Functional Safety Leader

Main responsibilities • Ensure safety management throughout the safety development lifecycle. • Lead issue, change and configuration management on projects as required based on ISO 26262. • Support system and software project manager in the planning, monitoring & control of the safety related activities. • As a responsible person for functional safety, candidate must ensure the compliance of all safety related system/software activities with the relevant functional safety standards. • Candidate shall ensure all work products related to system/ software safety are developed and maintained from starting of system level requirements to software (application and/or platform) design, development, and testing. • Derive functional and technical safety requirements/ concepts for system, subsystem levels. • Derive software safety requirements for the application software and/or platform software. • Derive safety measures at system and software (application and/or platform) level. • Support HSI (Hardware-Software Interface specification) development between software and internal/external developed hardware. • Ensure that safety plan activities meet program timing. • Align safety related topics with suppliers and customers. • Support implementation of software safety requirements at the application software layer and/or platform software. • Support the development of SW architecture for safety, including ASIL decomposition, freedom-from-interference analysis, dependent failure analysis., etc. • Drive the safety analysis at Software level using techniques such as FTA, SW-FMEA, Dependent failure analysis, Critical path analysis etc. • Support documentation of test procedures and testing of the software safety requirements at unit, software integration and embedded software level. • Documenting all relevant software safety requirements, analysis, architecture, verification, and validation events for application software/or platform software • Mentor, train and coach the system/ software team to increase the skills of functional safety applied in the Volvo projects. • Develop and integrate Functional Safety standards and industry common practices into corporate processes according to ISO 26262. • Ensure technical specifications and other work products are prepared, and stored correctly, and revisions are managed and released in timely manner. Required Qualifications: • B.E / B.Tech / M.E / M.Tech within Mechatronics, Embedded Software, Electrical, Electronics or Electromechanical Engineering. • Minimum 4+ years of experience in automotive system/ software development with safety consideration, with ASIL C and ASIL D a plus. • 3+ years of experience in automotive system/ software functional safety, with ASIL C and ASIL D a plus. • Hardware with hardware functional safety experience a plus. • Previous experience with functional safety related to IEC 61508, EN 50128, or ISO 26262 a plus. • Knowledge/ documentation experience on ISO 26262 Part 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9 are preferred. Part 5 and 7 a plus. • Experience with C, C++ programming and/or model-based design using Simulink is a plus. • Requirements management tools (e.g., JAMA, Doors, Polarion, etc.), issue tracking tools (Jira, etc.), and SW version control tools (e.g., Git, Azure, SVN, etc.). • Experience with AUTOSAR-based tool chains preferably with Vector DaVinci Developer and Configurator • ASPICE and agile software development process. • Good interpersonal and communication skills with a high level of integrity. • Experience working within a cross-functional team. • Proven experience working on multiple projects. • Strong team player driven to exceed expectations and meet deadlines. • Certified Functional Safety Expert (CFSE) or Certified Functional Safety Professional (CFSP) certificate a plus.