Software Quality Lead - Functional Safety

Texas Instruments India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Well-being programs

Job summary

Texas Instruments India seeks an experienced Software Quality Engineer to debug software products, apply quality standards, and develop test plans for integration into scientific computation and data processing environments in Bengaluru.

You will lead quality initiatives, define metrics, and ensure adherence to automotive and safety standards while collaborating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced tech setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering is required.
• Post-graduate or graduate degree in Engineering is required.
• 6+ years of quality engineering or related work experience.
• ISO 26262 Internal Auditor, Automotive SPICE Internal Auditor.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership support in building a quality mindset across the organization.
• Maintain understanding of product/process quality domain and KPI frameworks.
• Act as a team player with strong communication and problem solving skills.
• Operate in ambiguity and diverse teams to derive value from projects.
• Drive best practices related to quality mindfulness, code-review, defect prevention, and dashboards.
• Define metrics, data collection, validation, analysis, and baseline reporting.
• Audit projects for ISO 26262, ISO 26262 and related standards and compliance.
• Coordinate audits with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support customers/OEMs on quality, safety, cybersecurity discussions during RFQ/RFI.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Leadership

Teamwork

Software engineering

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Post‑graduate or graduate degree in Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Texas Instruments is seeking an experienced Software Quality Engineer to debug software products through systematic testing, develop, apply, and maintain quality standards, and develop and execute test plans. The Engineer will analyze and write test standards and procedures, maintain documentation of test results, consult with development engineers, and ensure quality integration into scientific computation, data acquisition, and processing.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership support in building a quality mindset across the organization.
• Maintain thorough understanding of product/process quality domain – quality planning, improvement, control, and quality framework aligned to business priorities.
• Act as team player with excellent communication, problem‑solving, analytical, interpersonal, and facilitation skills.
• Operate in ambiguity and diverse teams to derive value from projects and set quality expectations.
• Drive industry‑accepted best practices related to quality mindfulness events, process improvement, code‑review practices, defect prevention, unit/developer test, process automation, and quality dashboards.
• Define metrics, data collection, validation, analysis, and organization‑level baseline reporting; deliver insights and improvement recommendations.
• Enforce process, KPIs, and software engineering tools adoption across projects.
• Apply knowledge of ASPICE, ISO 26262, ISO 21434, or equivalent quality standards.
• Audit projects using Automotive SPICE, ISO 26262, ISO 21434 to ensure compliance with quality goals.
• Coordinate internal and external audits as required.
• Support customers/OEMs on quality, safety, cybersecurity discussions through RFQ/RFI.

Minimum Qualifications

• Post‑graduate or graduate degree in Engineering (Applied Science, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field).
• 6+ years of quality engineering or related work experience.
• ISO 26262 Functional Safety Internal Auditor, Automotive SPICE Internal Auditor.
• Collaborative approach with strong problem‑solving skills across organizational and technical domains.
• Excellent software engineering skills and tools experience.
• Significant experience influencing development teams and providing technical leadership.

Preferred Skills / Experience

• 8‑12 years of experience in software quality assurance.
• Expertise in functional safety standards such as ISO 26262, IEC 61508.
• Knowledge of ISO 21434 is an advantage.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum of six years of experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong stakeholder relationship building.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Rapid learning of new systems and processes.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
• Team collaboration across functions.
• Initiative and results‑driven mindset.
• Excellent time‑management enabling on‑time delivery.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits designed to help you and your family live your best life.
• Comprehensive well‑being programs.

Legal & EEO

Texas Instruments is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse, inclusive work environment. TI does not make recruiting or hiring decisions based on citizenship, immigration status or national origin. However, if TI determines that export‑control restrictions would prohibit you from working in this position without an export license, TI reserves the right to decline to seek such a license and may offer an alternative position or decline to move forward with your employment.