NXP Semiconductors

Automotive semiconductors and secure embedded solutions

Functional Safety Architect

Hardware Systems IntegrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
5–8 years of experience in Automotive Functional Safety or at system level; Automotive Tier 1 experience is a strong fit.
Good understanding of hardware development techniques following the ISO 26262 or equivalent safety-standard development process.
Hands-on experience developing Functional Safety and Technical Safety Concepts in at least two safety-compliant product developments.
Knowledge of safety analysis techniques, including Fault Tree Analysis, Dependent Failure Analysis, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, and Failure Mode, Effects, and Diagnostic Analysis, and related tools.
Experience with safety audits and assessments.

Responsibilities

Understand all aspects of the product's technology, architecture, and function to deliver a safety concept and context.
Perform IP, SoC, and system-level safety analysis.
Review and develop IP- and SoC-related safety work products compliant with ISO 26262.
Perform fault injection on NXP IPs and qualitative and quantitative safety analysis.
Participate in safety audits and assessments.
Support NXP customers in using safety work products developed by the NXP Safety Team.

Desired Qualifications

Knowledge of automotive MCU architectures.
Experience in semiconductor product development (IP design, verification, design for test, physical implementation, tools and methodology, etc.) or at automotive Tier 1 companies.
Experience in fault injection verification.
Experience in complex IP development compliant with ISO 26262 and/or IEC 61508.

Company Description

NXP Semiconductors N.V. enables secure connections for a smarter world, advancing solutions that make lives easier, better, and safer. As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is driving innovation in the automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets.

Business Unit Description

NXP Automotive is in charge of developing products for the connected car, covering areas as diverse as in-vehicle networking, automotive lighting, car radio and audio, automotive power and radar. We are looking for a Functional Safety Architect to develop our Auto MCU future generation products.

Job Summary

This vacancy is within the NXP Functional Safety Competence Center. Candidates with strong experience developing safety related work products are expected.

Your Responsibilities:

Understanding all aspects of the technology, the architecture and the function of the product, to deliver a safety concept and context
Perform IP, SoC and System level safety analysis.
Review and develop IP and SoC related Safety work products compliant to ISO26262.

Perform fault injection on NXP IPs as perform qualitative and quantitative safety analysis.
Participate in Safety Audits and Assessments.
Support NXP Customers to use Safety work products developed by NXP Safety Team.

Your Profile

Bachelor’s or Masters degree in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent.
5-8 years of experience in Automotive Functional Safety or at System level; Automotive Tiers1 experience would well fit.
Good understanding of Hardware development techniques following ISO26262 (or equivalent safety standard) development process.
Hands-on experience in at least two safety compliant product development, developing Functional Safety and Technical Safety Concepts.
Knowledgeable in Safety Analysis Techniques (FTA, DFA, FMEA, FMEDA) and related tools.
Experience with Safety Audits/Assessments.

Preferred:

Knowledge in Automotive MCU Architectures.
Experience in semiconductor product development (IP Design, Verification, DFT, Physical Implementation, Tools & Methodology, etc) or at Auto-Tiers1
Experience in Fault Injection Verification.
Experience in complex IP development compliant to ISO26262 and or IEC61508

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About the Company

NXP Semiconductors

Automotive semiconductors and secure embedded solutions

NXP Semiconductors designs and sells semiconductor chips for vehicles and other devices. Its products include automotive-grade microcontrollers and other ICs used in engines, infotainment, safety systems, and networked car architectures. These chips process data, run software, and enable features such as advanced driver assistance and vehicle connectivity, often with strong security and real-time performance. Unlike some peers, NXP became an independent company after Philips spun off its semiconductor unit in 2006 and later merged with Freescale in 2015, building a focused strength in automotive semiconductors and microcontrollers. This gives it a clear niche in the market and the goal of growing as a standalone leader in smarter, connected vehicles and related technologies.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Eindhoven, Netherlands
Founded: 2004

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