Functional Safety Architect Hardware (Automotive/Industrial Safety)

Location: Munich, Germany; onsite

Company

hirify.global develops semiconductor products for automotive and industrial safety applications.

What you will do

• Define and develop functional and technical safety concepts based on product architecture, technology, and intended functionality.
• Capture and manage safety requirements and collaborate with implementation, systems, hardware, and software teams.
• Review and develop IP, SoC, and software safety work products compliant with ISO 26262 or IEC 61508.
• Perform IP- and product-level safety analyses, including FTA, DFA, and FMEDA, and report compliance gaps and mitigation actions.
• Define and review safety verification and validation strategies, conduct confirmation measures and internal reviews, and prepare products for formal assessment and certification.
• Support customers with the integration and application of NXP safety products, including tailored solutions where required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Electrical, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent qualification.
• 7–15 years of experience in semiconductor product development with exposure to functional safety.
• Strong understanding of microcontroller and microprocessor architectures and their application in automotive or industrial safety domains.
• Strong understanding of IP- and SoC-level safety mechanisms.
• Understanding of ISO 26262 or IEC 61508, including associated development lifecycles and work products.
• Experience with FTA, DFA, and FMEDA safety analysis techniques and related tools such as Medini.
• Hands-on experience developing Functional Safety Concepts and Technical Safety Concepts for at least two safety-compliant products.
• Experience in safety audits, assessments, and certification activities.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in cross-functional and global teams.

Nice to have

• Experience in functional safety design and development within Tier 1 or Tier 2 automotive suppliers.
• Broad exposure to semiconductor product development, including IP design, verification, DFT, physical implementation, tools, and methodologies.
• Familiarity with requirements management tools such as ELM7.
• Familiarity with software development compliant with ISO 26262 Part 6.
• Familiarity with embedded system and software development.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within the Functional Safety Competence Center supporting multiple business units.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and global teams.
• Contribute to safety-compliant and certifiable semiconductor solutions for automotive and industrial markets.