Functional Safety Engineer – ADAS/AD Software Stack

As a Functional Safety Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the development and integration of functional safety processes and requirements in alignment with ISO 26262 and ISO/PAS 21448 (SOTIF) standards. You will support the safety lifecycle of complex automotive software components spanning the full ADAS/AD software stack, including embedded software for cameras, perception modules, ISP pipelines, localization, prediction, and path planning.

Requirements:

Education & Experience:

BSc or MSc in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechatronics, or related field.
3+ years of experience in functional safety engineering, ideally in automotive or ADAS/AD domains.
Experience working with safety-compliant embedded software on SoCs or MCUs.
Proven experience applying ISO 26262 (ASIL B to D) safety lifecycle activities.
Familiarity with SOTIF (ISO/PAS 21448) and its application to AI/perception.

Technical Skills:

Strong knowledge of ADAS/AD software stack components: perception, planning, localization, etc.
Understanding of embedded software and real-time systems (RTOS, AUTOSAR Classic/Adaptive, or POSIX).
Familiar with tools like Medini Analyze, ANSYS, or similar for safety analysis.
Experience with safety mechanisms (watchdogs, ECC, CRC, diagnostic monitoring, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

Certified Functional Safety Professional (CFSP) or Engineer (CFSE).
Experience with AI/ML-based perception safety validation.
Familiarity with SPICE, ISO 21434 (cybersecurity), and AUTOSAR safety extensions.

Soft Skills:

Excellent cross-functional communication and documentation skills.
High attention to detail and problem-solving abilities.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-tech startup environment.

Responsibilities:

Lead functional safety activities across the full V-model, from concept phase to production release, for ADAS/AD software componentsCreate and maintain safety work products such as: Safety Plans, Technical/Software Safety Requirements, Software Safety Design Concepts, Safety Analysis with Reports, Safety Validation Strategy, & Safety Case Argumentation Documentation.
Collaborate with system architects, software engineers, and hardware teams to ensure functional safety requirements are implemented in various ADAS/AD components. Camera, Radar, Lidar and ISP firmware/softwar
Perception and decision logic (AI/ML-based modules)
Localization and mapping software
Planning and control components
Embedded Software including OS, MCU Drivers, Middleware
Perform DFMEA, and DFA safety analysis techniques on ADAS/AD Software Architecture, software function/feature designs and signal processing chains.
Coordinate software tool qualification and ensure ASIL decomposition and traceability across work products.
Support internal and external functional safety assessments and audits.
Represent to customers as a Project Functional Safety Manager on the progress.
Assist in integrating SOTIF practices to address perception-related edge cases not covered by ISO 26262 alone.