Functional Safety Engineer

Imagination Technologies is a world-class semiconductor IP company with a rich heritage in graphics and compute platforms for a range of sectors, including automotive.
Owing to the development of new and exciting GPU and AI/ML based compute-focussed products for the automotive sector, we need to grow the business capability and team in the field of safety engineering. To this end, we are seeking a talented functional safety engineer who has experience in the development of safety-orientated analysis, safety requirements, safety architectures, and safety case development, or, is currently active in the field of complex software-intensive system development and wants to progress into high-reliability safety engineering. This technical role blends a good understanding of computer science or engineering along with the practical application of safety orientated analysis, to help drive forward product development aligned to the safety vision and strategy of the business.
You will:

• Support the functional safety architect.
• Conduct hardware safety-oriented analysis in accordance with ISO 26262, supporting the development of the safety architecture.
• Work with currently defined Safety Plans and associated corporate safety development processes and PLM framework.
• Conduct and documenting the safety orientated analysis e.g. DFMEA, FMEDA, FTA, DFA.
• Derive and document safety requirements, and their associated verification/test requirements / pass/fail criteria.
• Support the management and definition of the Hardware-Software Interface (HSI).
• Document the scope, synopsis, and content of the Safety Case and Safety Manual
• Recommend process/template/tool improvements.

From time to time you may also:

• Work with internal and external auditors to ensure our processes reflect industry good practice.
• Support the development of the strategy and plan to maintain functional safety management system process certification.
• Conduct adjacent functional safety sector reviews and documenting findings/recommendations.
• Support the development of, and executing safety plans for new product development.
• Perform independent confirmation reviews as/when required.

About you
Committed to making your customers, stakeholders and colleagues successful, you’re an excellent communicator, listener and collaborator who builds trusted partnerships by delivering what you say, when you say. You’re curious, solutions orientated and a world-class problem solver who constantly seeks opportunities to innovate and achieve the best possible outcome to the highest imaginable standard.
You'll have:

• Degree and/or Ph D qualified in Computer Engineering or Computer Science, or very similar discipline.
• Hands-on computer engineering experience
• Practitioner experience in ISO 26262:2018, in particular with respect to Part 5 and 11, up to and including ASIL -D
• A practical understanding of industry-relevant codes and standards e.g. ISO 9001, ISO 26262, IATF 16949, ISO 21434.
• Basics of reliability and safety engineering concepts understood
• Ideally, candidate will have the ability and experience in conducting safety-oriented analysis, specifically, FMEA, FTA, DFA and FMEDA.
• Hands-on FMEDA development and analysis experience, including experience with relevant tools e.g. Synopsys VC FSM.
• Deep understanding of V-model, Validation and Verification concepts.
• Understanding of Systems Engineering concepts.
• Understanding of the application of Requirements Engineering

You might also have:

• Experience in safety software development.
• Experience in embedded system development.
• Experience in the development of semiconductor devices.
• Experience in Graphics Processing platform development, hardware and/or software.
• Chartered status, or demonstrably working towards Chartership with a professional engineering institution.

Who we are
At Imagination, we love innovating. We spend our time creating the graphics and AI chips that are at the core of your favourite electronic products, and we are expanding our IP portfolio to include RISC-V CPUs as part of our efforts to create the best Compute offering in the market. We have a no-compromise approach to making our technology as high performance and power-efficient as possible, all while being squeezed into the smallest space possible.
It’s this relentless drive to push the boundaries of what’s possible that has led to Imagination powering more than 10 billion of the world’s most iconic electronic devices, from smartphones to smart TVs, from drones to self-driving cars.
We need your skills to help us continue to deliver technology that will impress the industry and our customers alike, ensuring that people everywhere can enjoy smarter and faster tech than ever before.
So come join us if you're wanting that something more
Bring your talent, curiosity and expertise and we’ll help you do the rest. You’ll be part of one of the world’s most exciting companies who are one of the leaders in semiconductor IP solutions.
As a part of our team, you can help us transform, innovate, and inspire the lives of millions through our technology.
Additional information
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