Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies ยท 3 weeks ago
Sr. Functional Safety Engineer
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$147K/yr - $195K/yr
3+ years expRivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture focused on advancing electric vehicle technology. The role involves designing and implementing Electronic Control Units (ECUs) with an emphasis on safety and performance, ensuring the development of fail-safe hardware systems.
AutomotiveInformation TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Design and implementation of technical safety requirements at the hardware level
Work with cross functional teams and hardware design engineers to implement hardware safety requirements
Work with various functional safety analysis methods (FTA, FMEDA) supporting hardware architectural design
Apply essential experience in functional safety to derive Safety requirements, technical safety concepts, FMEDA (Failure Mode Effects & Diagnostic Analysis), FTA (Fault Tree Analysis), DFA (Dependent Failure Analysis) and PMHF (Probability Metric for Hardware Failure) to meet functional safety requirements
Support the Reliability organization in deriving FIT rates for hardware components
Develop verification and validation methods to support testing of hardware safety requirements
Write test procedures and support testing of hardware sub-systems
Document all relevant safety requirements, analysis, architecture implementation, verification, and validation events for each sub-system
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent engineering degree
Have 3-5 years of relevant experience with functional safety design in automotive, industrial or aerospace
Develop Systems based on ISO 26262:2018 Part 5 and ISO 26262:2018 Part 11 or IEC 61508 Part 1, 2 & 3
Handling advanced electronics design and analyzing advanced electrical circuits
Use of deductive and inductive failure analysis tools including FTA and FMEDA
Handling advanced electronics design and analyzing advanced electrical circuits
Working within a cross-functional teams- hardware, software, mechanical, manufacturing, and proven record of working on multiple projects involving safety engineering
Applying knowledge of advanced electrical systems and tools to meet functional safety requirements
Driving functional safety design processes across the organization to meet regulatory requirements
Benefits
Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26.
Coverage is effective on the first day of employment, and Rivian covers most of the premiums.
Company
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies develops scalable automotive software and technology platforms for multiple vehicle segments.
1001-5000 employees
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