Principal Engineer - Design (Functional Safety)

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Job Description:

Functional Safety Design Lead in Microchip's MCU32 BU

• Assist and guide SoC project leads from all sites to ensure functional safety compliant SoC project from start to Launch

• Maintain and develop necessary documentation and checklist related to functional safety compliance for SoC project

• Assist with architectural inputs for functional safety compliance

• Work with functional safety and program managers on coordinating functional safety compliance inputs/outputs for each SoC project (FMEDA, DFA, …)

• Escalate issues promptly when risks to the achievement of functional safety are foreseen

• Send regular reports to management and safety team about project progress

• Perform internal audit to ensure safety compliance of all SoC projects

• Assist the functional safety manager during audits and external documents review (Safety Manual, …)

• Be the central resource for first point of contact for any questions pertaining to each functional safety compliant SoC project

• Coordinate functional safety deliverables (FMEDA) from external or internal IP providers

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's in an engineering discipline with 10+ years' experience in a program/project management role or a Masters with 7+ years of experience.

• Skilled at persuasive speaking and writing

• Fluent in both written and spoken English

• Experience with ISO26262 and/or IEC61508 compliant hardware development

• Experience with software quality management (ASPICE)

• ISO26262 and/or IEC61508 certification from accredited certification authorities

• Experience with Confirmation Reviews of ISO26262 and/or IEC61508 Work Products

• Experience with Functional Safety Audits and Assessments

• Familiarity with IATF-16949

• Familiarity with semiconductor devices such as Microcontroller Units (MCUs), Power Management Units, Communication Interfaces, Error Control and Coding

• Familiarity with automotive safety systems

• Silicon design and product development

Travel Time:

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes:

Seeing, Talking

Physical Requirements:

80% sitting, 10% walking, 10% standing

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