Altera
Functional Safety Architect
San Jose, California, United States
Sponsorship not specified$149k-$215kDetected 4 days ago
FPGAAvionicsDO-178DO-254Electrical EngineeringCommunication
About the role
- Become a member of our world-class SoC architecture and development team!
- Define safety architecture techniques (lockstep CPUs, ECC memories, watchdogs, redundancy).
- Review and contribute to writing safety requirement specifications with FSEs.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the Architects, Silicon Design, Software teams to architect new safety concepts and safety mechanism features and guide future development.
- Perform safety analyses (FTA, FMEA, DFA methodologies) against CCF, CF to ensure FFI, independence & Fault tolerance requirements are met.
- Review hardware/software safety designs for compliance and feasibility.
- Collaborate with design verification teams to define safety V&V strategy (fault injection, fault simulation, test methodologies).
- Document and present defensible safety case evidences aligned with IEC 61508, ISO 26262 ensuring clarity and traceability for stakeholders and assessors.
- Support process related activities in achieving systematic capability (SIL3/ASIL D)
- Excellent written & oral communication skills to construct clear, evidence-based safety arguments and build trust in safety cases with both internal and external stakeholders
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field + 10 years silicon industry experience or MS + 8 years of silicon industry experience
- 7+ years of safety professional experience, including possessing certifications (Eg.
- 7+ years of experience in certifying devices from concept through certification for ASICs/PLDs/CPUs with EXIDA, TUeV or Equivalent
- 7+ years of experience with SysML, FMEA/FMEDA, FTA, HAZOP and requirements-management tooling (e.g., Jama).
- Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.
- 7+ years of safety professional experience, including possessing certifications (Eg. FSCP, FS Professional license)
Nice to have
- Familiarity with RTL coding and simulations/debug of SoC Architectures.
- Desire to commit and follow through on complex, multi-year programs
- Ability to resolve complex issues in creative, efficient, and effective ways
- Hands-on experience with creating safety documents (Safety Cases, Safety Management Plans, Safety Manuals) is a plus.
- Functional Safety Management (safety manager) experience in achieving systematic capability SC3/ASIL D is a plus.
- US Citizenship is a plus.
- Shift 1 (United States of America)
- San Jose, California, United States
Skills
- Demonstrated strong ability to move seamlessly between levels of abstraction - from system to the "nuts and bolts" implementation
- About Altera
Compensation
- The pay range below is for Bay Area California only.
- Actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc.
- We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.
- $149,100 - $215,000 USD
Benefits
- Guide teams on ASIL/SIL decomposition, fault tolerance, diagnostics coverage, etc.
- Ensure achievement of diagnostic coverage metrics (SPFM, LFM, PMHF).
Visa & Work Authorization
- US Citizenship is a plus
This listing is sourced directly from Altera's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.