Staff Functional Safety Engineer, Software
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies2 days ago
Base Salary
$171k - $227k/yr
Responsibilities
- Contribute to technical safety requirements and derive software safety requirements for application and platform software.
- Support implementation of software safety requirements at the application and platform software layers.
- Perform and support safety analyses using FTA and SW-FMEA.
- Lead safety software architecture development, including ASIL decomposition, freedom-from-interference analysis, and dependent failure analysis.
- Derive safety measures such as plausibility checks and memory protection.
- Support hardware-software interface development between software and internally or externally developed hardware.
- Develop test procedures and support end-to-end testing of software safety requirements.
- Collaborate with vehicle functional safety, hardware functional safety, software development, testing, and system teams across multiple programs and variants.
Requirements
- At least 6 years of experience developing safety software in the automotive or equivalent industries, such as aerospace.
- Experience with ISO 26262, particularly Parts 4, 6, 8, and 9.
- Experience with requirements authoring, architecture development, failure analysis, and test development.
- Familiarity with safety-focused automotive software development and embedded systems.
- C programming or model-based design with Simulink is preferred.
- Experience with propulsion and dynamics, body, infotainment, suspension, high-voltage and low-voltage energy, or vehicle power systems is preferred.
- Understanding of requirements management tools such as JAMA and Doors, issue tracking tools such as Jira, and software version control tools such as Git, Bitbucket, or SVN is preferred.
- Experience working in cross-functional teams and on multiple projects.
- Degree education in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, teamwork, integrity, and deadline-management skills.
Benefits
- Full-time employees may be eligible for an annual company performance bonus and equity in the form of Restricted Stock Units, subject to applicable plan terms.
- Benefits include health coverage, retirement savings, time off, and family planning programs, with offerings varying by country.
About Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a 2024 joint venture building software and electrical architectures for software-defined electric vehicles. It develops in-vehicle operating systems, zonal controllers, connectivity, and cloud solutions used by Rivian and Volkswagen Group brands. The privately held company is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, and focuses on creating a shared platform that can be integrated and licensed across multiple vehicle programs.