Functional Safety Software Product Owner ISO

Help shape the future of mobility.

Your Role

Owns the functional-safety software backlog and ensures safety work, enabling features and evidence are planned and delivered with program milestones. 

RFQ / Concept 

Define safety-software scope, backlog structure and milestone outcomes. 

Planning / Architecture 

Plan work products, dependencies, reviews and acceptance criteria. 

Implementation / Integration 

Prioritize delivery and resolve scope/timing conflicts without weakening safety obligations. 

Verification / Release 

Accept work using review, traceability and verification evidence. 

Production / Operations 

Prioritize safety anomalies, lifecycle changes and reusable improvements. 

Key responsibilities 

• Translate safety plans, requirements and analyses into prioritized backlog items. 

• Balance safety integrity, customer commitments, architecture dependencies and delivery capacity. 

• Define objective acceptance criteria including traceability and evidence. 

• Coordinate system, hardware, software, validation and confirmation-measure dependencies. 

• Track work-product maturity, open safety anomalies and release readiness. 

EDUCATION  B.E./B.Tech or M.E./M.Tech in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical, Instrumentation, or a related engineering discipline 

EXPERIENCE  8–13 years 

Your Background

Required competencies 

• Technical product ownership or safety project experience in automotive embedded development. 

• Working knowledge of ISO 26262, ASIL, software safety lifecycle, Agile and Automotive SPICE. 

• Requirements, planning, dependency management and evidence-based acceptance. 

Preferred competencies 

• Functional safety certification, ALM analytics, SEooC and SOTIF awareness. 

Expected outputs / measures of success 

• Safety backlog and roadmap 

• Acceptance criteria 

• Work-product maturity plan 

• Dependency/risk log 

• Release-readiness metrics 

Why join Aptiv

• You grow at Aptiv.  

Aptiv's winning culture is global by design. We bring together diverse perspectives, cultures, and business contexts to solve our customers' toughest challenges. In this environment, every individual can grow, lead, and make an impact, regardless of background, because inclusion fuels how we innovate and win.  

You make an impact at Aptiv.  

One of the strengths of humanity is our drive to progress, to improve, to achieve more tomorrow than we did yesterday. People need solutions they can trust when it matters most. At Aptiv, you are building those solutions every day. 

You have support at Aptiv.  

We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family, your physical health, and your mental health with a competitive benefits package. 

Your Benefits at Aptiv:

• Higher Education Opportunities (UDACITY, UDEMY, COURSERA are available for your continuous growth and development);
• Life and accident insurance;
• Well Being Program that includes regular workshops and networking events;
• EAP Employee Assistance.
• Access to fitness clubs (T&C apply);
• Shift allowances are applicable. Will discuss during the interview process.

Meet the next generation Aptiv

At Aptiv, we deliver innovative solutions that people trust when it matters most. 

Progress is never static. It is about reaching further, exploring new possibilities, and enabling mobility. Aptiv empowers customers to create solutions people rely on—advancing safety and autonomy in Automotive and Commercial Vehicles, enabling mission-critical performance in Aerospace & Defense, and powering intelligent systems across Energy, Enterprise, and Telecommunications. We also drive precision and efficiency in Industrials & Robotics and support life-critical innovation in Medical technologies.  

Guided by our winning culture and values to Think & Act Like Owners, as One Team, and Play to Win, we turn commitment into results and achieve more together.  

Join Us to Deliver Innovative Solutions That People Trust!

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