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Responsibilities
- Definition of the safety concept of ADAS systems and components according to the ISO26262 standard
- Performing safety analysis
- Creating safety documentation
- Co-work in the creation of FMEAFailure Modes and Effects Analysis: a bottom-up method cataloging how components fail and what effects those failures produce. Read more, FMEDAFailure Modes, Effects and Diagnostic Analysis: quantitative failure analysis producing safe/dangerous failure rates and diagnostic coverage. Read more and FTA
- Management of safety relevant OEM requests
- Representation of safety concept to internal and external customers
- Define functional safety requirements down to system, hardware, and software engineering teams
- Manage the boundary between malfunctioning behavior (ISO 26262Road Vehicles - Functional Safety. Automotive functional safety standard defining ASILAutomotive Safety Integrity Level (A to D) under ISO 26262, derived from severity, exposure, and controllability. Read more levels and the automotive safety lifecycle. Read more) and performance limitations of sensors/algorithms (SOTIFSafety Of The Intended Functionality: absence of unreasonable risk from functional insufficiencies or foreseeable misuse, per ISO 21448. Read more / ISO 21448SOTIF - Safety of the Intended Functionality. Addresses hazards from functional insufficiencies and foreseeable misuse in autonomous and driver-assistance systems. Read more)
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline
- Expert-level knowledge of ISO 26262, deep familiarity with ISO 21448 (SOTIF)
- Requirements Management: Proficiency in standard tools such as DOORS, Jama, or Jira for tracing safety requirements
- Systems Understanding: Solid understanding of embedded hardware/software architectures, microcontrollers (e.g., Infineon Aurix), and in-vehicle network protocols (CAN, CAN FD, Ethernet)
- Experience in quality methods like FMEA, FMEDA or FTA
- Initiative and creativity, persuasion and assertiveness as social skills
- Strong leadership, moderation, and presentation skills to influence multi-disciplinary, distributed engineering teams and handle complex customer alignments
- Advanced English communication
Nice to have
- Experience in Embedded Security is considered an advantage, as is a long-term interest in cybersecurity and security management according to ISO 21434Road Vehicles - Cybersecurity Engineering. Automotive cybersecurity lifecycle: threat analysis and risk assessment (TARA), security requirements, and post-production monitoring. The security companion to ISO 26262. Read more.
Standards
- ISO 26262 Road Vehicles - Functional Safety
- ISO 21448 SOTIF - Safety of the Intended Functionality
- ISO 21434 Road Vehicles - Cybersecurity Engineering
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