• Support the product development within the technical area of Functional safety, by collaboration with management, product leaders and development teams. 
  
• Actively coaching the development team for all matters relating to Functional Safety including technical advice for the different ASIL integrity levels.  
  
• Developing product modules functional safety strategy and related documentation for the target automotive system as a subject matter expert
  
• Supporting system architects and developers with functional safety development, verification activities and reviews
  
• Owning safety-related planning, execution, and reviews like system safety joint reviews within the development team and external suppliers
  
• Supporting supplier sourcing and execution in the functional safety area
  

Requirements

• More than 10 years of experience in the automotive domain especially in the functional safety SW development and/or process area. 
  
• In-depth working knowledge of ISO26262 in safety-critical automotive product development and needed documentation like safety plans and safety cases.
  
• Proficiency in performing risk assessments including FMEA and FTA
  
• Capability to analyse the complex ECU systems and their safety criticality to derive the safety goals and to suggest the right ASIL levels.   
  
• Experience with the entire safety lifecycle from concept through design, implementation, testing and maintenance.
  
• Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
  

• Experience in leading or participating in HARA (Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment)
  
• Knowledge of AUTOSAR development standard and ECU SW architecture
  
• Understanding of the safety manuals for Microcontroller and other ASICs
  
• Having experience with the ASPICE process.
  
• Having Functional Safety certifications
  
• Engagement with the supplier/development team regarding requirements elicitation, technical discussions, open point clarifications, status reporting, lessons learnt, and improvement measures taken.