and making measurable year-on-year progress. Also, we aim to create an inclusive work environment and we will not tolerate racism, discrimination or harassment of any kind. We have programs in place focused on diversity, inclusion and equality.

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