Role summary
We are seeking outstanding engineers to lead efforts developing the next generation of safe, AI-powered autonomous driving platforms. The focus is on functional safety of the underlying compute and communications platform on which the Company's autonomous products are built. Do you have a desire to work at the confluence of the Company's application stack and the OEM vehicle platforms? Come and be part of a team developing and aligning safety architecture and requirements across the Company and with all of our customers!
Responsibilities
- The increased use of AI and the underlying compute HW used represent a challenge to analyze and demonstrate HW fault metric compliance, we will look to you to propose new methods and refine existing practices.
- You will carry out analysis using classical approaches such as fault trees used alongside model-based techniques to derive application and system-level diagnostic measures on top of existing HW measures.
- Development of automation to support the analysis of complex multi-layered systems will be required.
- Analysis and interpretation of internal and external safety documentation to identify improvements which can be helpful to meet ever more challenging safety targets.
- Ensure the integration of the System, Software and Hardware safety analysis methodologies to demonstrate the final system meets overall HW safety metrics.
Requirements
- BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 12+ years of experience in systems architecture or related fields.
- Experience working across company boundaries as development partners.
- We seek technically strong engineers who bring experience in safety analysis of embedded systems at the Hardware and Software Level and can find the right level of abstraction adapted to the tasks in hand.
Nice to have
- Proven competence in performing safety analysis using qualitative and quantitative methods (e.g FTA, FMEAFailure Modes and Effects Analysis: a bottom-up method cataloging how components fail and what effects those failures produce. Read more and FMEDAs)
- Background in HW SOC and/or board level architecture, Automotive ECU architecture is especially valued.
- Demonstrable competence in tools and automation focused on safety analysis.
- Familiarity with safety standards (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, IEC 61508Functional Safety of E/E/PE Safety-Related Systems. The umbrella functional safety standard defining the safety lifecycle, SILA discrete level (SIL 1 to SIL 4) specifying the required risk reduction and dependability of a safety function under IEC 61508 and its sector standards. Read more levels, and requirements for electrical, electronic, and programmable systems. Read more, ISO/PAS 21448)
- Experience in the evaluation of fault metrics through the combination of built-in HW measures and application coverage.