Semiconductor Functional Safety Engineer

Apton, Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Apton, Inc. seeks an experienced Semiconductor Functional Safety Engineer to support planning, creation, validation, review, and release of functional safety work products for Motor Driver ICs.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and support assessments with Functional Safety Assessors under the direction of Systems Manager and Functional Safety Manager. Responsibilities include reviewing safety requirements, maintaining SAR/SRS/DFA/FMA/FMEDA, ensuring traceability, and working

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronic/Computer Engineering or related discipline.
• 5+ years of semiconductor engineering and functional safety experience.
• Working knowledge of ISO 26262 and/or IEC 61508.

Responsibilities

• Review functional safety requirements across automotive motor driver ICs.
• Plan, create, validate, and maintain safety work products and SAR/SRS/DFA/FMA/FMEDA.
• Drive and review IP safety analyses, traceability, and verification with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Functional safety

Technical writing

Cross-functional communication

Issue resolution

ISO 26262 knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer/Electronics Engineering

Tools

FMEDA

DFA

SRS (Safety Requirements Specifications)

Safety Manuals

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Semiconductor Functional Safety Engineer to support the planning, creation, validation, review, and release of functional safety work products for Motor Driver ICs. The engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams and support assessments with Functional Safety Assessors under the direction of Systems Manager and Functional Safety Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Review functional safety requirements, scope, and assumptions across a family of automotive Application Specific Motor Driver ICs
• Plan, create, validate, and maintain functional safety work products and auxiliary documents, including Safety Analysis Reports (SAR), Safety Requirements Specifications (SRS), Dependent Failure Analysis (DFA), Failure Mode Analysis (FMA), FMEDA, Functional Safety Manuals, and functional safety analyses.
• Drive and review IP failure mode analyses, requirements traceability, and verification with cross-functional teams.
• Review additional functional safety work products throughout plan, create, and validate phases; resolve findings and drive closure.
• Work with Functional Safety Assessor to get all work products assessed, drive towards closure of assessor findings and get approval to release a Functional Safety Compliant product.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in semiconductor engineering, functional safety.
• Working knowledge of ISO 26262 and/or IEC 61508.
• Hands-on experience developing semiconductor or SoC functional safety work products, including FMEDA, DFA, safety requirements, and safety manuals.
• Experience with semiconductor IC safety analysis, verification, and requirements traceability.
• Strong technical writing, cross-functional communication, and issue-resolution skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Power Management ICs or comparable automotive SoCs
• Experience with TI Safety execution and assessments.
• Knowledge of safety mechanisms, diagnostic coverage, safety metrics, and third-party IP integration.

Ideal Candidate

A hands-on semiconductor functional safety specialist who has personally authored and reviewed technical safety work products, not only coordinated certification programs, and can drive deliverables to closure with engineering teams and external assessors.