Principal Functional Safety Architect (fmd)

Business Line Description:

NXPs CTO Functional Safety Competence Centre (FuSa CC) is a central engineering organization responsible for safety architecture and management for NXPs Automotive Edge Audio Analog and Radar Processing business lines. Team produces functional safety solutions covering the very wide-range of SoC solutions required by the business lines. The team is challenged to produce industry-leading functional safety solutions covering very cost-sensitive low power devices to highly-integrated high performance multi-domain devices compliant with the latest automotive and industrial safety standards.

Job Summary:

• Deliver state of the art functional safety Platform and IP solutions to Automotive and Industrial products compliant with ISO 26262 and IEC 61508.

• Define safety requirements for Platform and IP modules.

• Support the management of Platform and IP modules developed as SEooC through its entire lifecycle working in close collaboration with internal Design Teams.

• Prepare the safety modules for functional safety assessment.

• Support SoC integration of safety Platform and IP including implementation of IP assumptions of use.

• Safety analysis - FMEDA / FTA / DFA and fault injection.

Key Challenges:

• Good working knowledge of ISO 26262 and IEC 61508.

• Experience in complex SoC and IP development compliant to ISO26262: Part 11.

• Experience with Safety Audits/Assessments.

• Experience in Safety Analysis Techniques (FTA DFA FMEDA) Fault Injection.

• Proven track record of leading IP Subsystem or SoC functional safety development through all lifecycle phases and ensuring safety standard compliance

Cross functional aspects:

• Contribute to the functional safety expert community within NXP to improve our processes our safety features and our marketing of these features to our customers.

• Define Platform and IP and safety features and roadmaps in-line with Functional architecture.

• Work closely with internal and external IP teams to define and deliver ISO 26262 compliant IP.

• Report to management on compliance status gaps and mitigation actions.

• Support SoC teams to integrate safety Platform and IP assumptions of use.

Job Qualifications:

• B Tech in Electronics Engineering or Computer Engineering or other similar discipline with at least 10 years of relevant experience.

• Masters degree in Electronics Engineering or Computer Engineering with 8 or more years of experience preferred.

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