Job Role: Automotive Functional Safety Engineer (ISO 26262)

Work Experience: 7 to 12 Years

Location: Pune

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and drive software functional safety activities across the development lifecycle in accordance with ISO 26262.
Define software functional safety concepts, safety goals, safety mechanisms, and safety requirements aligned with the overall system safety architecture.
Perform safety analysis activities including FMEA, DFA, FTA, and FFI.
Execute ASIL decomposition and ensure proper allocation of safety requirements across system and software components.
Design and review safety-oriented software architecture for automotive ECUs and embedded platforms.
Ensure bi-directional traceability between safety requirements, design artifacts, implementation, and validation results.
Review MCU safety manuals and safety architectures from semiconductor vendors such as Infineon, NXP, and Renesas.

Required Skills & Experience:

Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
Minimum 7 years of software development experience, including 5+ years in Functional Safety projects.
Strong experience in ISO 26262 compliant system and software development.
Strong programming expertise in Embedded C / C++, including debugging and optimization.
Deep understanding of safety analysis techniques including FMEA, DFA, FTA, and FFI.
Hands-on experience in ASIL decomposition and safety requirement allocation.
Strong understanding of Safety Engineering principles and safety-oriented software architecture.
Experience with Requirements Management tools such as DOORS.
Working knowledge of AUTOSAR-based automotive software systems.
Experience with MISRA C/C++ guidelines and static code analysis tools.

Automotive Functional Safety Engineer (ISO 26262)