Senior Functional Safety Architect for Automotive SoC

Teradar; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Teradar, based in Boston, is developing a cutting-edge automotive terahertz vision sensor. We seek a senior-level Functional Safety Architect to lead architectural definition and safety execution of hardware and software systems, bridging macro System Architecture with ASIC/silicon design in line with ISO 26262.

You will collaborate with systems, IC design, software and V&V teams to craft novel safety concepts for a new perception modality and to drive safety case development across the

Qualifications

• Master’s or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in automotive functional safety architecture or systems engineering for safety-critical embedded platforms.
• System + Silicon bridge: proven track record on system-level safety concepts and ASIC/chip-level safety features (ISO 26262 Part 11)
• Mastery of ISO 26262 processes, work products, and safety case development.
• Expert-level proficiency with quantitative and qualitative safety analyses (DFMEA, FMEDA, FTA, DFA).
• Exceptional ability to distill complex architectural safety concepts for technical and executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Architectural Safety Leadership: Own and define the end-to-end Functional Safety architecture bridging system goals with ASIC/silicon safety mechanisms.
• Safety Concept Derivation: Develop and maintain FSCs and TSCs, focusing on SEooC strategies for automotive Tier-1s and OEMs.
• Core Safety Analysis: Conduct and review safety analyses at system and silicon levels (DFMEA, FMEDA, FTA, DFA).
• Cross-Functional Design Partnership: Support hardware/software interface definitions and design recommendations.
• Traceability & V-Model Alignment: Define safety requirements and ensure rigorous traceability across system, ASIC, and software levels (ISO 26262 Parts 4 & 5).
• Ecosystem & Audit Management: Lead interfacing with assessors, certification bodies, and OEM customers for safety audits and Safety Case.
• Culture & Mentorship: Establish engineering workflows for safety and mentor teams in advanced functional safety practices.

Skills

Functional safety leadership

Systems engineering

Communication

Safety analyses

Education

Master’s or Ph.D. in Electrical/Computer/System Engineering

Tools

ISO 26262

DFMEA

FMEDA

FTA

DFA

Ansys Medini Analyze

Job description

Teradar, based in Boston, is developing a cutting-edge automotive terahertz vision sensor. We seek a senior-level Functional Safety Architect to lead architectural definition and safety execution of hardware and software systems, bridging macro System Architecture with ASIC/silicon design in line with ISO 26262.

You will collaborate with systems, IC design, software and V&V teams to craft novel safety concepts for a new perception modality and to drive safety case development across the