Specialist Functional Safety Engineer
Bangalore, IN, 562122
Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.
What you will do
As a Functional Safety Lead within central functional safety team, you will be part of a global center of competence where you will be responsible to define processes, instructions and templates in accordance to ISO26262 which will be applied by multiple technology teams/departments. The team you will be part of is also responsible to provide expert guidance and help the design or developemnt teams to apply the same in their domains and functions. While also, review and assess the sufficient safety measures, adherence to said process and instructions. This includes both in-house development teams with system, hardware and software and also supplier developed components and solutions.
You shall also collaborate with design teams in the design of effective technical solutions aimed to achieve adequate robustness at system, subsystem and software architectural level if required.
Qualification and Competencies
B.E / B.Tech / M.E / M.Tech within Mechatronics, Embedded Software, Electrical, Electronics or Electromechanical Engineering.
Minimum 12+ years of experience in automotive system/ software development with Functional Safety, in ASIL C and ASIL D.
Basic awareness towards hardware functional safety experience a plus.
Previous experience with functional safety related to IEC 61508, EN 50128, or ISO 26262.
Knowledge/ documentation experience on ISO 26262 Part 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9 are preferred, and Part 5 and 7 is a plus.
Experience with C, C++ programming and/or model-based design using Simulink is a plus.
Requirements management tools (e.g., JAMA, Doors, Polarion, etc.), issue tracking tools (Jira, etc.), and SW version control tools (e.g., Git, Azure, SVN, etc.).
Experience with AUTOSAR-based tool chains preferably with Vector, ASPICE and agile software development process.
Good interpersonal and communication skills with a high level of integrity with genuine passion towards Functional Safety.
Experience working within a cross-functional team. Proven experience working on multiple projects.
Strong team player, self- driven and ability to respond with decisons in situations of uncertainity.
Certified Functional Safety Expert (CFSE) or Certified Functional Safety Professional (CFSP) certificate a plus.
We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.
Main responsibilities
Ensure safety management throughout the safety development lifecycle on projects as required based on ISO 26262.
Support system and software teams in the planning, monitoring & control of the safety related activities.
As a responsible person for functional safety, candidate must ensure the compliance of all safety related system/software activities with the relevant functional safety standards.
Shall ensure all work products related to system/ software safety are developed and maintained from starting of system level requirements to software (application and/or platform) design, development, and testing.
Help development teams to derive functional and technical safety requirements/ concepts for system, subsystem levels.
Help development teams to derive software safety requirements for the application software and/or platform software.
Help development teams to derive safety measures at system and software (application and/or platform) level. Support HSI (Hardware-Software Interface specification) development between software and internal/external developed hardware.
Ensure that the FSM from the development team has safety plan activities as per program timing and help align safety related topics with suppliers and teams.
Support with decisions and guidance during implementation of software safety requirements at the application software layer and/or platform software.
Support with decisions and guidance during the development of SW architecture for safety, including ASIL decomposition, freedom-frominterference analysis, dependent failure analysis., etc.
Support with decisions and guidance during safety analysis at Software level using techniques such as FTA, SW-FMEA, Dependent failure analysis, Critical path analysis etc.
Support with decisions and guidance during for documentation of test procedures and testing of the software safety requirements at unit, software integration and embedded software level.
Ensuring availability and correctness of documentation of all relevant software safety requirements, analysis, architecture, verification, and validation events for application software/or platform software.
Mentor, train and coach the system/ software team to increase the skills of functional safety applied in the Volvo projects.
Develop and integrate Functional Safety standards and industry common practices into corporate processes according to ISO 26262.
Ensure technical specifications and other work products are prepared, and stored correctly, and revisions are managed and released in timely manner.
We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.
Who we are and what we believe in
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.
Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.
Trucks Technology & Industrial Division hire team players who are ready to create real customer impact. Our decentralized teams work close to our customers, with speed and autonomy, to build what they truly need.
Join us to collaborate on innovative, sustainable technologies that redefine how we design, build, and deliver value. Bring your curiosity, your expertise, and your collaborative energy, and together, we’ll turn bold ideas into tangible solutions for our customers and contribute to a more sustainable tomorrow.