Electrical Engineer (Functional Safety Engineer)

Sigma Software; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary &

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & P

Training & Development

Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

Free breakfast and lunch

Job summary

Sigma Software is seeking a Senior Hardware Safety Engineer in California to lead quantitative and qualitative functional safety activities and implement robust FMEDA analyses. The role requires experience with ISO 26262, SOC/FMEDA, and hardware fault-injection strategies to meet automotive safety standards.

Work closely with firmware, EE, and FW teams to enhance diagnostic coverage, and guide V&V efforts alongside the Test and Test Infrastructure teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Aerospace, Automotive, or Robotics Engineering.
• Familiarity with ISO 26262 or other safety standards.
• 6+ years of experience performing Board Level FMEDA and SOC FMEDA.
• Collaborative team player with strong written and in-person communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in functional safety activities that lead to FA/Diagnostic Analysis.
• Read vendor documentation to identify diagnostic capabilities.
• Collaborate with firmware engineers to enable diagnostics and with the V&V team to verify diagnostics.
• Guide V&V efforts with Test Team and Test Infrastructure to improve diagnostics verification.
• Develop requirements to improve diagnostic coverage of hardware with EE & FW teams.
• Analyze safety manuals for complex SOCs and microprocessors.
• Develop safety-critical hardware requirements for fault-injection testing to comply with ISO 26262:2018.

Skills

Functional safety

FMEDA

ISO 26262

SOC FMEDA

Board-level FMEDA

Communication skills

Education

B.S./Bachelor's in Electrical/Aerospace/Automotive/Robotics Engineering

Job description

Responsibilities

Lead and participate in quantitative and qualitative functional safety activities that lead to the development of Failure Mode Effects & Diagnostic AnalysisRead through vendor provided documentation for components and boards to identify diagnostic capabilities.Work with firmware engineers to enable diagnostics and V&V team to confirm the working of diagnostics as intended.Work closely with the Test Team and Test Infrastructure team to help guide the V&V efforts and improve diagnostics verification.Develop new requirements to improve diagnostic coverage of the HW working closely with EE & FW teams.Detailed analysis of Safety manuals provided by Vendors for complex SOC's microprocessorsDevelop requirements for safety-critical Hardware to perform Fault injection Testing to comply with ISO 26262:2018.

Qualifications

B.S. or higher degree in Electrical, Aerospace, Automotive, or Robotics EngineeringFamiliarity with ISO 26262 or other safety standards.6+ years of work experience performing Board Level FMEDA, Understanding SOC FMEDA.Collaborative team player with strong written and in-person communication skills

Bonus Qualifications

Automotive Hardware Design & Validation experience.Certification in ISO 26262 (CFSE,CFSP)Familiarity with Reliability Standards - SN29500, IEC61508Failure mode distribution standards such as FIDES, FMD etc...Hardware validation & board bring-up experience within standards such as: ISO-26262, DO-178C, DO-254, IEC 61508

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Training & Development
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Free breakfast and lunch