Functional safety Engineer

Tata Technologies; Hayward (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

A leading automotive solutions provider is seeking an HR & Talent Acquisition Lead to drive the development of functional safety systems. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in automotive domains, a strong knowledge of ISO 26262, and a collaborative approach to work. Responsibilities include defining functional safety requirements, supporting validation tests, and collaborating with teams to ensure safety standards are met. This full-time position offers competitive benefits including medical and vision insurance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related experience required.
• Experience in the automotive product development process.
• Familiarity with Agile development environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Drive functional safety system requirements development.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for safety validation.
• Implement functional safety processes and tools.

Skills

Experience with vehicle embedded systems

Knowledge of ISO 26262

Attention to detail

Collaborative working approach

Experience with functional safety tools

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field

Tools

Medini

APIS IQ

Jama

Job description

HR & Talent Acquisition Lead at Tata Technologies (Hiring Engineering Talent in North America in Automotive domain)

Responsibilities:

• Drive the development of functional safety system requirements and functional decomposition for automotive systems.
• Actively contribute to the definition and/or confirmation of the architecture in the vehicle from the perspective of functional safety.
• Define the functional safety concept for the system, hardware, and software according to ISO 26262 standards.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, design, and validation engineers to ensure design meets safety requirements.
• Contribute to the decision making at various levels of management driven by systems knowledge and develop detailed requirements.
• Work with cross-functional teams to develop hazard analysis and safety concept
• Support functional safety validation tests.
• Work closely with internal teams and suppliers to define functional safety interfaces between project partners. Generate DIAs and other necessary functional safety information for supplier systems/components.
• Help implement and master functional safety processes and tools to ensure vehicle provides world-class safety.
• Work in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment.

Qualifications:

• 5 + years of related experience with a bachelor's degree in mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related field.
• Knowledge of vehicle embedded systems and functions in vehicles.
• Knowledge of automotive product development process and the V-Model system development, verification, and validation framework.
• Knowledge of ISO 26262 and experience developing and delivering the major work products of a functional safety program.
• Experience supporting external/third-party reviews of functional safety work products.
• Strong attention to detail and desire to create the very best product.
• Collaborative approach to working closely with development teams.
• Understanding of the product safety responsibility share between supplier and OEM.
• Experience with functional safety tools (e.g. Medini, APIS IQ) and requirements management tools (e.g. Jama).
• Excellent writing, verbal and organization skills.

Advantageous:

• Experience working in an Agile development environment and using related tools
• Knowledge of CMMI and Automotive Spice and their role in delivering a quality product
• Experience developing and delivering embedded system hardware and/or software

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Inferred from the description for this job

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)