Refined job description

ROLE
– Deliver state‑of‑the‑art functional safety Platform and IP solutions for automotive and industrial products compliant with ISO 26262 and IEC 61508.
– Define safety requirements for Platform and IP modules.
– Support the management of Platform and IP modules developed as SEooC throughout their entire lifecycle, collaborating with internal design teams.
– Prepare safety modules for functional safety assessment.
– Support SoC integration of safety Platform and IP, including implementation of IP assumptions of use.
– Perform safety analysis activities such as FMEDA, FTA, DFA, and fault injection.
– Contribute to the functional safety expert community to improve processes, safety features, and their marketing.
– Define Platform and IP safety features and roadmaps in line with functional architecture.
– Work closely with internal and external IP teams to define and deliver ISO 26262‑compliant IP.
– Report to management on compliance status, gaps, and mitigation actions.
– Support SoC teams in integrating safety Platform and IP assumptions of use.

REQUIREMENTS
– Good working knowledge of ISO 26262 and IEC 61508.
– Experience in complex SoC and IP development compliant with ISO 26262 Part 11.
– Experience with safety audits/assessments.
– Proven track record of leading IP subsystem or SoC functional safety development through all lifecycle phases and ensuring safety standard compliance.
– B.Tech in Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a similar discipline with at least 3 years of relevant experience.
– Ability to work cross‑functionally with internal and external teams.

Full job description

Functional Safety Architect :

Business Line Description:

· NXP's CTO Functional Safety Competence Centre (FuSa CC) is a central engineering organization responsible for safety architecture and management for NXP's Automotive Edge Audio Analog and Radar Processing business lines. Team produces functional safety solutions covering the very wide-range of SoC solutions required by the business lines. The team is challenged to produce industry-leading functional safety solutions covering very cost-sensitive low power devices to highly-integrated high performance multi-domain devices compliant with the latest automotive and industrial safety standards.

Job Summary:

· Deliver state of the art functional safety Platform and IP solutions to Automotive and Industrial products compliant with ISO 26262 and IEC 61508.

· Define safety requirements for Platform and IP modules.

· Support the management of Platform and IP modules developed as SEooC through its entire lifecycle working in close collaboration with internal Design Teams.

· Prepare the safety modules for functional safety assessment.

· Support SoC integration of safety Platform and IP including implementation of IP assumptions of use.

· Safety analysis - FMEDA / FTA / DFA and fault injection.

Key Challenges:

· Good working knowledge of ISO 26262 and IEC 61508.

· Experience in complex SoC and IP development compliant to ISO26262: Part 11.

· Experience with Safety Audits/Assessments.

· Experience in Safety Analysis Techniques (FTA DFA FMEDA) Fault Injection.

· Proven track record of leading IP Subsystem or SoC functional safety development through all lifecycle phases and ensuring safety standard compliance

Cross functional aspects:

· Contribute to the functional safety expert community within NXP to improve our processes our safety features and our marketing of these features to our customers.

· Define Platform and IP and safety features and roadmaps in-line with Functional architecture.

· Work closely with internal and external IP teams to define and deliver ISO 26262 compliant IP.

· Report to management on compliance status gaps and mitigation actions.

· Support SoC teams to integrate safety Platform and IP assumptions of use.

Job Qualifications:

· B Tech in Electronics Engineering or Computer Engineering or other similar discipline with at least 3 years of relevant experience.

· Master's degree in Electronics Engineering or Computer Engineering with 2 or more years of experience preferred.

Job location:

· Bangalore

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Job Type

Full Time

Job Location

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Job Posted

August 27th, 2026

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